BusinessWeek:
The Internet has changed a lot of things over the past decade or two–including how we search for jobs.
Sure, the basics are the same: Find an opening and apply for it. But the Web has permanently altered the employment process. And with more than 1.2 million info tech jobs lost this year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a lot of people are going to be using every tool they can get to find their next job.
While networking is (and has traditionally been) the best way to find a new job, the second-most effective tool is another type of networking: sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, according to a poll released by placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Old-school employment search tricks like attending job fairs and reading newspaper classifieds got the lowest ratings.
Here’s how the Web is changing how we look for jobs.
Social networking sites are exploding in popularity, as people look to connect with pretty much everyone they know, from friends to co-workers to potential employers. Facebook claims it has more than 250 million users; Twitter’s traffic has grown tenfold in the past year; and LinkedIn–while not as flashy as its social networking brethren–is perhaps the most useful of the bunch for job hunting because of its employment- and recommendation-focused profiles. It’s seen its total visitors double since last year.
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