With 16 million jobless in the United States, many are turning to internet sites for job searching. This article will describe how to minimize the amount of time spent on internet job sites. Automated online job searching is easy with the right tools.
1 There are many internet sites where employers post job openings online. Find the sites that you will be searching daily. For this article, I’ll be demonstrating how to automate searching for a job on craigslist.org. Open your browser and go to craigslist for the city you are searching for work. Click the arrow under the search bar and select “jobs”. Type the job you’re looking for. In this case I typed, “Human Resource Director.” Click the arrow next to the search to enter and you’re taken to all of the jobs with your search terms.
2 Open a new browser tab and enter Google Reader in the address bar. Click on the official site of Google Reader. If you don’t have a Google account, create one and download the Google Reader. Among other things, Google Reader allows you to easily add subscriptions to RSS feeds. Leave the tab open, you’re going back to craigslist.
3 Click on your browser’s craigslist tab and go all the way to the bottom to the orange RSS icon. Put your cursor over it and right click, select “copy link address” and enter. You have just copied the RSS feed url for your craigslist search.
Things you’ll need:
- A computer with broadband connection
- An RSS feed reader
Tips & Warnings:
- You can automate anything you search manually for by adding the RSS feed url of the page into an RSS feed reader.
Resources:
What is RSS and How to Use It
