How to make your job hunt easier!!!

My spam filter is usually pretty good about detecting bogus emails... usually. But lately I've been getting a few spam emails about various "job" opportunities that all sound a little too good to be true, and I've been hearing questions from friends thinking that some of the CDC's about job postings through Job Finder are spam (which is not the case!) so I figured I'd clear the air so to speak.


First off... if the email is titled something along the lines of "On-campus Recruiting Resume Submittal" and is signed by a Career Development Center staff person... it is NOT spam! In fact these are usually awesome opportunities for you to interview with a company on campus for positions ranging from internships to co-ops to full time positions. If you receive one of these emails, you should log into your Job Finder account ASAP and check out the job by clicking on the "On-Campus Interviews I Qualify For" on the "Shortcuts" tab on the home page. On-Campus Recruiting (or OCR) positions are the only ones where you may receive an email if you qualify for them.

However, if you'd like Job Finder to email you when new positions are posted that fit your criteria, it's easy to do, you just need to set up a "Search Agent." Follow these steps to set up your own:
1) Log into Job Finder (link can be found here or through the CDC's website).
2) Click on the "Jobs" tab at the top of the screen.
3) Click on the "Advanced Search" tab.
4) Choose the "save as" check box and type in a useful name to save the search as (mine is ME Internships 2009).
5) Go through and choose what parameters you want to search for. Ex. I searched for Internships in Mechanical Engineering located in either New Hampshire or Massachusetts (you can choose more than one option by CTRL-Clicking on the choices).
6) Hit "Submit."
7) Go to the "Search Agents" tab and then choose the "Schedule" button.
8) Check "Yes" to enable scheduling of the search agent.
9) Choose how often you'd like results emailed to you and if you just want new postings or if you want all (I'm going with once a week and all postings).
10) Hit Submit!

There you go 10 easy steps to make job hunting THAT much easier.

Even with the search agent, it's a great idea to check your Job Finder account periodically in case positions slip through the filters! Good luck to you all!!!