Job Sites vs Applying directly to the company
Just something i have noticed recently. I have applied to jobs from Career Builder, Monster, Zip Recruiter, Indeed, LinkedIn, etc. I have gotten a total of 2 interviews in the last 6 months. 250+ Resumes - 2 interviews. Now - I applied to 3 companies in the last two weeks directly on their websites and I have 3 interviews. Tip if you looking - if you see a job on a job site - check the company website to see if it actually exists, or if the opening isn't on there. Most of the time they are collecting resumes, or the position has already been filled and your resume will never be seen. I should also state that the only two interviews I got were from Zip Recruiter, and they were very small local companies, not a large corporation. Just a tip for everyone looking for jobs! Job sites are NOT the way to go. Only through the company website directly. Anything else is possibly old or already filled by the time it gets to the job websites. Even the temp agencies I have been to have admitted that.
This is exactly what I am encountering. I've had more responses from Zip Recruiter than anyone else. As for applying in person or networking through friend and former colleagues, these are still the way to go. I'm going on 6 weeks unemployed and I'm starting to get pretty nervous.