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JUDY WOODRUFF (Newshour): Next, a new dispatch from the difficult job market.
NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman has long chronicled just how tough it is to get hired. Tonight, he looks at how one of the big changes in recent years, applying online, is not working for many seeking a job.
It's part of his ongoing reporting Making Sense of financial news.
PAUL SOLMAN (Newshour): At McLean Bible, a megachurch in Vienna, Va., the appropriately mega career network ministry. In a labor market increasingly dominated by online job search, this weekly event features sessions on taking psychological tests, selling yourself to interviewers.
MAN: And I have been working in the consulting industry for the last 15 years. And, quite frankly, I love it.
PAUL SOLMAN: Marketing the brand that is you.
MAN: Your resume is going to tell me what you have done in the past. Your marketing plan is going to tell what you want to do in the future.
COMMENT: After retiring from the U.S. Navy (22yrs) of the civilian jobs I've had only one was by me 'knocking at the door.' ALL the others were gotten via online. My last job of 5yrs (from which I have fully retired) was a SURPRISE offer from my posting on the Monster jobs site.
But IMHO a job seeker should NOT rely on just online job offers. Do apply online, BUT then follow up by going to the business and talk to a living human being and give your written resume, or if the job is not local, mail your resume.
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