Originally posted by Rob Holmes:
What are the best job search boards to focus on; should I select general job boards like monster.com or IT specific job boards such as computerjobs.com? I found a list of general and specific job boards at http://www.knockemdead.com/internet_resources.php
Originally posted by Rob Holmes:
Has anyone used a service like resumemachine.com? It e-mails [ "carpet-bombs" ] your resume to many different recruiters at once. I don't know if such a tactic would generate good results?
Mark Herschberg, author of The Career Toolkit
https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com/
2 Years Java Web Development ( 2002 - 2004 )
2 Years C/CGI web Development ( 2000 - 2002 )
1 Year C Data Reprocessing ( 1999 - 2000 )
4 Years Cobol Mainframe ( 1999 - 1995 )
Originally posted by arulk pillai:
Also possibly evaluate if a functional (i.e. skills based) resume would be more appropriate than a chronological one.
Mark Herschberg, author of The Career Toolkit
https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com/
Originally posted by James Clark:
Personally, with the background (above), I would look for positions dealing with COBOL. Four years of COBOL programming is still very valuable.
Make sure that you learn the Java basics again.
Originally posted by Henry Wong:
Another option. With 8 or 9 years experience, can't you call up one of your former colleagues?
A quick search on monster.com using the 75287 zip code and a 50 mile radius gave the results of 20 jobs for Cobol and 234 jobs for Java. A different city might give different results but in this case small prospects.
Originally posted by James Clark:
Personally, with the background (above), I would look for positions dealing with COBOL.
Originally posted by James Clark:
There are many positions that are not loaded into monster.com.
Mark Herschberg, author of The Career Toolkit
https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com/
Originally posted by Rob Holmes:
Another option. With 8 or 9 years experience, can't you call up one of your former colleagues?
Tried that one, they are not hiring and presently "right-sizing" through attrition. The company has a strong link to the price of oil.
Mark Herschberg, author of The Career Toolkit
https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com/
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