Gold Nugget Coaching

CareerBuilder.com [link] (also found through the URL careerbuilders.com—with an “s”) claims to have more job postings than any other site. That’s a pretty big claim and hard to validate especially since there are one-stop job search sites such as Indeed.com that I discussed in the last post.

Regardless, careerbuilders.com is rich in resources and can be very helpful if you know how to use it. So in this post, I’ll give you some valuable time-saving tips. . . .

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You’re working hard in your current job and, at the same time, trying to plan your future. Maybe you’re thinking about a potential career change. Or maybe you have “layoff aversion” and would be comforted by having a sense of what the future might bring in your current occupation.

As I noted in the last post, regardless of where you are in your career or what experience and skills you have, there are market forces at work in the job arena that are beyond your control. And whether or not you’ve experienced a layoff yourself, we all know it’s not the most pleasant of experiences.

Your best insurance against the effects of market forces and/or a layoff is to be proactive in designing your future, rather than just waiting for it to show up.

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Obviously, most people use online job search methods and tools like monster.com, CareerBuilders.com, and others to find a job. These resources (and the others that I’ll talk about in this series) can be incredibly useful if used the right way.

And I have, in fact, seen many people be very successful in finding a job using these tools. But, unfortunately, there are others who, even after much time and effort, are unable to find a good job “match” and end up very disappointed. The disappointment often turns to frustration and then to resignation. And then they stop looking all together.

The process of online job searching can feel like the lottery: sometimes you win, but most times you don’t. Regardless, it practically always feels as though it’s all outside of your control. And, frankly, in large measure it is.

But there are strategies that can help put you in the driver’s seat. So let’s begin exploring what underlies being successful with online job searches. . . .

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“Career is dead? “That can’t be,” you may say. “And I can prove it because with one click of my mouse and some  keystrokes I can go to careerbuilders.com or monster.com. And they’ve invested a fortune in helping CareerBuilders like me. They have career links all over their sites.”

Well, let’s set aside for a moment the possibility that their businesses may be built on a concept that’s first and foremost designed to generate profits (for them). Instead, let’s consider the question, “Is career as an institution dead?”

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Are you looking for a job, or thinking about changing jobs? You probably know about the various online job posting services like careerbuilders.com [link] and monster.com [link].

But do you know how best to leverage them? Do you know their strengths and weaknesses?

In a series of posts that starts with this one, you’ll discover what all “CareerBuilders” should know before they put their hopes for a better future in such tools. These and other tools can be powerful when used the right way but, when used blindly, can create frustration or a sense of hopelessness or, worse, can actually be damaging to your future.

But before we get into that discussion, along with tips and hints for using these tools, I’d like to introduce some concepts and get you thinking about some critical questions that will help shape your use of the tools.  Question #1 . . .

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