The Internet as One Giant Job Board. A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2010, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Extract:
Here are the major trends we've observed about Internet job-hunting in the past year
The real-time Web is changing job search
Especially in the current economy, hiring decision-makers are increasingly deploying low-cost methods for finding candidates
Use of social-media, the fastest-growing recruiting method, is expanding overall (not just for job search), and niche social-media venues are emerging, the same way niche job boards emerged.
Job boards are increasingly integrating social-media functions, and hybrid job-board/social-media venues are emerging.
The job-board realm is simultaneously contracting and expanding.
Whether or not job boards die, some of their most ubiquitous products will probably die.
Face-to-face job-search techniques are more important than ever.
Final thoughts: At a time when the entire Internet can be thought of as one giant job board, no single online tool is the ultimate key to job-search success.
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