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It's been a few years since we asked our readers and visitors about their experiences with Internet job boards, and we'd like to know what has changed. Please share your experiences with us in this brief survey. All responses will be kept confidential, and no respondents will be quoted without permission. Please share this survey with your friends and associates so that we can get even better results. Click on the Submit button when ready to send your responses to the survey. IMPORTANT: To ensure that you receive a copy of the results, please be sure to (a) enter your full e-mail address in the space provided and (b) please enter your email address twice to ensure that we get your correct e-mail address. Read our Privacy Policy if you have any concerns about providing your email address to us. Your name: Your email address: Re-enter your email address: On which types of job boards do you regularly search for job postings and/or post your resume? National mega job boards (examples: Monster, CareerBuilder, YahooJobs, the Quintessential Careers Job Portal powered by Beyond.com) Regional, Geographic-Specific Job Boards Industry- or Profession-Specific Job Boards Company Web sites List here names of job boards you search regularly and/or post your resume: Overall, what has been your experience with the boards you use: Positive. Have obtained interviews and/or offers Negative. Have obtained minimal results Have you ever used a resume-blasting/resume-distribution service (example: Resume Rabbit): Yes No If yes, what has your experience been? Positive. Have obtained interviews and/or offers Negative. Have obtained minimal results Have you ever used a job board's "search agent" feature that enables you to enter your job criteria and have lists of jobs (or links to lists of jobs) e-mailed to you regularly? Yes No If yes, have you found that the lists of jobs sent to you have matched what you are seeking? Yes No If you post your resume on job boards, how often do you update your resume posting? Daily Less often than daily but more often than weekly Weekly Less often than weekly but more often than monthly Monthly Less often than monthly Never Have you ever received junk e-mails advertising get-rich-quick, multi-level marketing (MLM), and pyramid schemes that you could trace directly to having posted your resume on a job board? Yes, often Yes, occasionally No On average, what percentage of employers acknowledge your application to job postings? Fewer than 10 percent 10 to 30 percent 31 to 50 percent 51 to 75 percent 76 to 100 percent Do you apply to job postings that clearly are placed by third parties, such as employment agencies, recruiters, headhunters, or staffing firms? Yes No Describe here any notable experiences -- positive or negative -- you've had in responding to job postings placed by third parties: How concerned are you with privacy, confidentiality, and identity theft with respect to posting your resume on job boards? Extremely concerned and very reluctant to post my resume Somewhat concerned and hesitant to post my resume Not very concerned and willing to post my resume Not at all concerned and quite willing to post my resume Have you ever had an experience in which your privacy or confidentiality was breached as a result of posting your resume or an instance in which your identity was stolen as a result of posting your resume? Yes No If yes, please describe the incident: Which issues have you encountered in searching for job postings on the Internet (check all that apply): Small number of job postings Outdated job postings Postings for jobs that don't seem to exist Other If you checked "other," please describe: Please describe here any other positive, negative, frustrating, satisfying experiences/concerns in using job boards: Considering all the time you spend job-hunting, how much time would you estimate you spend searching job boards and posting your resume compared to other job-seeking activities (e.g., networking): Less than 10 percent of my time 10 to 30 percent of my time 31 to 50 percent of my time 51 to 75 percent of my time 76 to 100 percent of my time
It's been a few years since we asked our readers and visitors about their experiences with Internet job boards, and we'd like to know what has changed. Please share your experiences with us in this brief survey. All responses will be kept confidential, and no respondents will be quoted without permission.
Please share this survey with your friends and associates so that we can get even better results.
