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1. YOUR SIMPLE 5-STEP CHECKLIST
For An Organized &
Successful Online Job
Search

2. Looking for a job? Not much
fun, is it? Job hunting
usually doesn’t rank high on
anyone’s top-ten list of “things
I like to do”. The fact that
you can conduct an online
job search probably doesn’t
make it any more enjoyable.
But it can be. In fact, it you get (and stay!)
organized, you may find that searching for a job
online can be interesting, perhaps even an
experience that provides you with skills that will
serve you both professionally and personally.

3. First, a few words about
searching for work using the
internet. Ours is now a world
full of social media, populated
globally by somewhere in the
neighborhood of 400 social networking
sites (SNS). As each of those sites have
matured, users have discovered different
ways to utilize the strengths each
possesses.
Sites such as Facebook (friends and family)
and Pinterest (photos and images) have
morphed into promotional vehicles for
businesses and employment sites for
individuals, for example.

4. With that being said, it
seems fairly obvious that an
online job search strategy is
essential to career
development. From basic
web-based job boards to
setting up Job Search
pinboards on Pinterest or
making extensive use
of Twitter to follow
others in your professional sphere,
knowing how to use the internet and,
equally importantly, ensuring you do so
in an organized manner, is mandatory
for maximizing your online job search
efforts.

5. HERE ARE A FEW ITEMS TO CONSIDER:
Job Websites.
Craiglist, Monster.com, CareerBuilder and the
like. Schedule a time to review them. Set up
Bookmark folder on your desktop to make
repeated site visits simple and provide storage
for information about specific
openings. Complete your search of all sites
one right after the other, then go back to your
folder and apply for the openings, again one
right after the other. You’ll appreciate the
rhythm you fall into.

6. Visit websites of
companies in the
industries in
which you would
like to work.
Repeatedly. Create a Bookmark
folder. Or a spreadsheet.
Whatever format you prefer that
enables you to efficiently access
and work with the information
you’ve stored.

7. Engage with social
media sites.
Research and categorize which
companies have Facebook pages,
Twitter accounts and Pinterest
accounts, for example. Follow
them. Diligently. You’ll not only learn
about openings and the focus of each
company, you can learn a great deal
about their corporate culture as
well. Again, set up a separate folder for
each so that you can quickly refer to
something specific rather than have to
scroll through pages of info or lists of
documents.

8. Save your
info!Immediately.
(Don’t keep things in your Inbox or Sent
Folder-you’ll hate looking for it
later). Resumes, cover letters, thank you
letters, rejection letters. When you apply
via email, send a copy to yourself via
Bcc. Save copies of all materials related to
each job, including URL, Facebook name,
etc. There are companies that require you
to apply via their online system. Saving an
application is usually not an option, so
type the application questions and answers
into a word document which you can save
before you hit the “Submit” button for the
actual online application.

9. It’s a date!
Use whatever calendar
works for you to
meticulously record the
who, what and when of all of
your job applications and
requisite follow-ups.
Missing a deadline
when applying for a job
means doom.

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