And the first half of our anniversary year has seen 6.7 million unique visits to Quint Careers,
resulting in 25.3 page impressions... both records for any six month period.
The second quarter 2006 saw 3.2 million unique visits, resulting in 12 million page impressions.
This issue presents our Annual Report on Internet Job-hunting.
--Katharine Hansen, Master Resume Writer, Credentialed Career Master,
Certified Electronic Career Coach, and editor at
kathy@quintcareers.com
Feature Article: A Decade of Internet Job-Hunting
New Twists and Turns Mark a Decade of Internet Job-Hunting:
A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2006
by Katharine Hansen
Are we completely egocentric to declare that Internet job-hunting is 10 years old just because
Quintessential Careers is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2006? Probably. Sure, there are a
number of still-existing career sites that predate QuintCareers. But we think it's fair to say that
Internet job-hunting began to gain its first real traction a decade ago. Last year we reported
a new maturity and positive outlook for job-hunting on the Internet after several yeas
of turbulence. This year, the online job-hunt scene still seems to be on an upswing, but
with a few twists. As always, we offer good news, bad news, cautionary tales, and surprises.
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It provides a great way to find people and to be found on the Internet, and recruiters use it extensively
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Anonymous writes: "Can you tell me how I am supposed to find job leads on the Internet? I am so frustrated right now
about finding a job. Call me dazed and confused over this whole thing."
Michelle writes: "I declined a very attractive offer a few weeks ago. The salary was a substantial increase along
with the title. However, there was a significant reduction in company holidays, which led to my ultimate decision to decline.
My current job allows for a lot of flexibility if needed, but my career options are limited.
After declining the offer, I've been second guessing it ever since. Is it too late to go back to the offering company? What
are your thoughts/suggestions? Am I wasting my time on something I've already turned down?"
Tiffany writes: "I was wondering if there is a way I could get help with what career I want. I want to know
so I can
take the classses in high school that I need. I want to really do something with kids like be a baby doctor, so is there any way
you can help me and find out what I need to do and I want to know like the salary and how many years of college, medical
school, and stuff?"
basejobs.com --
a Canadian job site, where job-seekers can browse jobs by industry or location
(or conducted an advanced keyword search), as well as post your resume and
register for a job-matching service. No cost to job-seekers.
ExecutiveBizJobs.com --
a job site for Washington, D.C., area executives, where search job listings
(by job category, location, keywords) as well as post your resume. No
cost to job-seekers.
Jobs4HR.com --
a job site for human resource professionals, where you can search for job
listings (by job category, location, keyword), post your resume, register
for a job-search agent, find career fairs, and obtain career resources.
No cost to job-seekers.
PageBites
-- a job meta-search site, where job-seekers can search for job listings
from all over the Internet by keyword and location, as well as submit or
create an online resume. No cost to job-seekers.
Find even more career and job site additions to Quintessential Careers by visiting our
Latest Additions section.
Q TIPS: Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips
Gerry Crispin and Mark Mehler of CareerXroads have completed their personal examination of the staffing pages
of Fortune Magazine's annual list of America's 500 Largest Public Corporations. For the fifth year, Crispin and Mehler
evaluated the job candidate's experience on the Fortune 500 sites. Specifically, they reviewed the site's ability to target,
engage, inform, and respect the job seeker. "No sites instantly rose to the top of the ladder this year," notes Crispin, "however,
some new firms have edged out their colleagues to make our Best of the Best list."
The 25 members of the Fortune 500 that seem to best understand how to treat today's job-seekers are:
Feel like you're sending or zapping your resume into a black hole when you apply for a job?
Workforce Week Newsletter conducted a Resume Response Survey of 672 respondents,
who were asked, "What is your company's practice for acknowledging resumes?"
Here's what companies said:
35 percent: We acknowledge all the resumes that we receive.
13 percent: We acknowledge resumes that we believe come from serious applicants.
39 percent: We can't possibly acknowledge all the resumes we receive; we are inundated with resumes.
14 percent: None of the above.
Candidates referred to companies by individuals cost employers more (about $919 more) to source than
Internet candidates, but referred candidates are more likely to accept job offers, less likely to leave
voluntarily, less likely to be fired, and more likely to perform better than Internet candidates.
The stats come from one of the largest healthcare chains in the nation, which collected metrics
on the value of using referrals compared to other sources, as reported by Dr. John Sullivan
or Executive Recruiter Exchange.
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QuintZine: Topics in Upcoming Issues
WATCH FOR feature articles on these topics in upcoming
issues of QuintZine:
* GLBT Job-search Issues
* The Demand for Good Writing Skills
* Annual College Admissions Panel
* Alternatives to College
* Storytelling that Propels Careers
* Annual Career Doctor Compendium
* The Value of Internships Abroad and Study Abroad
* Top 10 Fears of Job-seekers
* For Job-hunting Success, Develop a Detailed Job-Search Plan
* How to Build a Personal Advisory Board
* Keep Your Career Dreams Alive
* MBA Career Portfolios
* Pre-Hire Background/Credit Checks
* Noncompete Clauses
* Financial Aid/Scholarship Timetable
* Build Confidence and Avoid Insecurity in Job Interviews
* Empty Nest Job-seekers
* Are You Sabotaging Your Job-Search/Career?
* Lifelong Networking
* Networking for the Shy
* Working Night Shifts/Odd Hours
* Quintessential Career Profiles of YOU, our readers
* Q&As with well-known career experts
* Book reviews
. . . and much, much more... including Quintessential Careers' 10th Anniversary!
