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Best practices for online job search with SimplyHired.com

Job Search PersonalizationIntroduce yourself.Thank everyone for attending the webinar.Introduce title of webinar and short description:Today well talk about best practices for optimizing students online job search so you are prepared to educate them on online job searching.Discovering the best jobs on Simply HiredHow to maintain an effective ongoing search123Applying for jobs with maximum effectivenessSimply Hireds Personalization ToolsOur mission is to help people find a job they love

Our mission is to help people find a job they love.We do this through:our personalized job search tools, allowing job seekers to customize their search to fit their specific interestsSpecialty filters (new grad, green friendly, dog friendly, etc).Social integrations with Facebook and LinkedIn.Access to every job available.The worlds most comprehensive job siteFree access to 8+ million job listingsMost advanced mobile, social and personalization features 30 million unique visitors a month

We Power Jobs onAbout Simply Hired

SH is the worlds largest job search engine.

Think of us like a Google for jobs.

Based here in Sunnyvale, CA, SH has 8 million jobs at any given time and Partners with key companiesincluding the Washington Post, LinkedIn, CNN Money, and Bloomburg Businessweek to provide job content.

We are a top 5 job site with over 20 million unique visitors a month.Career CenterAggregatorSimplyHired.com aggregates job listings into one, easy to search place.All the jobs available on the web

Specialty Job Board

General Job Board

Company Website

Where does SimplyHired.com fit in the mix?With so many job search sources out there, its easy to get lost in the numerous job searching sites company websites, generic and specialty job boards, etc.Students will often have accounts and profiles on various sites, making the job search process confusing and difficult to maintain.Were here to be your partner in crime to provide an additional job search tool to your current resources. Looking for jobs on company websites is great if you know exactly where you want to work.Using general job boards for job search only gives you a portion of the available jobs out there about 200,000 job listings vs. 8 million on SimplyHired.com.Specialty job boards are also a useful tool if youre searching for a specific job/industry.For access to all of these jobs in one, easy to search place, an aggregator is the best option.SimplyHired.com aggregate job listings from company websites, general job boards and specialty job boards.Personalized Job Search with Simply Hired

Search by demographicsSearch for Jobs targetingNew GraduatesThis special search can be accessed here or from our search results page. We filter by matching certain keywords such as intern, entry level with requires a college degree and 0-2 years work experience.----- Meeting Notes (6/4/12 15:17) -----personalizing for your needs=> diversity, etc., veterans

Additional special searchesAge 50+ friendly jobs:simplyhired.com/fiftyplus

Veterans jobs:simplyhired.com/veteransGreen jobs:simplyhired.com/green

8 Special searches allow you to narrow your search by those things important to you.Veteran Friendly Jobs - in conjunction with the White Houses Veterans Job Bank Initiative, this filter shows just jobs of interest to Veterans, Friendly Companies, etc.

Green Jobs Are you looking jobs in green industries or green friendly companies, look here!

Age 50+ friendly check here for jobs looking to hire older workers

Other special filters of interest include: new graduate, socially responsible companies, pet friendly companies, etc.

These special searches can be accessed on these additional sites or directly from Simply Hired.coms search results page at the bottom of the column of search filters.

Consider time commitmentsSearch for full or part-time, volunteer and seasonal jobsJob Search by Type, for example.

Applying this filter allows you to sort jobs by the type of position offered: Full or part-time, contract, internship, temporary, permanent, telecommute, volunteer or seasonal.

This can be quite useful for college students looking for internships, the part-time worker looking to pick up some more hours, anyone looking for a few extra dollars around the holidays, or full-time workers trying to avoid be distracted by part-time positions. ----- Meeting Notes (6/4/12 15:17) -----personal needs, summer job, internship, volunteer, etc. Search by experience

Looking for entry level or 10+ yearsof experience?

Now Searching by Experience

Say youve already identified youre looking for a full time position. With the experience filter you can see just the full time jobs that would work for you. Entry-level jobs? 2-5 years experience? 10 years experience?

If you have 10 years of experience as an electrical engineer youre not interested in entry-level apprentice positions, and conversely, if youre fresh out a school its a waste of time to apply to positions looking for 15 years of industry experience.10

Search by your special interestsClick for Advanced Search optionsAdvanced Search Options - Rather than force you to play around with Boolean operators adding ands, ors,, and nots Simply Hired has set up an advanced search option to help you generate Boolean search inquiries properly formatted for Simply Hireds site.

Simply fill in at least two keyword fields and the advanced search will auto generate the search inquiry with the Boolean operators already inserted.

----- Meeting Notes (6/4/12 15:17) -----very specific interests, and what youre looking for, here's how to find it

Boolean operators auto-generate

Then fill in 2 or more search fields and the boolean operators will be auto generated.

Browse Keywords, Jobs

Select Browse to view job categoriesO*Net Searches

Finding O*Net Codes

Search by Job Title for O*net CodeGo to OnetOnline.org to search for codeMethods to maintaining an effectiveongoing job search

Keeping up on new job postingsSee jobs posted since the last time you searched Simply HiredSearch for jobs based on date posted (24 hours, 7 days, 14 days, month) or list jobs by date. You can also chose to list results by relevance, rather than date.----- Meeting Notes (6/4/12 15:17) -----last visit and job postings, SH remembers where you

Is email the best way to reach you?

Email Alerts Do you have specific jobs you are constantly searching for? Why not let Simply Hired do those searches for you?

By creating an email alert Simply Hired will notify you via email when new jobs pertaining to your search become available. To set up an alert simply click on create an email alert in the top left corner of page after youve preformed a search, then enter in your email address in the pop-up box and youre all set!

