In the era of COVID and developing technology, it seems nearly everything is moving online in some capacity, and job hunting is no exception. This comes with its fair share of challenges: the plethora of apparent opportunities can foster unrealistic expectations for success, unnecessary information crowding search engines can distract from the content applicants are seeking, and inaccurate or unreliable job postings are easy for scammers to create.
Mark Emery Bolles and Richard Nelson Bolles – authors of the best-selling job-hunting book What Color is Your Parachute? – provide a guide to navigating these challenges and maximizing the benefits of this rapidly-developing domain in their bestseller’s companion book Guide to Job-Hunting Online.
After discussing the aforementioned problems, the authors bring up the benefits of job searching online. These include the opportunity to research companies’ values, culture, and positions, and the ability to network far and wide. The authors then provide inside tips and tricks for ensuring resumes survive the elimination process, finding jobs online beyond Google and other mainstream search engines, ways to separate helpful job boards from inauthentic ones, and more. In order to save time and increase success when navigating the online job market, come by the CEC and check out the Guide to Job-Hunting Online for yourself!