Enjoy The Benefits of Your Smartphone for Job Search

If you are looking for a job, always keep your smartphone at your fingertips! This little beast could be your best friend if you manage to tame it.

Respond to job offers with discreet alerts, see ads posted near you in real time, show your involvement in your field via social networks... All possibilities offered by these endearing companions.

Job search: enjoy the responsiveness of smartphone

Ad posted online often collects more than a hundred responses in the day, so responsiveness is paramount. In this context, your smartphone is a valuable asset.

You can download all kinds of applications on your smartphone to find a job: all major pros social networks now have their iOS, Android and Windowsphone application.

If they have the same functions as websites, the smartphone ensures better ergonomics and responsiveness. We thus find the possibility to:

* search, view and apply for all job offers that match your profile;

* be alerted on your mobile phone when an offer meeting your criteria is published;

* follow your applications for these offers;

* manage your resume and cover letter from the app;

* save your searches.

Good to know: these applications are free!

Answering a job offer with your smartphone can be very responsive:

* you can respond to the offers that interest you as soon as they are posted;

* by storing your CV on your memory card, you are ready for any eventuality.

Note: some companies even have an application dedicated to their recruitments. Check on the store of your smartphone if the company you are targeting offers such applications.

Looking for work discreetly

As much in the office you may be surprised looking for work, as during your lunch break you can browse the classifieds while walking.

An ad has just been published while you are on coffee break with your colleagues? Take out your smartphone and pretend to respond to a customer. You combine responsiveness and discretion!

Show your involvement through pro social networks

When someone is actively looking for a job, participates in many meetings, professional aperitifs, shows and others:

* Take photos, add your comments and post them on your professional networks such as LinkedIn and Viadeo.

* When hiring managers and other headhunters check your profile, they will be able to see your activity, and will be more likely to contact you.

Good to know: the geolocation of job offers is also starting to be one of the assets of job search with smartphone. Thus, an application that sends an SMS when passing in front of a company looking for a profile corresponding to us is in development.

So many little things that can make a big difference.