USING SOCIAL NETWORKING IN YOUR JOB SEARCH
Presented by Anthony Furino
RSS Feeds
What are RSS Feeds? Function like an online newspaper
subscriptionYou subscribe to a feed that is updated
regularly. When the feed is updated you are automatically sent a link to, a portion of, or a complete piece of the information you signed up for; in this case you are sent job openings
RSS Feeds
1. Quick Info To receive these feeds you have to have an
RSS reader Free of charge, convenient, practically labor-
free Useful for those people that have access to a
computer regularly – can check an RSS reader for a listing of jobs instead of performing the same search over and over
RSS Feeds work by collecting and gathering these feeds in one place so you can quickly retrieve them
RSS Feeds
2. How to Subscribe Perform a search and then click an RSS
Feed icon to subscribe to it
Some sites, like Career Builder, may require you to go to a specific RSS Feeds portion of their site to choose to receive feeds on jobs in a certain industry, jobs by keyword, or jobs in a particular region of the country
Subscribing to RSS Feeds
You can choose to display an RSS feed in your Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox browsers
OR
Copy and Paste the RSS feed URL into your own RSS Feed Reader to view
Subscribing to RSS Feeds
Internet Explorer1. Click on the RSS feed link after you have
performed the initial search The location of the RSS feed link/icon will vary
between sites
2. Click on the subscription link near the top of the page
Subscribing to RSS Feeds
3. Name the feed and subscribe
Subscribing to RSS Feeds
Mozilla Firefox1. Click on the RSS feed link after you have
performed the initial search The location of the RSS feed link/icon will vary
between sites
2. To save in Firefox browser choose Live Bookmarks
Subscribing to RSS Feeds
3. Name the feed and add to Bookmarks Menu
Subscribing to RSS Feeds
If you choose to read RSS feeds with your own RSS reader then you must follow these steps:1. Perform a search on a job site2. Click on the RSS feed link 3. Copy the URL when you are taken to a
different page
4. Paste the URL into your RSS Reader
RSS Feeds
RSS feeds may not always be easily visible – look on handout for locations of feeds on job search sites Different sites will design their feeds to
display differently Meaning that when you receive these
updated feeds there may be job title with a small job description linking to the full posting, or a full job posting for you to view, etc. Example
RSS Feeds
Why use RSS Feeds? Reduces stress caused by job search Reduce or eliminate the time you spend
searching for jobs FREE FREE FREE!!! You can unsubscribe at anytime Do not have to give out your e-mail
address They will work in any RSS Reader
RSS Feeds
Popular RSS Readers
Google Reader My Yahoo! RSS News Gator Feed Demon Internet Explorer’s built-in reader Mozilla Firefox’s built-in reader Bloglines
Job Notifications via E-mail
Useful if you have internet access on your phone
Functions similar to an RSS feed in that you are notified automatically, without performing a search, but you must check e-mail regularly
Mobile Phone Job Notifications
There are very few services that will text users job postings as they become available:
CareerBuilder Job Alerts Twitter LinkedIn Mobile
http://m.linkedin.com
Firefox Add-Ons for Job Seekers
Firefox has add-ons, which, according to Firefox can be “… a new time-saving toolbar button, a shortcut to search, a themed look, and more. Add-ons make browsing easier.”
Basically these act like the quick access Google search field on the top right side of the browser window
Firefox Add-Ons for Job Seekers
To use these in Firefox go to Tools – Add-Ons – Get Add-Ons – perform a search for these add-ons below TwitterJobSearch.com - a job search engine for
Twitter LinkedIn Companion – allows you to perform LinkedIn
job searches, people searches, access to JobsInsider JobsInsider allows you to check your LinkedIn network to
see if you are connected to anyone within the company that posted a specific job - if you are connected to someone on the inside you can contact hiring managers directly through LinkedIn
Indeed Job Search – quicker way to access Indeed’s search engine
