Networking

I’m going to shake things up a bit today, and post an article for employers, rather than one for job seekers. This should still be valuable to job seekers, though, as a “through the looking glass” view of how employers view you. The topic today is niche job boards- any board that ends in jobs.com, really, and why you, as an employer, should be using them as part of your recruiting strategy for Accountant Jobs.

Get the competitive edge with your recruiting strategy… start using Niche job boards!

Finding a job using the internet is a pretty stressful task, even for a qualified and experienced job seeker. As someone in the recruiting industry, you likely have an intimate knowledge of how many job boards are popping up on the web every single day. Chances are you probably understand how hard it is to know which of your recruiting strategies add value, and which are wastes of time. For that reason, it’s important that you choose job boards that can track your results- in other words; they need to be able to show you what kind of return on investment (ROI) posting on their board is giving you, so that you can focus on posting to boards that are producing quality candidates for your Accounting Jobs openings.

There are many strategies you can use to drive qualified candidates to your company. For example, if you can find the niches on the web where they are hanging out, rather than just using large quantity, national job boards, you are showing them that you are both technically savvy, and attuned to their needs. It’s important to make the “buyer”- in this case, the job seeker- feel as if you want them and care about them. Tracking them down is one way to show that.

Need additional reasons why you need to post on niche job boards? Here are a few reasons to consider:

1. Niche job boards make the task easier for the job seeker. Big generic boards require candidates to “learn their system” to cut down on the signal-to noise ratio and eliminate jobs that aren’t appropriate to the job seeker. On a smaller board, it’s much easier for a candidate to find your position, regardless of how long it has been posted.
2. Resume mining on niche job boards is much easier than it is on big boards- the quantity of course won’t be as great, but you’ll be getting much better quality, and much more highly focused résumés
3. Most niche and association job boards have either no fee, or relatively small fees for posting jobs. This helps your bottom line!

It shouldn’t be too difficult to find niche job boards to post to by doing a simple web search. A good idea would be to look for associations related to your industry- they are as targeted as job boards come, usually don’t charge high fees, and in general have good pools of candidates. Always be on the lookout for good boards that end in jobs.com and you should have a resource stockpile in no time! Good luck, and hopefully this niche board strategy for filling Actuarial Jobs will pay off for you as it has for me!

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If you’re considering moving to California and looking for a chemical engineering jobs, it’d probably help to know some basic facts about the California economy. Actually, these facts may help spur the decision-making process along! Here is one overarching fact to consider: California actually pays more into the Federal treasury than it actually receives back in monetary benefits- California is responsible for 13% of the United States’ Gross Domestic Product- or about 1.7 trillion dollars. That’s a lot of Cal jobs!

you make your decision. To kick things off, here is a stat that I looked up the other day and it absolutely blew me away. California is responsible for 13% of the United States’ Gross Domestic Product- about 1.7 trillion dollars! California pays more into the Federal Treasury than it receives back in monetary benefits!

California’s export economy was worth over 130 billion dollars in 2007, with about 47 billion of those dollars being electronics and computers, helping solidify California’s reputation as a high-tech state. Also, foreign countries control over half a million of California’s workers, so our state has a lot invested in the global economy to be sure.

The largest job sectors in California (statistics from 2006, by Wikipedia) are:

• Trade, Transportation and Utilities (wholesale, retail, import/export and warehousing)
• Government
• Professional and Business Services (management of companies and legal, scientific and technical services)
• Education and Health
• Leisure and Hospitality (tourism, arts, entertainment, recreation and foodservice)

California’s export economy was worth $134 billion in 2007, with 35% of those goods being computers and electronics, so we are a high-tech state to be sure. However, another interesting fact is that foreign-controlled companies control over half a million workers in California, so we are a state with diverse economic interests, as well- lots of opportunity for chemist jobs!

Agriculture also makes up a large part of California’s economy. Agriculture and the farming industry represent 2% of California’s 1.55 trillion dollar gross state product. The state of California is the 5th largest supplier of food and agricultural commodities in the world, and the sum of the agricultural industry here is more than twice as large as that of any other state- what a great environment for chemist jobs

Before you uproot and move to California to look for chemical engineering jobs, it might be helpful to have some basic economic information about this great state- hopefully, the facts contained herein will help you make your decision. To kick things off, here is a stat that I looked up the other day and it absolutely blew me away. California is responsible for 13% of the United States’ Gross Domestic Product- about 1.7 trillion dollars! California pays more into the Federal Treasury than it receives back in monetary benefits!

California’s export economy was worth over 130 billion dollars in 2007, with about 47 billion of those dollars being electronics and computers, helping solidify California’s reputation as a high-tech state. Also, foreign countries control over half a million of California’s workers, so our state has a lot invested in the global economy to be sure.

