So now we have officially entered the tweenies, teenies, tennies?
err, we'll keep thinking about that one... But anyway, Happy 2010
everyone, but just in case you're feeling slightly nostalgic about the
decade gone by, lets take a moment to reflect on thenoughties . Do you
know just how far the recruitment industry has come in the last ten
years? Have you utilised all of the tech of the modern age, and has it
truly helped you in your job search?
There have been many
advancements in job seeking over the decade- but how many of them have
you used, liked and now can't live without?
Mobile Job Seeking
For
those of you who lucked out this Christmas and managed to escape the
usual present barrage of dodgy socks and knitwear, you might have
unwrapped a shiny new iPhone. And as Apple cleverly keep reminding us
that 'there is an app for pretty much everything' you may not be surprised to hear that there are plenty of fine job seeking apps for the iPhone out there.
Jobs websites like AllTheTopBananas.com, TotalJobs.com, Nurses.co.uk, and TipTopJobs.com
all have their own mobile job seeking apps, created to assist with job
seeking on the move. These apps allow you to search all of the job
vacancies on the web with your iPhone, shortlist them, email them, or
even apply directly online; wherever you are, job seeking just got a
whole lot more convenient.
So what's next?
You
can expect a lot more from mobile technology throughout the coming
decade, as our need for info on the go will spark ongoing development
in this area. With Google today unveiling its 'iPhone killer' the Nexus One, we can expect convenient job seeking technology dev to extend into other leading operating systems like Android, Blackberry OS, Symbian
and Windows Mobile... So watch this space, the rise of the smart phone
will inevitably keep on rising, but will Apple keep its crown?
Twitter
If you're still wondering what Twitter is, and if hashtags
and @replies mean nothing to you, where have you been this last
decade?! Twitter has taken the media by storm and where celebrities
flock, mere mortals were soon to follow, quite literally, creating the
biggest online collection of Tweeps, all with 140 characters worth of knowledge or nonsense to impart.
So what's next?
The
recruitment industry will be delving into the future of the job board
and sizing up the likes of Twitter and other social networks to see
whether they measure up as worthy contenders to the traditional jobs
website. So can a microblogging social network truly take on the heavyweights like Monster and Reed? Try AllTheTopBananas' Twitter job searching and see what you think...
Jobs Websites
The advent of job boards and jobs websites began in the mid 90s with 1995 seeing Jobsite
emerge from the virtual womb and into our lives. The turn of the last
decade saw the emergence of a whole host of new contenders, with
Monster roaring onto our computer screens in 1999. Now, 10 years on,
and they've been joined by a whole host of new competitors from niche
sites to jobs search engines, all vying to suit your job seeking needs.
So what's next?
Avid online jobseekers
should expect bigger and better things from jobs websites in the coming
year. That means more finely tuned job seeking solutions to match your
needs. There is a realised importance on ensuring thatjobseekers are
exposed to the right jobs, that match your skills, and this will
involve making sure that jobs websites can achieve accuratejobseeker profiling, to supply each individual with the exact jobs they want and are qualified to apply for.
Jobs By Email
Getting
jobs sent straight to your inbox is the ideal way to keep abreast of
the jobs market, with minimal effort. There isn't always time in your
schedule to sit down for a couple of hours and browse the latest
vacancies, but hopefully you do have 5 minutes to check your emails!
Jobs by email is just one of the many ways that you can keep an eye on
the jobs available, whether you are actively looking or just trying to
find out what might be out there. Just sit back and wait for your
weekly email with the pick of the top jobs.
So what's next?
If it ain't broke, don't fix it! Jobs websites are always striving to make job seeking easier, and keeping in touch with jobseekers
is the best way to help. Job sites will continue to improve their jobs
by email services to ensure you get the right jobs for your needs, and
for the tech savvy of the bunch, there's always jobs via Twitter direct
message, a service offered currently byAllTheTopBananas.com.
CV Distribution
Websites like, oh, I don't know, FreeMyCV.com,
are a fantastic way of getting yourself exposed to recruiters. We will
register you with jobs websites and send your CV to them, so that
recruiters have instant access to your CV, after filling in just one
form. The added bonus of using a CV distribution site like ours is that
it saves you time. Instead of sitting for hours, registering with every
job site under the sun, we'll do it all for you, so you can spend your
job seeking time more efficiently.
So what's next?
We have been collecting all of your thoughts and opinions about FreeMyCV
in order to make a whole heap of changes to make your lives easier. We
will be tweaking, improving and perfecting our service as much as we
can to give you the best chance of getting your perfect job. So don't
forget to come and visit!
Advice Blogging
Forget
buying a whole stack of books about CV advice and interview tactics;
all the information is at your fingertips, on the World Wide Web. In
the last ten years we have begun to turn our backs on traditional
print; people are demanding their knowledge faster, and there are
plenty of us who'd like to oblige that need. Online news and blogs
provide you with an immense amount of information to help you in your
job hunt, so now there's no reason you can't brush up on your skills
without turning a single page.
So what's next?
We'll
do our very best to bring you as much information as we can muster to
help you in your job hunt. Like jobs by email, the possibilities of
providing you with this information direct to your inbox could very
well be the next step, so that you have access to all of the
information you want, whether you are on your phone, laptop, computer,
or anywhere. And you never know, I might start projecting my blog off
the side of a few buildings, just so you can't escape!
So there
you have it. There's my two cents on the years ahead. But what about
you... what would you like us to do to make your job hunt easier? What
do you like/dislike about jobs websites? Comment away, and your wish
may be our command...
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