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So here you are, a fresh-faced job seeker with a professionally written resume in hand (or on your hard drive, anyway). You are a mixture of emotions: anxious, a little excited, uncertain, maybe even a bit bitter about having to look for a new job in the first place. But most of all, you are hopeful.

It sounds so easy…and so quick.

But after a few frustrating weeks, you soon find out that it is anything but easy or quick. You’ve spent practically whole days combing the Internet, uploading your resume everywhere, replying to posting after posting…and what do you have to show for it? Probably very little.

Now you’re experiencing even more emotions, including anger. And you are ready to blame someone. You probably start with your resume writer because after all you spent good money to see results. And so far, you aren’t seeing results!

Before you clobber your logistics resumes writer, however, let me clue you in on a dirty, little secret: Online job posting sites are the most ineffective way to get a job!

Yes, it is true. And the bigger they are, the more ineffective they seem to be. Depending on which report you find, these sites have a less than 4% effectiveness rate. And when you ask most job seekers where they spend the bulk of their job-seeking time, they will tell you that they spend 85-90% of it on the Internet.

I know, I know. These sites are popping up everywhere. And why not? Job seekers are now convinced that they are the answer to their prayers.

It’s sad, really, because although the Internet is definitely a great research tool and has some great resources, it has really taken on a reputation that it cannot live up to, particularly when it comes to the job search.
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