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Is personal networking the only way to go?

My wife is looking for a new job and has been applying through Monster, among various other places. There are jobs that she is perfectly qualified for and she never hears a thing from the company. There's either a lot of highly qualified people out there looking for jobs or the online system is not very efficient.

She spoke with somebody recently who told her that some jobs posted online can easily get 2,000+ applications, so the chances of your resume being selected are remote. She has the appropriate key words in there etc. but still has never even had a phone interview. Has anyone here ever got a job through Monster or Hotjobs?

She's had the same job since she graduated from college 15 years ago, so she is not used to this job search business ;-)

Thanks for any input
Rod

• How did you get your current job?, Rod , Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:04:36 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Somebody walked up to me while eating lunch., saw, Sat, 17 Dec 2005 16:23:14
  • Re: How did you get your current job?, Mike B., Fri, 16 Dec 2005 06:38:11
  • Hired from outsourcer, ChuckD , Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:30:10
  • I got my last three jobs through monster.com, J, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:08:12
  • I put in a dozen years of free work..., Scott Paterson , Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:36:36
    • This sounds familiar. Some of us are entrepreneurs. n/m, JohnA , Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:56:17
    • inaccurate, Scott Paterson , Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:37:53
  • My wife just went through this, Nevin, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:57:14
  • Networking is the key..., Noel, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:40:31
  • It's who you know....., NickR, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:02:49
  • Re: How did you get your current job?, nypb, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:35:34
  • Re: How did you get your current job?, jp, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:26:14
  • Monster.com for me believe it or not, Caarma , Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:23:58
    • Agree: Monster+recruiter= success, dchmiele1992, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:46:53
      • Re: Agree: Monster+recruiter= success, Caarma , Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:05:29
  • Network of former co-workers, usually, Geoff, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:21:27
  • Networking nm, michael p, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:15:31
  • Newpaper ads..., LesH, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:10:13
    • Re: Newpaper ads..., beetlbumjl, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:57:26

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