Job Searching, networking and interviewing new rules

Once the land far away from Where dinosaurs still siirryttavasta country, resumes, cover letters and printed a nice on paper, in the case of bonds, and sent to the potential employers ' snail mail.

Sound familiar?

Things in the system it is not that long since the run this job searches by using the telephone and through the post office. But since the internet was born, it has revolutionized the methods We search for jobs, build our personal networks, set up interviews and potential employers can be reached.

On the basis of These developments, I sat Ruthanne Liagre, Vice President, healthcare, Harvey Hohauser & Associates and 20 + years of HR veteran, get the scoop on the new rules the job search. Here are some tips and tricks, you need to know the work of success: make your search

Job search and networking

NR: Technology has changed how we all think about job listings, searches, applications and interviews. What do you think the job searches of the new rules are today?

RL: what to produce is that individuals in the process of creating a professional presence on the network's sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook. It has organized your story in a way that the history, we hope, will help you stand out above other potential candidates for the layout. I think to some extent, that people use these mediums to say "is this what I am looking for, do you know anyone in this area? This is the online way to network.

NR: So it is OK to use social media sites for networking.

RL: absolutely. Job sites such as Monster and CareerBuilder, are not that high, because so many people posting to them. What my friend will be prompted to "logging and praying." But the online networking, face-to-face networking paired with, is an excellent way to build your own network. And it is estimated to be discovered, 60%-75% of jobs through personal networks.

Cover letters and resumes

NR: now that many of the work of the queries, and even interviews take place remotely, which is the cover-story-is, or with the letter? It is OK to send an email to your resume cover letter with the attached?

RL: I think the cover letters and return are still appropriate when you do, as the case may be, with the introduction of the original employer. And you can either use the cover letter attached to an e-mail message, in which, continue, or you can send it.

You want to make a resume or cover letter, in particular by electronic means, the most important thing is to tell the whole story is the top one-third of the page. People are in a hurry, so make sure you get them to play a crucial role in creating the data immediately.

Monitoring of the interview is up

NR: What about follow up after the interview? Should make it to the top of the e-mail, telephone or in writing?

RL: I think it is important to make the monitoring, in writing, and writing may be by email. It looks a little more fortitude, for example, if you actually thank you Note, but both are appropriate. A phone call, not so much. And it is not really bad form to write to thank you for taking the time to Note.

Online presence

NR: what the applicants need to know their online/Web presence as it relates to their job search? They need to be worried about potential employers to view their pages on Facebook, mySpace, etc?

RL: organizations must be very careful about how their searches on Facebook and LinkedIn. If it happens to any of your employees, they must be carried out for all you are going to hire them.

That said, if anyone see the pages, and they can see something, which may be offensive, it is unlikely, it is in the interview, much less work. Remember that nothing is private, when goes online

NR: so what is your advice for people who want to use the social media market, but don't want to hurt their chances to get a job?

RL: Think image data to potential employer of you and will be posted accordingly. It is really dangerous what can I do a lot of the date on which he oaths, putting up complaining or questionable images. Not only is not intelligent.

Noel Rozny writes a two-week mypathfinder career blog myFootpath website. myFootpath is a resource, help, to the extent that such activity is the program of the college search, career, postgraduate school and non-traditional experiences. Visit the parts of the file on your hard disk to start the program of the College of www.myfootpath.com or search.