Cut your time searching for job listings on the Internet by 90%

Two main lessons: One, cut your time searching for job listings on the Internet by 90%, and two, most of the jobs listed are undesirable.

Richard Bolles' research shows that only 4 to 10 percent of the people who find jobs, find them through the job listings on the Internet.  It is closer to 10% for those looking for jobs working for an Internet related organization.  Thus we can spend our time being more productive searching in other ways.

In your past working experiences, how did your organization, division, or department fill job openings?  If you had the same experiences as me, it is the department, division, or organization manager asking the current employees if they know anyone interested in working there. Usually someone knows someone and the position is filled. However, if the position isn't desirable, no one wants to tell his/her friends or family about the opening in which case the manager turns to the human resources (HR) department for the job search. 

The manager and the HR representative get together and write an advertisement to be posted online or in the newspaper.  The problems then begin for the organization as HR must screen several resumes for a job that no one in the organization wants, nor is willing to refer a friend or family member.

Do you see the problem here?  We now have hundreds of people desperately applying for a job that no one really wants.  Do you want to be one of those people? 

Don't stop your activities on the Internet job search as there are still 4 to 10 people who still find good jobs using this search method, just curtail your time and use it in more productive ways.

There are several better ways and we will talk about them in future posts.