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[Daily Post from itzbig] The itzbig Blog: Forgotten Job Candidates, Forgotten Resumes

“…Another scary thought is that you’re locked into the job board with no hope of escape. It’s like some horrible gym membership that keeps bleeding you dry long after you’ve given up the dream of dropping those extra 20 lbs. you packed on that year after graduation.”

KC Recruiting: Ask The Headhunter: The Job Market

“Companies are familiar with this model, but they call it post-and-pray. You post your jobs to your careers site and job boards, and then pray the right people apply. For candidates, you apply to jobs posted on career sites and job boards, and hope someone responds.”

Joel Cheesman: a day in the life of a monster sales rep

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Employment Digest: Sorry, no one’s reading that resume you sent

“Baffled because you nailed the qualifications for a job and never heard a word? Peeved because you blew an entire weekend polishing your resume? Here’s the likely truth: No one ever saw it.”

Employment Digest: Tips to get a job fast

“Pinpoint your ideal position and what it will take to land it. Know your skills, pay needs and learn about the employer.Just started looking for a job? Mark your calendar for January, because that should be just about when you will start your new gig. No joke. The U.S. Department of Labor reports it takes the average American about four months to find a job. January is four months away. So what if you could slash months from that search and be sitting thankful around Thanksgiving with a new job?”

JobsBlog: Don’t get discouraged

“So you made it through your final round of interviews and received positive signs throughout the entire day, but when it is all said and done, you don’t receive the offer.”

Dorks and Losers: To Be Or Not To Be

“My job searching seems to have ended. After what was a disastrous interview on Friday, my outlook looked bleak. I drowned my sorrow in alcohol and took in bed early.
Zip to Monday. Today. I took a look over at Craigslist and Careerbuilder for job postings. Saw none that I liked and pondered whether to make myself a mojito at 10 AM in the morning”

Digital Digressions: How Much of Work is Really Just Spin?

“So armed with a pinch of salt I did what so many do, started casually glancing at job postings on various websites, signed up for alerts from some others…It didn’t take me long to become bombarded with the most random job postings, although I was sure I hadn’t checked the box in the preferences section for ” I want to be contacted about complete monkey-*** jobs, that only an individual deprived of a brain would agree to do without immediately afterwards considering jumping out of the nearest office window to commit suicide”.- kind of box. It is truly disheartening”

Recruiting.com: Who Really Has the Upper Hand? Employers or Job Seekers?

“According to the survey: 42 percent of hiring managers report it was difficult to find qualified candidates one year ago. 32 percent say it’s even more challenging today. The vast majority — 86 percent — think it will be equally or more challenging to find qualified candidates one year from now.”

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