When you begin your job searching session, plan enough time to work, especially if you are new to using computers. If you have more computer experience, this will go more quickly for you, and you will be able to glide over many of the steps.
When searching for a job on-line, you will need a couple of things. The time factor mentioned above, as well as an accessible copy of your résumé (in an e-mail account or on a memory device) and a current e-mail account. E-mail addresses are most often used for registrations and applications because they are a unique identifier. Employers and agencies have found that too many people have the same or similar names, making it difficult to keep applicants apart, so they have defaulted to using e-mail addresses.
Now. It does not matter if you do not have a personal computer or frequent access to one, as that e-mail address will be used for your Login/I.D./User name, along with the passwords you create for those registrations and applications.
Most applications and registrations will give you the opportunity to upload your résumé, and/or the option to copy and paste your résumé into a text box. So, whichever option an application/registration presents, you need to have your résumé ready to do that.
If you are working on a computer that is not yours (friend or public), you might want to know how to create a temporary document on that particular computer. Help doing that can be found HERE.
Job searching can take from 1/2 hour to as long as you can stand it, but plan on that half-hour to get you started. When you find a job listing, you will have to apply for the job, where there will be some options, such as a profile to create, registrations for the particular company (often combined with the profile) or for the agencies that do the actual applications and vetting for companies. Same thing for placement agencies and some of the aggregator web sites.
Allowing sufficient time is important, mostly because many application processes do not yet allow you to work on the application and come back later to finish, even the ones that require registrations.
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QUICK OVERVIEW
1) When you find a job for which you would like to apply, you most likely will need to register.
a. Sometimes you will be asked to register directly into the job listing application, usually referred to as creating a profile.
b. More often, you will have to register before you can begin the actual job application. This registration will be for the company, the site where the job was listed, or a placement agency that is listing the job information.
2) When asked to register (web site), just click on the box and fill out the information they want. If you are uncomfortable providing some of the information, you certainly can decline to do so, but the form will probably not allow you to go further.
3) The next step will be to fill out the job application. Complete all required information. Usually, but not always, required information will have an asterisk * near it. It can be in black, red or blue. Sometimes required information will not be indicated that way, but you will find out when you try to move forward to the next page.
4) Yes, job applications have more than one page, often several. Keep in mind that on-line job applications are designed to provide the prospective employer with as much information as he/she feels necessary to make a decision on whether or not to call you in for an interview.
5) It is helpful to think of these application forms as taking the place of the traditional first interview. The application forms will often ask you to upload your résumé. You do it (having created a temporary document…and…grab a copy of Create a temporary document on any computer).
6) Then there will be…sometimes…a section where you have to enter all of the information that was uploaded and provided on your résumé. These on-line job applications might very well be testing you for your ability to read, how well you comprehend what you read and your ability and willingness to be patient and so something you thought you already did. Your prospective employer might be interested in how well, and how quickly and accurately you have completed the job application. This is a place where you get to exhibit your character and willingness to stick through to the end; all fine qualities an employer needs and wants.
I guess that is about it. It seems like a lot of work, but it is the reality of job hunting now. The first registration or application might seem difficult, perhaps even dumb, but each one you complete will be easier. Soon you will breeze through them, with the hope and expectation that maybe this one will be the job for you.
Think of the process as an opportunity to learn more about what you do, how you do it and how you can present the most personal and informative information to an employer, which could very well lead to presenting yourself well at a real, actual interview.
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Applications
Most applications do not allow you to begin the actual
application and come back later to complete it if you run out of time. Fortunately, I am seeing more and more
companies who do allow you to use your registration to re-enter the application
process at a later time or day. This is
particularly helpful if you run out of time before you finish the application.
When you are applying for jobs, in person or on-line, keep
an accurate record of:
- The name of the company. The address, too, if that is required for your job searching records.
- The date you applied.
- The position for which you are applying.
- Any additional information that might be helpful later, such as shift, hours, full/part time.
- The web site of the on-line application. i.e. www.cnhindustrial.com/en-US/careers/joinus/
- Your user name. Almost always this will be your e-mail address.
- Your password. Early in your searching this will not be an issue, but when you have applied at a few web sites, you will need to have an easy and reliable record of all this information.
