How to Submit an Online Job Application
Online job applications are easy and fast to submit to a potential employer or agency. The problem with this is that 100s or even 1000s of other people will submit an online job application to that very same link. Here's a way to guide your online job search a different way and submit online job applications to 'less traveled' places.
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Companies can no longer spend tons of money advertising on the larger job sites. Use this to your advantage and seek out smaller, less well known job search portals to submit your online job application. When you're conducting an online job search don't be afraid to click on an obscure link. Remember, if it takes you 10 clicks and 5 minutes to find a job ad, there will be a lot less competition for that job. Click on everything! and submit your online job applications where there is less competition.
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If you can swing it financially, consider buying a domain name and hosting, at most this will cost you about 20 dollars a year, but it will give you a place to post up your resume and link to it. When you're doing an online job search, why not make it easier for them to find you!
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Write articles based on your profession and link back to your resume web site. Not only will you increase the ranking of your resume web site and show your knowledge to potential employers, but you can earn some money doing it as well. Profit from your online job search!
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Update your online resume cover page daily, show that you care. Click on every job related link you can find, register with every online job bank site you can find and bookmark it. Remember, it takes exactly ONE employer to hire you so seek that employer out any way you can. Use the internet to your advantage and find places to submit your online job application to places less people look at.
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Find and join any and all forums and websites related to your profession and be active in them. Use those forums to put a signature link back to your website resume as well as your professional articles. The best way to supercharge your online job search is to take chances, and that means to click where you normally wouldn't and to post your resume up on your own site.
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Tips & Warnings
Click on every job related link you can find, you never know where it will lead.
Post your resume up online any way you can and update often, show potential employers you're active.
I added two links in the resource section below that will take you to more obscure job search sites.
