Should An Older Job Seeker Use LinkedIN? What Are The Risks And Rewards?

 I strongly recommend that all job seekers research social networks sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Additionally, utilizing LinkedIN will afford you the opportunity of connecting with many employers as well as building your professional network. Before using LinkedIN, you should ensure that all your employment history is current and up to date. I have noticed that most employers are utilizing LinkedIN as a way of researching applicants. LinkedIN is your one stop shop for networking as well as applying for positions. It is the official job site as Facebook.

While applying for positions, do you feel that you commit hours to the screening process?

What I'm seeing now seems to be a twist on that process. Employers are now asking applicants to screen themselves via email or in some cases during a telephone interview. Additionally, some employers will no longer spend time interviewing candidates unless they've successfully passed the screening assessment, whatever that might be.

The question for careers professionals becomes one of how do we prepare you as a job seeker for this new way of hiring? It seems that every company has their unique process and the only way to discover it is to apply or to connect with a recently hired new employee.

What are you seeing in the screening process today when applying for positions?