Chapter 4
Leveraging Familiar Search Tools
IN THIS CHAPTER
Revisiting plain text and doing it better
Maximizing your plain-text resume for ATS
Understanding online screening techniques that judge you
Blogging your way to a job
Foiling identity theft and coping with spam filters
Utilizing the power of going directly to employers
Working with recruiters
Although not all web technology tools have held up under the rigors of time and progress, some are still favored job finders in the 21st century. Job boards and company websites, for instance, retain star status in determining where to send your resumes. The handsome full-design resume is another tool that remains on job seekers’ hit parade. (Chapter 11 gives you the scoop on resume design.)
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