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CNN: Job hunting online gets trickier

 
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http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/06/news/economy/annie/annie_0206/index.htm?cnn=yes

Job hunting online gets trickier
Federal regulations kick in today that will make Internet job hunting more complicated. Here's what candidates need to know � and change -- now.
Fortune Magazine
By Anne Fisher, FORTUNE senior writer
February 6, 2006: 3:13 PM EST

NEW YORK (FORTUNE) - Friends, be warned: If you're hoping to find a new job through a job board or other online channel -- or if you're an employer seeking candidates on the Web -- the world just got a little bit more difficult.

New federal guidelines meant to standardize how employers track data on the diversity of their job-applicant pool are taking effect starting today for jobs at federal contractors -- and similar rules will kick in later this year at U.S. companies with more than 50 employees. And resumes and search approaches that worked perfectly well before may no longer do the trick.

In the new system, federal regulators will be checking to see that companies are keeping diversity data on all applicants, according to a new, more uniform definition of "applicant."

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