[Daily Post from itzbig] The itzbig Blog: Job Board (In)Effectiveness

“If a candidate spends two hours a day on these tasks, that represents 25% of the work week. And for all this time, what results can a candidate expect? Mediocre at best. Statistics vary, but most experts agree referrals account for 40-70% of all successful hires.”

Privacy Commission: Online Job Hunting Scams

“The scammer will pretend to be a job recruiter and send out unsolicited emails (or spam), or call the target offering fake job opportunities or staffing services. This is an attempt to build their target’s trust and confidence with well-phrased pitches in order to extract personal information. The types of information the scammer will ask for are items that are not normally required by an employer before an interview, so be alert and look out for the signs.”

Job Hunting Tips and Advice from Secrets of the Job Hunt

“Job hunting is more difficult than ever. The Internet has made finding a job more challenging and time consuming process.”

New Workforce - The Weblog of New Equities: Hot summer, hot IT job market

Information Week reports that the job market is heating up for tech pros: “Tech Worker Survey Shows Happy Days are Here Again.” True, but why is it so hard to find a job? Here’s one hint why.

JibberJobber Blog: When should you look for a job?

Plan B: “So, if you aren’t looking for a job, or don’t need one, what should you be doing to have true “job security?” Here are a few steps…”

Employment Digest: Successful job search boils down to one word - synergy

This is good advice? “Learn to embrace failure like Thomas Edison, who “failed” 10,000 times before inventing the light bulb. He said: “Every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.”

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