<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858261462088439619</id><updated>2011-11-27T16:55:37.896-08:00</updated><category term='job seeker'/><category term='new job'/><category term='Hired911 goes green'/><category term='global partnership'/><category term='helping to save money'/><category term='tax deduction'/><category term='green community'/><category term='search options'/><category term='temporary work'/><category term='Search strategy'/><category term='http://Hired911.com improvements'/><category term='hired911'/><category term='2011 jobs'/><category term='work'/><title type='text'>Hired911 - Job Search in your Virtual Office Space</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Hired911.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00763259386405442635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858261462088439619.post-7876339624351262998</id><published>2011-10-12T13:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-12T15:21:21.743-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='search options'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Search strategy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='job seeker'/><title type='text'>Your Job Search Strategy</title><content type='html'>What is your job search strategy?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The most common strategy is to look according to your job title.  You trained to be a Avionics Engineer, a Cosmetic Mascara Sales Representative, or an Auto Polisher.  Guess your pickings are slim.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most people search for the job they want, but recruiters are looking for people with skills.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What SKILLS do you have?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your math skills in Avionics could land you a teaching job.&lt;br /&gt;Your sales skills could land you a job... well, just about anywhere!&lt;br /&gt;Your auto skills could get you a job for your brawn or your attention to detail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Using http://Hired911.com you can search according to your SKILLS for your next great job.&lt;br /&gt;Give it a shot!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have skills that earned you a degree - see if there are employers looking for someone with your degree title!  Maybe it's not a Ivy League school that will land the job but your Executive Secretarial degree.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If the employer is listing it, you can find it! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Change your Search Strategy and change your results. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy Searching!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4858261462088439619-7876339624351262998?l=hired911.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/feeds/7876339624351262998/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2011/10/your-job-search-strategy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/7876339624351262998'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/7876339624351262998'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2011/10/your-job-search-strategy.html' title='Your Job Search Strategy'/><author><name>Hired911.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00763259386405442635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858261462088439619.post-3417269664329303159</id><published>2011-08-16T07:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-16T07:51:06.998-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;I am encouraged...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When starting Hired911.com my thought was to serve you by creating a portal that saved you time in finding your next American job.  As the federal government is downsizing, the private sector has stepped up.  I was encouraged to see a "&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Virtual Job Fair&lt;/span&gt;" for people looking for jobs! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you're not familiar, &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;virtual&lt;/span&gt; means that you don't have to drive to another state to participate in the job fair, but instead do it from your computer at home, in a coffee shop, or at the library!  That is how Hired911.com was designed - with YOU in mind with the ability to job hunt and submit job requests from anywhere!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, when I saw this &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Virtual Job Fair&lt;/span&gt; I thought that it might be an excellent opportunity for you to showcase yourself.  Anyone who has read this blog will have access to the link:  http://www.americahires360.com/ where all the services to job-seekers is FREE.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wish you all the best and hope you find your dream job soon!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hired911.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4858261462088439619-3417269664329303159?l=hired911.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/feeds/3417269664329303159/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-am-encouraged.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/3417269664329303159'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/3417269664329303159'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-am-encouraged.html' title=''/><author><name>Hired911.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00763259386405442635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858261462088439619.post-6091046131588344556</id><published>2011-04-12T07:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-12T07:16:19.892-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tax deduction'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='helping to save money'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='job seeker'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hired911'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>I found this particularly interesting.  If you do your own taxes, there is a provision for job-seekers to deduct the expense of looking for a job from your taxes.  This is particularly good in these times when gas prices are hitting $4.00/gal in many areas of the country.  Why should everything have to hit your wallet? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, you can deduct your job search expenses.  Make sure that you keep accurate records, like mileage driven, stamp receipts, etc. to get every deduction possible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But... did you know that if you were EMPLOYED and LOOKING for a new job, you could also deduct job-seeker expenses?  This is a copy and post to help you in the future from http://Hired911.com to help you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Looking for a new job not only takes time, it also can cut into your bank account. A sheet of stamps, $8.80. Quality paper for your printer, $9. Printer ink, $16. And mileage to your job interviews. Miniscule expenses can add up over time. Fortunately, the IRS allows some job-search expenses as deductions on your income tax statement -- even when you're job hunting while still employed. If you don't land a new job, you can still declare these expenses. However, you can not deduct job-search expenses if you are a new graduate looking for a first job. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://marketing.dice.com/SQLid_newsletter.asp?id=1484"&gt;Read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4858261462088439619-6091046131588344556?l=hired911.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/feeds/6091046131588344556/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-found-this-particularly-interesting.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/6091046131588344556'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/6091046131588344556'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-found-this-particularly-interesting.html' title=''/><author><name>Hired911.