Just out of curiosity, for you ladies that are looking for jobs while still employed, how much time in the evenings and weekends do you devote to your search?

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1. AnonymousAugust 11,2022 at 2:08AM UTC

   I am highly selective and can't remember a time when I sent out 5 resumes in a week, maybe in a month but that was rare.

   5 in a day seems excessive.

2. AnonymousAugust 11,2022 at 3:29AM UTC

   Thank you for answering my question. I'm just trying to get an idea of how other people do it, since I feel I should be sending out more resumes and getting more interviews. At least now I don't feel so lazy.

3. AnonymousAugust 11,2022 at 4:13AM UTC

   It is very difficult for me to send resumes during the week. I'm exhausted after work and have a family to tend to. I set time aside in the evenings on Saturday and Sunday to search online, read job descriptions and apply and be effective in the process. From my experience, trying to do anything while tired will lead to errors in applying for the position you're applying for.

4. Shawnte BurtonAugust 11,2022 at 4:19AM UTC

   Absolutely right. You have to make the proper adjustments to squeeze in what you need. Like squeezing out that last drop of lemon or orange to make that lemon or orange aid.

5. Monica Lynn SadlerAugust 11,2022 at 7:46PM UTC

   I understand that completely. In the past, I have used Indeed and/or Ziprecruiter. Both allow you to upload your resume so all you have to do is press a button to apply. I hope this helps!

6. AnonymousAugust 12,2022 at 3:11AM UTC

   Zip Recruiter has that Quick Apply function. When I use that, I go back to my list of jobs applied for and add my cover letter. Anyway, I wish it could all be as quick as one click.

7. Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition SpecialistAugust 12,2022 at 12:05AM UTC

   So I'm going to preface my answer by saying I'm looking for pretty much one job profile - so I don't really modify my resume.

   All the relevant information is already on there. As a recruiter, I don't expect folks to have a customized resume for every position they apply for.

   I don't do cover letters except maybe once in a great while. For like 1% of the positions I apply for. Usually if the company requires a cover letter - ESPECIALLY if it's phrased as something like "tell us why you're just dying to work here" - I'll just exit the application. I don't know enough about your company, the position, the team, the manager - nor do I have the time or inclination to blow smoke up your butt - to know if I'd love to work there or not. As a recruiter, I virtually never read cover letters.

   Can you tell me about how you're searching job sites? And which ones? And can you explain what "(and always having to adjust the settings)" means? Maybe I can help you make that process easier.

   So I try to do a couple of nights a week - I start with LinkedIn and the new positions they've pushed out to me based on an alert I've set up. I try to get through 100 postings. How long it takes depends on what the search results show. Sometimes, it's 60% Technical Recruiter positions - which I am not - so I just scroll past those. I can do 5 in maybe 10 minutes if I get taken to a decent ATS, probably 45 to 60 minutes if I get taken to Taleo, Workday or ICIMS where I know I'm going to have to manually enter in every single company name, every single title and every single experience section even though I was just required to upload my resume containing that information.

   Looking for a job is a numbers game. Please understand that I'm not throwing things at the wall - I am only applying for targeted positions I'm a fit for. There's just a lot of recruiter openings right now. Two years ago, not so much.

   Please let me know if you have any questions and see my question above.

8. AnonymousAugust 12,2022 at 3:07AM UTC

   Hello Joan. Thank you for responding to my post. When I search on Linked in, the settings default to jobs posted any time. I always have to change it to jobs posted the past week. Also I live on Long Island. So after I've either applied for a job or looked at a description using New York NY, the system defaults back to New York United States. I've messaged LinkedIn tech support about this.

9. Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition SpecialistAugust 12,2022 at 4:05AM UTC

   In LInkedIn, in the location box (city, state) next to the search box, type in your zip code then you can select the mile radius from the drop down menu.
   Or type in a zip code in the city.

   You should only have to be selecting things like when the jobs were posted and the location once per night.

   If you have the "set alert" toggled on, it will push new positions out to you.

   Also - when you see a position you're interested in, you can right click on the title and select "open link in new tab" - this will leave your original search results list intact and open a new tab with just that job. Although when you get your results, you should be seeing the list of jobs down the left one third of your screen with the job description showing in the other two thirds of your screen - so I'm not really sure what you're referring to here. Are you doing this on your phone? If so, I'm unfamiliar with that. But you should not have to be starting back over after ever job posting view.

   Do you have or is it feasible for you to have your resume posted? How often are you updating those profiles? If you don't have your resume posted, you're doing all the work. There are teams of recruiters and sourcers and outside recruiting agencies who spend all day, every day looking for candidates.

   Is your LinkedIn profile filled out and up to snuff? Do you have the green “open to work” banner on your LI profile and/or the other “open to work” indicator that recruiters with a LinkedIn Recruiter license can see? Are there specialty job sites you could be using? Do you have a degree? If so, are you utilizing the University's job site or alumni network?

   I'd recommend Indeed before ZipRecruiter and Glassdoor - if you do anything technical, then use DICE too.

   Please let me know if you have any questions.

10. AnonymousAugust 12,2022 at 3:08AM UTC

    The sites I use are LinkedIn, Glass door, Zip Recruiter and most recently Jobot.

11. Crystal HowellAugust 12,2022 at 10:39AM UTC

    I used https://www.cover-letter-now.com, took 5 minutes

    Get a recruiter and let them do the work, they have the contacts, decide your job title, salary(look up https://www.salary.com), benefits you want, etc.

    You pay nothing...........................

12. AnonymousAugust 12,2022 at 1:59PM UTC

    The cover-letter-now.com site could not be reached. :(

13. Crystal HowellAugust 12,2022 at 10:06PM UTC

    https://www.cover-letter-now.com/

    This should work , if not google Cover Letter Now