Posted by QuickReadAbout.com Staff in If you’re looking for a job, it isn’t always easy to find one. You can comb the employment section of area newspapers on a daily basis. However, not all companies will post a help wanted ad when searching for new employees. From my own experience, it is not always beneficial to seek new employees in that manner because it creates a great amount of extra work. For example, a year ago I was seeking to hire an administrative assistant. I put a help wanted ad in our local newspaper, expecting to get some decent replies. Instead, I found myself staring at over 200 resumes after having it appear in just one newspaper publication. Suddenly, I needed to look over every single one of those resumes and ended up finding that almost half of those resumes were a complete waste of time. It amazes me how many people send resumes out just for the sake of sending them. After sorting through all of them, I eventually did find someone but it took me nearly two weeks. I no longer have an interest in posting a help wanted ad.
Quite a few companies feel the same way.
Instead, there are online job sites that you can post your own job wanted ad. No matter what position or career you may be seeking, you can list a job wanted ad. That way, employers can find you, instead of you having to find them. It is much simpler for everyone involved. I happen to know of two large companies, besides mine, who have resorted within the past year to finding employees in this manner. I’d much rather spend an hour looking over resumes online and people who have job wanted ads posted than combing through hundreds of pointless resumes. There are still those who will lie on their resumes or job wanted ads, but the chances are not as high as someone who just randomly sends out resumes. Once I see a job wanted ad that interests me, I’ll contact that individual via email or phone. I can tell them about what I am seeking and give them some information, and they can decide on whether or not the position interests them. There are not as many games. Plus, I’m not wasting my time setting up lots of
interviews when I really don’t even know what a person really wants. If they’ve taken the time to list a job wanted ad online, I know what they really are looking for.
If you are someone who is contemplating job searching or placing a job wanted ad, I advise you to do so. Let potential employers come to you. It will save you and the employers a lot of time and hassle. You may end up finding the job of your dreams by placing a simple job wanted ad.