Great websites to start looking for employment

Great websites to start looking for employment – ( BestLogic Staffing )

America’s Job Exchange – http://www.americasjobexchange.com/

careerbuilder.com – http://www.careerbuilder.com/

careeronestop - http://www.careeronestop.org/

Indeed (one search-all jobs)

- http://www.indeed.com

job-hunt – http://www.job-hunt.org/

Monster - http://www.monster.com/

Yahoo! hotjobs – http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/

Simplyhired - http://simplyhired.com

craigslist - www.craigslist.com

BestLogic Staffing

BestLogic Staffing (BLS) is a full-service staffing search firm that has diligently emerged itself in recruiting and placing qualified and quality candidates with expertise in Accounting, Finance, Executive Management, A/E/C, Engineering, Environmental, Manufacturing, Energy, just to name a few.

Our Services
* Temporary Staffing * Temp-to-Hire * Direct Placement * Executive Search * Payrolling * HR Consulting

Whether you are looking for a job, adding to your staff, or need any advice within the scope of hiring – we will do whatever it takes to help you succeed!

Using Social Networks for Your Job Search

Using Social Networks for Your Job Search ( By Neha Bawa – BestLogic Staffing)

The good thing about social networking is that it allows you to create a brand or an image for yourself in a very public sphere with very little cost to you. At least financially.

With social networks expanding beyond the reach of teenagers and college students, creating and utilizing professional contacts is become easier and daunting at the same time. The key is to know how to separate the grain from the chaff. In other words, when you’re using networks such asTwitter, LinkedIn or even Facebook, begin with researching and following people in your industry.

Websites such as Twitter allow the option of creating lists that you can follow; therefore staying current with the industry becomes quite easy.

However, for professional purposes, LinkedIn is probably the best place to begin because you can tap into your own network contacts, which can include your friends, employers and school networks.

About.com has a list of recommendations to follow when establish an online presence geared specifically for job searching. Bear in mind that creating a credible online presence takes a lot of time, effort, consistency (i.e., becoming a subject matter expert) and frequent updates. Although frequency is a relative and subjective term, an absence of longer than two weeks may become detrimental to your online persona.

Other resources VisualCV TweetMyJobs

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Five tips for using Facebook & MySpace for Job Searches

Five tips for using Facebook & MySpace for Job Searches

(By Neha Bawa -BestLogic Staffing – www.bestlogicstaffing.com )

Increasingly, people are beginning to turn more and more to online social networks to tap into their job search potential. And while they’re online, it’s easy to forget that an electronic trail is much harder to cover up than a paper trail, so establishing a few rules of decorum that won’t hinder your job search process or your employment possibilities.

1. Stay current

While it’s important to stay abreast of developing trends in your field, it’s also important to keep your own online persona active. If you’re in the market and looking for work, keep yourself in the public eye. You can’t be considered if people don’t know you’re around.

2. Keep your status updates relevant to your job search

This part of networking is rather flexible. We all tend to connect with friends and family on online social networks, so, as far as possible, keep your status updates related to your quest for employment and career. Mentioning your efforts to expand your qualifications is also noteworthy.

3. Establish boundaries for social networking against professional networking.

The last tip is actually a great segue for this one. Yes, we all interact with friends and family on social networks, especially on Facebook and MySpace, but an online presence is very easy to track and research. Therefore, establishing boundaries between social and professional networking becomes essential. The best rule of thumb with boundaries is: “If you don’t want your mother to see it, then don’t post it.”

4. Don’t complain about your employer, internship, professor or colleagues. You never know when that could come back to haunt you.

A quick internet search will show you a lot of stories of people who have vented about their employers and colleagues online only to regret it with drastic steps taken against them. Yes, it’s possible to lose your job over letting out a little steam in the public sphere. So hold yourself back when the temptation to whine is high.

5. Limit the number of photos posted.

Being active online means considering the repercussions of every step taken. College students tend to post pictures of parties and drinking nights, which don’t reflect very well in the public sphere and they hinder the prospects of future employment. A future employer may not be willing to develop a generous opinion of you or your professionalism after stumbling across a photo-journal of a wild, drunk night of yours.

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Resume Writing Tips - College Grads

Resume Writing Tips (written by Neha Bawa – Bestlogic Staffing)

All right – so you’ve picked up your credits, done your time in school and you’re ready to begin working. But you’re worried that you don’t have enough experience to put down on your resume. Or you’re worried that you don’t have a good resume. In fact, you may not even have an actual resume at all.

But that’s all right. Because identifying the problem is the first step. Doing something about it is the second one.

The Anatomy of a Resume

Field of work notwithstanding, all resumes need to have a few key elements: – - An Objective: Describe your career objective in 1-2 sentences. – Education: List any degrees completed, in progress or relevant certification and course work. – Experience: Beginning with most recent position, list your past employers, internships and/or major projects that relate to the position you’re applying for.

How do I write mine?

By keeping active keywords at the forefront of your mind. Employers search their databases using certain keywords, so it’s important that you include these keywords when you submit your resume. Most times, you’ll be able to find the words you need in the job description, e.g., job titles and skill headings. All it means for you is that you tweak your resume slightly for every job that you apply for. Moreover, using numbers to describe your achievements and responsibilities can greatly expand and elevate your image. Using numbers and quantifying creates vivid images in our mind when we read them, whereas general statements are easy to skip over or forget. Typically, the more specific you can be in describing your duties, the better.

How long does it need to be?

Long enough that it covers the length of your relevant experience but short enough that it doesn’t put prospective employers to sleep. Sometimes a single-page resume just doesn’t have enough space to cover all the information you need to convey. How do I get it out there? Use the power of networking and the Internet to aid your job search. While job boards are a good source, use your online and on ground social network. Consider posting your resume on a personal web site or social networking sites like LinkedIn.

The First Impression

Common sense helps when you’re out applying for work. Before you submit your resume, take the time to: – - Spell check. Misspelled words and grammatical errors don’t help. – Get a second set of eyes. Ask someone – a teacher, a supervisor, a tough friend – to give your resume a quick look to make sure you’ve done every thing right. Don’t ask your mom.

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