JOB QUEST 2012
Recruiters and savvy job finders reveal their
top six job-search strategies using Web 2.0
technologies. BY STAC Y COLLETT
IF YOU’RE SITTING in your office right now, take a glance at the co-worker on your left and then at the co-worker on your right. Chances are one of them is looking to leave the company. Or perhaps it’s you. Some 53% of IT workers are actively or passively search- ing for a new job right now, according to a Computerworld
survey of 431 readers. What’s more, 46% of
the respondents say it’s been five years or
more since their last job search.
For those who are new to job hunting in a
Web 2.0 world, the hiring landscape is nearly
unrecognizable. For starters, a lot of employers have stopped advertising open positions
because they are deluged with résumés,
many of which come from unqualified candidates. Today, recruiters and HR professionals
have a suite of digital tools at their fingertips
that can, for example, identify the 10 best job