- Any extra information that will help you remember something about the job for which you have applied. It is embarrassing to receive a telephone call to schedule an interview and you have no idea who is on the other end of the phone.
- We have prepared sheets for you to record this information, HERE.
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The images in the following tips will be difficult, if not
impossible to read, except for the parts
that I have re-typed to make them legible.
SEARCHING FOR A JOB - The process
Reliable job
searching sites are:
Job Center of Wisconsin
Indeed
JobsinRacine
MilwaukeeJobs
CareerBuilder
SimplyHired
SnagAJob
Monster
USAJobs – Official Federal government job site
Placement agencies
are a good place to contact and register.
They were called temporary agencies, but many companies are now using
them to do much of their hiring, especially for entry-level jobs. You can often go to an agency’s web site,
register and upload your résumé before you make an appointment to visit with
them. If you call them to make an
appointment, they may ask that you bring your current résumé with you, or that
you go to their web site to upload your résumé.
Either way will make your visit with the placement counselor much
easier.
Be sure to keep an accurate record of information related to
the job application. This will prevent
you from applying to the same job more than once. That is not a problem for most companies, but
it is a waste of your valuable time. A
simple record in a small notebook will work, but if you are job searching while
receiving unemployment benefits, you will have to use their required form,
which can be found on their web site: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/forms/ui/PDF/ucb_12.pdf
Date
____Time_:_AM / PM Employer
Name ___________________
Job
title __________________Company address _______________
Web site
where you found the application www.___________________
User Name
you created__________________Password___________
Notes:
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1) You can use a browser (the search engine part of a site) to search for specific jobs or categories of jobs in specific location.
a) An example is to type in a text box: assembly line racine wi. (See Image 1. The text box is where the arrows are pointing.)
b) That search will give you results for any company or aggregator site that currently has assembly line jobs in Racine, WI.
c) You can then click on the heading of any of the list of results to find out more about the job.
d) If you decide to apply for that job, click on whatever it offers as a way to make the application. It could say Apply Now or Apply Here or Join Our Team or Join Us or something.
e) Follow all of the directions on that application. Read it carefully so that you do not miss any required information. Sometimes the required information will have an asterisk *, which can be colored red, blue or black, and sometimes it will not. If you come to any information you are unwilling to share, you can certainly choose to do so, but you will not be able to go further with the application.
e) Follow all of the directions on that application. Read it carefully so that you do not miss any required information. Sometimes the required information will have an asterisk *, which can be colored red, blue or black, and sometimes it will not. If you come to any information you are unwilling to share, you can certainly choose to do so, but you will not be able to go further with the application.
f) Continue with the rest of the application.
g) If the application tells you that you have only a certain amount of time, that really is all the time will have. An application may be timed without letting you know that it is. If it is not a site where you can re-enter the application at a later time or date, you will most likely lose all of the information you have entered and will have to begin again.
2) You can go directly to the web site of a company to see if they list job openings on their site.
a) Use your browser to search for the company. If you know its name, great, type that company name into the text box (see Image 1); if you know only the type of industry it is, you can type: tractor assembly racine wi. If the company has a web site, it most likely will show up in the results from that search. Or, you may find other companies that interest you.
b) This is the home page (Image 2) for CNH (Case New Holland; previously J.I. Case). To follow along, go to that web site (www.cnhindustrial.com/en-US), then click on the menu item at the top of the page Careers.
g) If the application tells you that you have only a certain amount of time, that really is all the time will have. An application may be timed without letting you know that it is. If it is not a site where you can re-enter the application at a later time or date, you will most likely lose all of the information you have entered and will have to begin again.
2) You can go directly to the web site of a company to see if they list job openings on their site.
a) Use your browser to search for the company. If you know its name, great, type that company name into the text box (see Image 1); if you know only the type of industry it is, you can type: tractor assembly racine wi. If the company has a web site, it most likely will show up in the results from that search. Or, you may find other companies that interest you.
b) This is the home page (Image 2) for CNH (Case New Holland; previously J.I. Case). To follow along, go to that web site (www.cnhindustrial.com/en-US), then click on the menu item at the top of the page Careers.
c) Complete each page/section of the application. You will know that you are finished when you are offered the option (button) to Submit or Send or Complete or some other term that indicates that you are finished with the information part. Most often you will receive a new page that thanks you for applying for the job.
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