Saturday, January 3, 2009

Bay Area Jobs: How to Find a Qualified Employee or a Good Job

By Alex Wu

So you are looking for a job. Moving to the Bay area? Do you already live there? Well the classified ads are the place for you to look for work. Personally I would look at all of the different online employment websites. You will find a wider range of offerings and you can also post your resume for employers who are looking for an employee.

If you live in the Bay Area, you need to look at the online websites so that you can post your resume. Employers do go online to look for employees rather than posting an advertisement in the paper. Make sure you have everything that you are experienced at in your resume, and include the years of experience. Make sure to include any degrees you may have even if they do not pertain to this job, it shows a passion for learning, and dedication. Make your resume stand out from the rest by putting anything you are extremely good at and how you can benefit an employer.

These websites offer employers a place to post an ad, or look over posted resumes by persons who are already looking for employment in your area, and you can see their experience and qualifications. It will also reach out to someone that will be moving to the bay area, so you reach a wider audience with your employment ad.

The health field is a booming area for employees in the bay area. There are several construction related jobs, customer service, writing and editing jobs, and marketing related jobs are also in demand. You can run a search to see what jobs would best suit you, and apply to them.

As an employer, be specific about your needs, requirements and experience wanted. Give a job description of what is expected. Ask for a resume as well as an application. Post a wage range and benefits that your company offers. This will bring you more qualified employs to apply for your job opening, as they will apply to one that they know what the pay starts at, before one with no pay range or benefits stated. Bay area jobs should be easy to fill with good people.

An employer should post all of the requirements, a short job description, and years experience needed to get hired for the job. People who do not meet your requirements will not apply and that will help you to not have as many applications to go through. You should post the wage range and whether you offer benefits or not, this may help you to gain better employees.

As a person looking for work, you have to make sure that all of your degrees and certificates are listed in your resume and your experience in years at a certain career. Set yourself a part from other job seekers by pointing out what you can do for their company. What can you offer them that nobody else can, or what are your strong points that will be good for their job opening. Sell yourself.

The Bay Area alone on one website has over 4,300 jobs posted in many different areas. That means the jobs are there is you are looking. There should be one in the category you are looking for. Be upfront about your experience and what you can bring to the company, and negotiate if the wage is not quite what you are looking for. There may be raises offered after a trial period. - 16003

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