----- Meeting Notes (6/4/12 15:17) -----personalize your job search styleemail - not proactively lookingsite - mobile

AndroidiPhoneSearch, Share & Simply Apply with your mobile deviceiPadPrefer to search from anywhere?Since job seekers are constantly on the move, interviewing, attending job fairs, so forth, Simply Hired has developed a suite of mobile tools to meet your job search needs, even when you are on the move. With these tools you can search, view, and apply to jobs--all from your phone, so that commute can be an opportunity to do some job searching.

The Simply Hired app is available for: IPhone, IPad, Kindle Fire, and Android and the site is available from any mobile browser at m.simplyhired.com.

Simply Hireds tools to succeed in theapplication process

Apply to jobs with ease

Click Simply Apply to submit a resume

Resumes and discovering keywords

----- Meeting Notes (6/4/12 15:17) -----personalization - with resumeuse personalization as header and then the feature itselfpersonalization - last visitpersonalization -

Networking with Who Do I Know?Login for Linkedin contacts at potential jobsIn addition to the personalization options just discussed Simply Hired has a number of other features designed to assist you in your job search.

Networking plays a huge role in landing a job, thats why leveraging connections to get an inside track on a job is critical.

Simply Hired brings the traditional networking experience online through our Who Do I Know feature, integrating your search results with your personal and professional connections.

Simply opt-in to your LinkedIn and/or Facebook accounts through the Who Do I Know button found at the top right of any search result page.----- Meeting Notes (6/4/12 15:17) -----personalization - find your friends and network

Networking = employmentAll search activity is kept private, and is never published on your Facebook or LinkedIn profiles. All search activity is kept private, your search activity will not be posted to your Facebook or LinkedIn accounts.You can view your LinkedIn and Facebook connections simultaneously, or choose to view them separately.

Find LinkedIn connections

Ryan Deal knows Michael Jeffcoat VP, Business Development at ComcastFrom LinkedInSee all 13 connections

William Mitchell knows Don Delany Senior Engineer

From LinkedInSee all 5 connections

Anne Clancy Talent Management Executive

From LinkedInSee all 68 connections

After logging in to your LinkedIn account, your first and second degree connections will appear in line with your search results.

Narrow your job search applying for jobs at companies where you have a existing connection.

Rather than being just one of the herd, try to send your resume to a warm lead at the company. By sending your resume to a existing connection company, your resume is more likely find its way into the right hands (the hiring manager for the position or HR).

Remember a referred resume is always more likely to make it to the top of the resume stack then a random one.

Michael JeffcoatVictor KwonMichael Larson Scott SmithBrandon AndersonLeverage your Linkedin network

Michael Jeffcoat Victor Kwon

Request introductions with Linkedin

Michael Jeffcoat Victor Kwon

Select the existing connection that can introduce you to the secondary connection Michael Jeffcoat Ryan Deal

Tell Ryan Deal why you want to be introduced(may get forwarded to Michael Jeffcoat)Follow Linkedins instructions on how to be introduced

Be professional and give Ryan Deal a way to say no.Be clear about why youre asking for an introduction.

Check where your Facebook friends workAfter logging into your Facebook account a sample of your friends and their companies will appear on the Simply Hired homepage. Click see all to view a complete list of your friends and their companies.

Clicking on the image of your Facebook friend who works at a company, say Apple will show job listings at the company where they work and you now know that you have connections at that company to help you land a job.Stay informed on employment trends

Job trends byOccupationMetro areaIndustryJob competitionSimply Hired has other industry resources including trends reports, ideal for researching occupations, industries, and companies.

Our trend reports provide information on national trends, top hiring companies, local metro trends and industry/occupation trends.

With these reports, job seekers and your employment office can more effectively search for jobs by taking into consideration the top hiring companies, the healthiest industries and the metro areas with the most employment opportunities.

Simply Hireds trend tools are available by clicking on Trends at the bottom of any Simply Hired webpage. October 2012Check monthly employment trendssuccess.simplyhired.com/subscribeNationwide hiring increases 4.1%

Hiring increases in all major metro areas

Job openings increase in majority of all industries

Simply Hired has other industry resources including trends reports, ideal for researching occupations, industries, and companies.

Our trend reports provide information on national trends, top hiring companies, local metro trends and industry/occupation trends.

With these reports, job seekers and your employment office can more effectively search for jobs by taking into consideration the top hiring companies, the healthiest industries and the metro areas with the most employment opportunities.

Simply Hireds trend tools are available by clicking on Trends at the bottom of any Simply Hired webpage. Learn the latest search strategies

Check out:TutorialsExpert adviceJob search tipsEmployment and hiring newsBlog

Looking for new insight into job searching? Check out Simply Blog at Simply Hired. In addition to video tutorials, advice, and tips on how to conduct a successful job search, the Simply Hired blog offers content written by recruiters and job search industry leaders, all designed to keep you informed of the latest in job hunting news and strategies.

Simply HiredsJob Search GuideResumes Job searchInterviewsNetworkingNegotiations & job offers

www.simplyhired.com/collegeThe best place to start

Now chances are at some point youll run into a job seeker who is completely new to the online job search experience. For them, the questions are so many the job seeker may not even know where to start.

Look no further than Simply Hireds own online job searching manual, here the job seeker will find everythingfrom writing the resume, to conducting an online job search, to interviewing, to accepting a job offer-that they need to know to land that dream job theyve always wanted.

Thank You!

Set up an account and upload your resume.Email success.simplyhired.com/subscribe and receive our monthly employment trends report. 1Two Ways To Advance Your Job Search12Thank You!34Thanks for attending!Dont forget to add SimplyHired.com as a resource to your career centers website. For help doing so, email college@simplyhired.com.