Okay, so you posted your resume on every job board. You applied to 50 different jobs posted on company websites. You sent your resume to a Bazillian “Resumeblasting” services. But, still there you sit watching Judge Judy on the WB with little to no firm job prospects. Perhaps it is time to look“Beyond the Job Boards” and use some unique methods of job sourcing previously known only to recruiters.

As a recruiter we are introduced to many training methods in finding new clients and potential candidates. There is a whole industry built around training recruiters. As many recruiters have a high percentage of their income based on commissions, so effective tools for recruiting is essential.

Recently I attended a webinar like no other. This took many of the methods recruiters use & put it into a way that applies to the job seeker including:

-How to determine WHAT markets are hot & have the most positions.
-How to find WHERE the open jobs are that are not posted in your field.
-How to find out WHO is the person hiring for the jobs.
-How to get the email & phones of HIRING MANGERS for these jobs.
-How to use SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES to find these jobs & people.
-How to create a BRAND that draws people to you.

The name of the seminar is Beyond Job Boards: Use No-Cost Social Networking and Web 2.0 Search to Uncover Full-Time Careers and Freelance Work

You can find out more about the webinar & who is doing it here: Beyond Job Boards!

When I first started this blog I did it because so many people were asking my advice that I did not have time to address them all. Having a place to send them that answered their “frequently asked questions”
has worked well for me & the response so far has been very positive. But, I realize that there are other people who have already done an excellent job of covering topics on the job hunt, so why “re-invent the wheel”.

Therefore, from here on in, combined with my typically irreverent and questionably humorous brand of
editorial, I will be presenting information that others have put together that I have reviewed and feel can supplement my writings. If you have questions for me on this or have material you would like to suggest for this blog, please email me at cschumacher@electronicsearch.com for questions.

Also, check me out at www.mobilewirelessjobs.com, where I am “the keeper of the blog”, on a site for people looking for jobs in Mobile & Wireless Content.

Carl Schumacher.