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00763259386405442635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858261462088439619.post-6340285730486313074</id><published>2011-01-31T09:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-31T10:01:32.839-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='global partnership'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='helping to save money'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='green community'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hired911 goes green'/><title type='text'>Going Green</title><content type='html'>After watching the White House launch of Startup America, I realized what a vital service http://Hired911.com does for the Green community.  Green is the obvious keyword for everything that saves energy, and this consolidation of many job sites into a single portal saves you time and energy.  It also lets you turn off your computer sooner after you have applied for the job of your dreams on every given day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I find it exciting to be part of the Green community where with every new http://Hired911.com user we are saving more and more money.  At 12 cents per kilowatt hours x 1 hour per day x 100,000 households that can use http://Hired911.com daily = $12,000 in energy per day saved!  In a year nearly $4.4 million in savings - just because you worked more efficiently.  Of course your personal savings of .12 cents per day adds up to $43.80 saved annually. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So take a step to help America go Green with http://Hired911.com for all your job needs.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4858261462088439619-6340285730486313074?l=hired911.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/feeds/6340285730486313074/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2011/01/going-green.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/6340285730486313074'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/6340285730486313074'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2011/01/going-green.html' title='Going Green'/><author><name>Hired911.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00763259386405442635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858261462088439619.post-895847972764455649</id><published>2011-01-24T06:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-24T06:16:16.669-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='temporary work'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2011 jobs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new job'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hired911'/><title type='text'>More Jobs for American Workers</title><content type='html'>January 24, 2011&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to an NABE Industry Survey you can expect to see more jobs coming around soon.  The hiring is spurred by increased demand, increased profit margins, and increased capital spending.  This could mean very good news for job seekers.  Even today in Flint, MI the GM corporation announced 600 jobs to be added to staff up a third shift operation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sharpen up your resumes now and start targeting your new job position.  Make sure your resume meets or exceeds the expectations of the recruiter and the employer.  Hopefully your next interview will be the answer you and your family have waited for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;Source: http://www.nabe.com/publib/indsum.html&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;PS 39:7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4858261462088439619-895847972764455649?l=hired911.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/feeds/895847972764455649/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2011/01/more-jobs-for-american-workers.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/895847972764455649'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/895847972764455649'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2011/01/more-jobs-for-american-workers.html' title='More Jobs for American Workers'/><author><name>Hired911.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00763259386405442635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858261462088439619.post-5179774735944550830</id><published>2010-12-23T05:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-24T06:03:18.284-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hired 911.com  - Christmas hope for the future.</title><content type='html'>This week the new government statistic states that:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Initial jobless claims fall 3,000 to 420,000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jobless-claims-fall-3000-to-420000-2010-12-16-842550&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This means that 420 thousand people lost their job just before Christmas and are looking for the Government to help them through unemployment.  It's been like this for the past few years, nearly a half million people a month losing their jobs right here in the USA.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fortunately, there are jobs to be found and http://Hired911.com is the way for you to find the job with 1,186,319 jobs listed in the last 7 days.  Our goal is to give hard working Americans access to more opportunities faster allowing them more time to spend with their families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Losing a job is bad enough, why should finding a job be bad too?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Recommend http://Hired911.com to a friend!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Watch our new commercial - http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=465727137040&lt;br /&gt;While on Facebook, become a friend of Hired911.com !!&lt;br /&gt;( Or click here: http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http://hired911.com )&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4858261462088439619-5179774735944550830?l=hired911.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/feeds/5179774735944550830/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2010/12/hired-911com-christmas-hope-for-future.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/5179774735944550830'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/5179774735944550830'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2010/12/hired-911com-christmas-hope-for-future.html' title='Hired 911.com  - Christmas hope for the future.'/><author><name>Hired911.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00763259386405442635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858261462088439619.post-4497864613465360533</id><published>2010-11-15T06:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-15T06:56:34.574-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='http://Hired911.com improvements'/><title type='text'>More Options - Easier to Use</title><content type='html'>Sometimes it is good to step back and look at your design work and ask:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Is your design choice user friendly?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Is there a good appeal?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Can you get to the necessary options quickly and boost your confidence?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;That drove some design changes that will help you find your next job - faster and easier.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some changes -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Search for your next job &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;immediately&lt;/span&gt;!  Enter your search criteria and apply!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Added many &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Fast Search&lt;/span&gt; links for those who are exploring different kinds of jobs.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Added more &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Quick Link&lt;/span&gt; Search Engines - JuJu, FlipDog and Job Volume&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;We're not done - we're constantly improving, just like you are improving!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for making http://Hired911.com your search portal of choice.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4858261462088439619-4497864613465360533?l=hired911.