The first tip is a word of caution about the postings on many job boards:
If you're launching an online job hunt for the first time in a while; take caution. What may look like an ad for employment may lead to something entirely different, like a hard sell for career services or job-training manuals. Or worse, it might be a plan by identity thieves to get you to share sensitive personal information via "phishing" expeditions. Some of the job postings -- sometimes for positions long filled -- also could be from recruiting agencies looking to collect résumés.
The problem of job postings that aren't what they seem is adding to the frustrations of the more than two million recently laid-off workers who are competing for an increasingly limited number of jobs. The good news is that there are several tip-offs that indicate an ad is likely to lead you down the wrong path. And as long as you don't give out any private data, getting duped into responding to a fruitless job ad will likely only cost you time and energy.
The second tip is where to focus your online job search as there are over 60,000 job boards on the web today, it's hard to know where to spend your time and effort. She asked several experts in the field and the responses were generally along two lines: (1) focus on niche sites for better quality postings for mid-to-senior positions and (2) to try and not spend too much time searching for jobs online, and focus more effort on networking your way to a job.
Q: What advice do you have for job hunters searching employment boards?
A: Don't put too much time into them, advises Mr. Cohen. He recommends investing heavily in networking in person and online.
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