- How
is gobsofjobs different from the other recruiting sites? gobsofjobs
is the first interactive career site devoted to the Hardware and Software
Industries. It contains many advanced features such as saving
jobs or candidates between sessions, a Red
Flags? Analysis, and a Virtual
Interview. You have several levels of confidentiality
to choose from. You may simply register, search jobs and Request
an Interview. If
you submit your Resume, you may choose to only have your Job Objective
visible. At no time will your contact information be made visible on
the site.
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- How
much will it cost to use your site? Registration
and all other services, including; submitting
a Resume, Candidate
Profile, the Virtual
Interview and Red
Flags? are free for candidates searching for a job. Registration,
posting a Job,
Job Profile
, the Virtual
Interview and Red
Flags? are currently free for employers.
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- Why
should I register? Registration
provides you with many benefits, including; submitting
a Resume, Candidate
Profile, posting
a Job, and a Job
Profile . Since you will have a unique candidate or employer and
job ID, you may save jobs or candidates from visit to visit. Other services
such as the Virtual
Interview , Virtual
Interview Scratchpad, Red
Flags? will be able for further qualifying of your jobs or candidates.
The most important part about registering is that you can request an
interview with an employer or candidate.
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- Can
I search for a job or a candidate without registering? Yes. The
DetailedSearch,
the
ExpressSearch
and saving
interesting jobs or candidates are available. These are offered to guests
so they can first see if there are jobs or candidates they might be
interested in before registering. But since all employer's and candidate's
contact information is kept private, you must register and login to
request an interview.
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- I
found some jobs or candidates that I would like to consider. How do
I contact them?
You be registered and logged in to Request
an Interview.
Click
 in
the last column when jobs or candidates are displayed.
It will also be available when you click on the ID of a job or candidate.
An e-mail message box will be displayed that will be sent to gobsofjobs.
We will forward your request. It will include the URL to your job or
candidate information. If a positive response is received, the contact
information will be exchanged.
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- What
are all the different ways I can search for a job or candidate on
gobsofjobs?
There are three main ways of searching for jobs and candidates,
the DetailedSearch,
ExpressSearch
and the Virtual
Interview. The DetailedSearch
allows the you to
search for any entered keyword or words from all or a subset of the
jobs and candidates that are available. The ExpressSearch
allows you to search for all jobs or candidates within single or multiple
positions or industries. The Virtual
Interview and Virtual
Interview Scratchpad, which are skillset based searches and qualification
tools, allow
you to go on an interview with all or a subset of the jobs and candidates
available.
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- Is
my registration information kept private? Yes.
Your personal registration information will not be used for marketing,
and it will not be shared with any third parties.
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- I'm
concerned about my employer seeing my resume on your site. Can I register,
submit a resume and a candidate profile without them identifying me?
Yes. Your
registration information is completely confidential. You also have the
option of hiding your Work Experience, Education, Career Training and
Additional Information from anyone searching the web site. The minimum
information that will be visible is your Candidate ID, Job Objective,
your current industry and position of employment, area code, acceptable
relocation, preferred salary, and degree of travel. If you have submitted
a Candidate
Profile ,
the answers will be searchable and can be displayed to interested employers.
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- Why
can't I display my saved jobs or candidates?
You may have cookies disabled in your browser. To receive the full benefits
of this site your Per-session (not stored) cookies should be enabled.
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- I
logged in, but when I try certain things, it tells me I need to login?
You may have cookies disabled in your browser. To receive the full benefits
of this site your Per-session (not stored) cookies should be enabled.
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- My
Resume or Job Posting is in a Microsoft Word document. How do I input
it into the text area on the Submit
Resume or Post
a Job form? The easiest way to transfer your Resume from
documentation software such as Microsoft Word, is to save the document
as a text file and copy and paste the appropriate fields from the text
file into the Submit
Resume form. On a PC, click on the File pulldown menu and select
"Save As...". Under "Save as type:" select "Text
Only" and enter a file name. Open this file is the Notepad editor
and use the ctrl-c (copy) and ctrl-v (paste) keys to copy and paste
your Resume into the form.
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- I
just submitted my Resume or Job Posting. Do I also need to Submit
a Profile?
No. Submitting
a Candidate Profile or Job Profile is optional but it does provide you
and your potential employers or candidates with certain benefits. The
Profile
Questions
define a set of skills that are applicable to a particular position.
They are similar to the types of questions you may be asked during a
telephone or in-person interview with an employer. These consistent
set of questions can help you qualify your skillsets against those of
the jobs or candidates you are interested in. By submitting a Profile
as a candidate or as an employer for a job, you can participate in a
Virtual
Interview. Even though gobsofjobs
provides several ways to search such as the DetailedSearch
and the ExpressSearch,
you may overlook a qualified job or candidate. The Virtual
Interview can be used as an additional search approach or to further
qualify jobs or candidates.
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- Can
I submit a Profile without submitting my Resume or Job Posting?
Yes and No. A candidate can submit a Profile
without submitting a Resume, but an employer
must post a job to submit a profile for that job. If you submit a Candidate
Profile without submitting a Resume, prospective employers will be able
to search and view your answers to the Profile Questions, but they will
not be able to search by your position or industry or run a Red Flag?
after you are returned from a search.
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- I
know that I can go on a Virtual Interview to search or qualify jobs
or candidates, but what about my personal preferences. Are there any
qualification services available on gobsofjobs
for things like salary, relocation, etc.? Yes. The
Red Flags? will
highlight any potential differences in preferences of the candidate
and job such as, industry sector, position, area code, relocation, salary
range, and degree of travel. This information is entered for every candidate
submitting a resume and for every posted job. If there are any mismatches
in these preferences, the color coded display will highlight these mismatches
in red. Matching preferences are highlighted in green and preferences
that partially match or may be negotiable are highlighted in yellow.
The Red Flag Analysis is available on a per candidate or job basis or
can be executed against all saved or displayed jobs or candidates.
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- What
are the minimum cookie settings for gobsofjobs
to take full advantage of its benefits?
The settings are different for Internet explorer, FireFox and Netscape Navigator.
gobsofjobs does not store cookies on your hard drive. They
will only exist during this session.
Internet Explorer:
The minimum setting for Internet Explorer can be set in the Tools
> Internet Options ... dialog box. Click the Security
tab and the Custom Level... button. Scroll down to Cookies,
to enable Allow per session cookies (not stored).
Netscape Navigator and Firefox : The minimum setting for Netscape Navigator
can be set in the Edit > Preferences... dialog box.
Click on Advanced, and enable Accept only cookies
that get back to the originating server. Alternatively you can
enable Accept all cookies.
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