The five largest job sectors in California (from Wikipedia, statistics are from 2006) are:

• Trade- wholesale, retail, import/export, warehousing
• Government
• Professional and Business Services- management of companies; legal, scientific and technical services
• Education and Health
• Leisure and Hospitality- foodservice, tourism, arts, entertainment and recreation

Agriculture also makes up a large part of California’s economy. Agriculture and the farming industry represent 2% of California’s 1.55 trillion dollar gross state product. The state of California is the 5th largest supplier of food and agricultural commodities in the world, and the sum of the agricultural industry here is more than twice as large as that of any other state- what a great environment for chemist jobs

Now, let’s take a look at the state of the economy for the individual worker. Californian’s per capita income was the 11th highest in the nation at almost 39 thousand dollars. However, the wealth is not evenly distributed throughout the states’ residents- California contains some of both the most wealthy AND the most economically imperiled parts of the country. For every $100 a worker in this state earns, they pay about 10.66 in taxes, marginally higher than the national average of $10.43/$100. Housing is also not inexpensive, with median home prices ranging from 250k to 650k, and a state median home price of about $500,000. However, the real estate marked is currently declining due to the subprime mortgage fiasco currently ongoing nationwide. Unemployment in California is currently at about 5%.

California taxes personal income in 6 different brackets, with a maximum personal income tax rate of 9.3 percent, and collects about 40 billion dollars a year in income tax. Sales taxes statewide range from 7.25 to 8.75 percent, as well, for a total yearly take of about $28 billion. State property taxes total $33 billion a year. It’s a great climate for chiropractor jobs!

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Are you looking for Sales Jobs? Start here for advice on how to prepare your resume so you have the best possible chance of getting your dream job!

A work experience resume is a short, one page document where you outline your qualifications, credentials, experience and skills for potential employers. Surely, you have filled out a job application in the past; a resume is a document that you either substitute for a job application or submit concurrently alongside it. Your new employer will tell you if they want both a job application and a resume, or if one of the two is sufficient. Think of your resume like an actor thinks of their headshot- it is your way in!

For unskilled positions such as foodservice, janitorial or general labor, you will not be asked to submit a resume. Most technical, professional, administrative and sales positions will require a formal resume, and occasionally, a skilled labor job such as welder, drafter or electrician may require one as well. There is no one “right” format for your resume. What type you choose will depend on your needs, and the format should be the one you feel best highlights your skills and work experience. A resume by design is easy to read, almost like a snapshot, so that your potential employer has all of your qualifications, skills, and contact information in one convenient document. Your resume should not be longer than 1 page, and it is of great importance that your resume not contain any typos or spelling mistakes- this is the document by which you will first introduce yourself to potential recruiters, and then the hard work of interviewing and getting hired can begin!

There are other important considerations when preparing your resume to apply for Sales Management Jobs, as well. Let us take a look!

You use a resume in many different situations; of course, the most common is to reply to a want ad. Your resume can be sent to companies you would like to work for to give them more information about you than a job application would, and if the interviewer has your resume in advance, you can count on them asking you about some of your past job experience. You always want to leave an interview having given the potential employer a copy of your resume, as a reminder of your skills and abilities.

When you are ready to compose your resume, you will need to have both personal information and job history information ready to go. Your personal information includes a list of other jobs you have held and their associated duties, along with a list of the talents and skills you learned doing those jobs. Personal information includes any school or church activities, hobbies, sports or clubs.

Job information is specific information on the job you are applying for. You need to know what the job entails before you can decide if it is a good fit or not! You can get this information by looking at the job ad, and if the ad is unclear, you should call the employer and ask them directly for a more thorough explanation of what the job entails. You also need to know how much experience and education are required, to gauge if you are a good fit or not, along with basic information such as hours, shifts, and basic pay.

So, now that you have got your information and the job information together its time to ask yourself what you need to include on your resume. Many people think it is enough just to make one resume, which they then use to apply for every job they go after- spend some time customizing your resume to each job you appy to, as this will pay off in the end. Try and imagine things from the recruiters point of view- ask yourself “what skills and experience would the perfect candidate for this position have?”- and then custom-fit your resume to illuminate those skills and that experience, using brief, positive, specific statements.

The following should be on your resume:

Contact information (full name, street address, apartment number, city, state, zip code, telephone number, cell number and email)

A statement of your employment objective

The exact job you are interested in applying to, such as “entry-level assistant”

A summary of your qualifications

Work Experience/Work History- list job titles by date, or group them by skill set

A list of schools attended and degrees earned

Any special training, education or certifications that apply to the job you are attempting to get

Military Experience (branch, highest rank, type of discharge and date of separation)

Any special skills or abilities

A statement that indicates the availability of references on request.

Using the advice in this article, and a good word processing program (this looks more professional than a typewriter), prepare your new resume. Good luck in your new career! Good luck in your search for Science Jobs!

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