Click on the Submit button when ready to send your responses to the survey. IMPORTANT: To ensure that you receive a copy of the results, please be sure to (a) enter your full e-mail address in the space provided and (b) please enter your email address twice to ensure that we get your correct e-mail address. Read our Privacy Policy if you have any concerns about providing your email address to us. Your name: Your email address: Re-enter your email address: On which types of job boards do you regularly search for job postings and/or post your resume? National mega job boards (examples: Monster, CareerBuilder, YahooJobs, the Quintessential Careers Job Portal powered by Beyond.com) Regional, Geographic-Specific Job Boards Industry- or Profession-Specific Job Boards Company Web sites List here names of job boards you search regularly and/or post your resume: Overall, what has been your experience with the boards you use: Positive. Have obtained interviews and/or offers Negative. Have obtained minimal results Have you ever used a resume-blasting/resume-distribution service (example: Resume Rabbit): Yes No If yes, what has your experience been? Positive. Have obtained interviews and/or offers Negative. Have obtained minimal results Have you ever used a job board's "search agent" feature that enables you to enter your job criteria and have lists of jobs (or links to lists of jobs) e-mailed to you regularly? Yes No If yes, have you found that the lists of jobs sent to you have matched what you are seeking? Yes No If you post your resume on job boards, how often do you update your resume posting? Daily Less often than daily but more often than weekly Weekly Less often than weekly but more often than monthly Monthly Less often than monthly Never Have you ever received junk e-mails advertising get-rich-quick, multi-level marketing (MLM), and pyramid schemes that you could trace directly to having posted your resume on a job board? Yes, often Yes, occasionally No On average, what percentage of employers acknowledge your application to job postings? Fewer than 10 percent 10 to 30 percent 31 to 50 percent 51 to 75 percent 76 to 100 percent Do you apply to job postings that clearly are placed by third parties, such as employment agencies, recruiters, headhunters, or staffing firms? Yes No Describe here any notable experiences -- positive or negative -- you've had in responding to job postings placed by third parties: How concerned are you with privacy, confidentiality, and identity theft with respect to posting your resume on job boards? Extremely concerned and very reluctant to post my resume Somewhat concerned and hesitant to post my resume Not very concerned and willing to post my resume Not at all concerned and quite willing to post my resume Have you ever had an experience in which your privacy or confidentiality was breached as a result of posting your resume or an instance in which your identity was stolen as a result of posting your resume? Yes No If yes, please describe the incident: Which issues have you encountered in searching for job postings on the Internet (check all that apply): Small number of job postings Outdated job postings Postings for jobs that don't seem to exist Other If you checked "other," please describe: Please describe here any other positive, negative, frustrating, satisfying experiences/concerns in using job boards: Considering all the time you spend job-hunting, how much time would you estimate you spend searching job boards and posting your resume compared to other job-seeking activities (e.g., networking): Less than 10 percent of my time 10 to 30 percent of my time 31 to 50 percent of my time 51 to 75 percent of my time 76 to 100 percent of my time
IMPORTANT: To ensure that you receive a copy of the results, please be sure to (a) enter your full e-mail address in the space provided and (b) please enter your email address twice to ensure that we get your correct e-mail address. Read our Privacy Policy if you have any concerns about providing your email address to us. Your name: Your email address: Re-enter your email address: On which types of job boards do you regularly search for job postings and/or post your resume? National mega job boards (examples: Monster, CareerBuilder, YahooJobs, the Quintessential Careers Job Portal powered by Beyond.com) Regional, Geographic-Specific Job Boards Industry- or Profession-Specific Job Boards Company Web sites List here names of job boards you search regularly and/or post your resume: Overall, what has been your experience with the boards you use: Positive. Have obtained interviews and/or offers Negative. Have obtained minimal results Have you ever used a resume-blasting/resume-distribution service (example: Resume Rabbit): Yes No If yes, what has your experience been? Positive. Have obtained interviews and/or offers Negative. Have obtained minimal results Have you ever used a job board's "search agent" feature that enables you to enter your job criteria and have lists of jobs (or links to lists of jobs) e-mailed to you regularly? Yes No If yes, have you found that the lists of jobs sent to you have matched what you are seeking? Yes No If you post your resume on job boards, how often do you update your resume posting? Daily Less often than daily but more often than weekly Weekly Less often than weekly but more often than monthly