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/feeds/4497864613465360533/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2010/11/more-options-easier-to-use.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/4497864613465360533'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/4497864613465360533'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2010/11/more-options-easier-to-use.html' title='More Options - Easier to Use'/><author><name>Hired911.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00763259386405442635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858261462088439619.post-7888556300889443945</id><published>2010-04-17T07:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-17T07:22:26.790-07:00</updated><title type='text'>New Look and Feel</title><content type='html'>Added quick launch bar to some of the most popular sites.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you do a keyword search for a job profession within the Hired911 portal, the Hired911 site will manage and automatically search for you bringing the results need into the job results area. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With another 450 thousand jobs lost in the last month, it's time to get everyone a job - start with Hired911.com !!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4858261462088439619-7888556300889443945?l=hired911.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/feeds/7888556300889443945/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-look-and-feel.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/7888556300889443945'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/7888556300889443945'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-look-and-feel.html' title='New Look and Feel'/><author><name>Hired911.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00763259386405442635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858261462088439619.post-5083887207001876592</id><published>2010-04-01T08:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-01T09:01:18.556-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Networking and the job search - The Diligent Survive</title><content type='html'>From the book of Proverbs 10:4&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;He who deals with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes one rich. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   After landing my job I started to consider how many people were calling &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;after &lt;/span&gt;I stopped sending resumes.  I was averaging 3-5 recruiter contacts per week.  That number dropped to 2 contacts in the week after I stopped sending resumes, &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt; to 1 contact in the 2nd week.  This week, there have been no recruiter contacts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   What did that tell me?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   Let's start with the facts - employers say and likely &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;do &lt;/span&gt;keep your resume on file for 6 months after you apply.  That does &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;not&lt;/span&gt; mean that they will be looking you up any time soon.  Some businesses actively scrub the big job engines like Monster looking for resumes that might match up with franchise deals, or perhaps local sales talent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   What was different was my diligence to &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;seek, call, &lt;/span&gt;and &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;send&lt;/span&gt; my resume to a person.  When I stopped making contact, they stopped calling.  Does this apply to every recruiter?  No, absolutely not.  There are some &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;retained&lt;/span&gt; services that may charge you to be your best friend!  They will be actively seeking to get you a job. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   So, be diligent.  Treat your job search &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;like &lt;/span&gt;a job.  Use every resource available.  Hired911.com was designed to put the best resources at your fingertips to save you time so you can do something fun after you have put your best effort into looking for new employment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   Be sure to click on More Listings! to find the job sites that pertain to your industry.  The job seeker's goal is to not generalize too much but look for listings in the niche markets.  Why?  Because if an employer is looking for a nurse, it's more effective to list on a Nursing site vs. on a much larger (general) site.  Only nurses will be looking on a nursing website for work!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hired911&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4858261462088439619-5083887207001876592?l=hired911.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/feeds/5083887207001876592/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2010/04/networking-and-job-search-diligent.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/5083887207001876592'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/5083887207001876592'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2010/04/networking-and-job-search-diligent.html' title='Networking and the job search - The Diligent Survive'/><author><name>Hired911.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00763259386405442635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858261462088439619.post-1162650597547613921</id><published>2010-03-16T07:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-16T08:06:10.254-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Why build a virtual office portal?  Hired911.com</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Why design a virtual office?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;There are many great job sites available, but they are not consolidated.  You can't share your information between one job site and another, which means that you are uploading and adjusting your inputs on each job site. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At one point, I was going to the local state agency and realized that I did not have any of my personal data to upload when I found a job on the state sponsored computer.  The same as if I had gone to the library... my information was at home on my slow computer.  If I had my information at my fingertips, I may have been able to upload the correct resume for the job, and....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I found that being out of work also meant that people you could talk to, or the computer system you were used to using were no longer available.  You were on your own and didn't have an environment that was your office space.  Why should your office space be limited to your home computer?  Why not take your office, your resumes, your tracking sheets (for evidence of trying to get a job) and more WITH YOU and have it at your fingertips? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hired911.com answered my questions.  I designed it for ME and have passed the benefits on to you.  I use Hired911.com every day as I look for work.  There are many features to explore.  Look at the tutorial on the Home page called "Using the Portal" to see some of the features and how they can help you on your job searching.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hired911&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4858261462088439619-1162650597547613921?l=hired911.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/feeds/1162650597547613921/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-build-virtual-office-portal.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/1162650597547613921'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4858261462088439619/posts/default/1162650597547613921'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hired911.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-build-virtual-office-portal.html' title='Why build a virtual office portal?  Hired911.com'/><author><name>Hired911.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00763259386405442635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