Monthly Less often than monthly Never Have you ever received junk e-mails advertising get-rich-quick, multi-level marketing (MLM), and pyramid schemes that you could trace directly to having posted your resume on a job board? Yes, often Yes, occasionally No On average, what percentage of employers acknowledge your application to job postings? Fewer than 10 percent 10 to 30 percent 31 to 50 percent 51 to 75 percent 76 to 100 percent Do you apply to job postings that clearly are placed by third parties, such as employment agencies, recruiters, headhunters, or staffing firms? Yes No Describe here any notable experiences -- positive or negative -- you've had in responding to job postings placed by third parties: How concerned are you with privacy, confidentiality, and identity theft with respect to posting your resume on job boards? Extremely concerned and very reluctant to post my resume Somewhat concerned and hesitant to post my resume Not very concerned and willing to post my resume Not at all concerned and quite willing to post my resume Have you ever had an experience in which your privacy or confidentiality was breached as a result of posting your resume or an instance in which your identity was stolen as a result of posting your resume? Yes No If yes, please describe the incident: Which issues have you encountered in searching for job postings on the Internet (check all that apply): Small number of job postings Outdated job postings Postings for jobs that don't seem to exist Other If you checked "other," please describe: Please describe here any other positive, negative, frustrating, satisfying experiences/concerns in using job boards: Considering all the time you spend job-hunting, how much time would you estimate you spend searching job boards and posting your resume compared to other job-seeking activities (e.g., networking): Less than 10 percent of my time 10 to 30 percent of my time 31 to 50 percent of my time 51 to 75 percent of my time 76 to 100 percent of my time
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On which types of job boards do you regularly search for job postings and/or post your resume? National mega job boards (examples: Monster, CareerBuilder, YahooJobs, the Quintessential Careers Job Portal powered by Beyond.com) Regional, Geographic-Specific Job Boards Industry- or Profession-Specific Job Boards Company Web sites List here names of job boards you search regularly and/or post your resume: Overall, what has been your experience with the boards you use: Positive. Have obtained interviews and/or offers Negative. Have obtained minimal results Have you ever used a resume-blasting/resume-distribution service (example: Resume Rabbit): Yes No If yes, what has your experience been? Positive. Have obtained interviews and/or offers Negative. Have obtained minimal results Have you ever used a job board's "search agent" feature that enables you to enter your job criteria and have lists of jobs (or links to lists of jobs) e-mailed to you regularly? Yes No If yes, have you found that the lists of jobs sent to you have matched what you are seeking? Yes No If you post your resume on job boards, how often do you update your resume posting? Daily Less often than daily but more often than weekly Weekly Less often than weekly but more often than monthly Monthly Less often than monthly Never Have you ever received junk e-mails advertising get-rich-quick, multi-level marketing (MLM), and pyramid schemes that you could trace directly to having posted your resume on a job board? Yes, often Yes, occasionally No On average, what percentage of employers acknowledge your application to job postings? Fewer than 10 percent 10 to 30 percent 31 to 50 percent 51 to 75 percent 76 to 100 percent Do you apply to job postings that clearly are placed by third parties, such as employment agencies, recruiters, headhunters, or staffing firms? Yes No Describe here any notable experiences -- positive or negative -- you've had in responding to job postings placed by third parties: How concerned are you with privacy, confidentiality, and identity theft with respect to posting your resume on job boards? Extremely concerned and very reluctant to post my resume Somewhat concerned and hesitant to post my resume Not very concerned and willing to post my resume Not at all concerned and quite willing to post my resume Have you ever had an experience in which your privacy or confidentiality was breached as a result of posting your resume or an instance in which your identity was stolen as a result of posting your resume? Yes No If yes, please describe the incident: Which issues have you encountered in searching for job postings on the Internet (check all that apply): Small number of job postings Outdated job postings Postings for jobs that don't seem to exist Other If you checked "other," please describe: Please describe here any other positive, negative, frustrating, satisfying experiences/concerns in using job boards: Considering all the time you spend job-hunting, how much time would you estimate you spend searching job boards and posting your resume compared to other job-seeking activities (e.g., networking): Less than 10 percent of my time 10 to 30 percent of my time 31 to 50 percent of my time 51 to 75 percent of my time 76 to 100 percent of my time
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