Utilizing Online Platforms: Job Search Resources Analysis

This presentation explores various online resources and platforms that individuals can utilize to discover employment opportunities in their fields of interest. It specifically examines Facebook, Indeed, and LinkedIn, highlighting their respective advantages and disadvantages as tools for job searching. The presentation discusses how these platforms facilitate access to job vacancies, connect candidates with potential employers, and enable the creation of professional profiles. It provides a comprehensive overview of each platform, analyzing their effectiveness and limitations in the context of modern job search strategies. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of leveraging these online resources and maintaining a proactive approach to monitoring them for potential job opportunities. References to relevant academic articles are also included.

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Table of contents
• Introduction
• Facebook
• Indeed
• LinkedIn
• Conclusion
• References

Introduction
In this power point presentation the various resources that can be used by a
person so that the options of employment can be explored in the fields they
are interested to work in will be discussed along with the advantages and
disadvantages of each of these sources. The sources which are generally
used by people searching for jobs are Facebook, LinkedIn, Indeed etc. so
that they can come across job vacancies present in market.

Facebook
Facebook is an American social media
networking platform which is being
commonly and widely used by many
people along with companies. As it help in
connecting to a large part of the world in
an easy manner it is used by employers to
post about any job vacancies that are
available in the company.

Advantages and Disadvantages of
Facebook
Advantages Disadvantages
Facebook is an easy medium to reach to
a large number of candidates. It is also
being used by a large number of people
making it an effective way to reach to
potential candidates.
Not all the companies are available on
Facebook which can limit the job search
of candidate.
It is an inexpensive and convenient way
of searching for jobs.
There is a lack of control over who can
see the personal and professional data of
a candidate.

Indeed
It is an American employment search engine
which help the candidates in knowing about
a large number of companies which offer
jobs from time to time. It also help the
candidates in easily setting certain criteria for
job search which make it easy for them to
find the type of job they are interested in.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Indeed
Advantages Disadvantages
The candidates can easily market their
resume in market and can reach to a
large number of employers.
As many people are using Indeed for job
search the competition in making
resume of candidate more attractive
becomes difficult.
A complete knowledge on the
employers/ recruiters can be gained so
that the job which match the interest and
potential of candidates can be applied
for.
There can be risk of fake employers who
would demand money in return for job
in a well reputedcompany.

LinkedIn
LinkedIn is an American social networking site
which is extensively being used for making
career profiles so that job search can become
easy and many professionals can be reached.
It help in knowing about a wide range of jobs
that are available in market and also help in
making contact with many employers and
professionals which make job search easy.

Advantages and Disadvantages of
LinkedIn
Advantages Disadvantages
As this application help candidates in
making contacts with many people having
similar interests the network of candidate
in market can become more strong.
As not all the employers use social media,
the candidates might settle for a firm
which is less than the ability of candidate.
As many employers use LinkedIn, the
candidate can find the job which is in their
interest.
It becomes difficult for candidates to make
an attractive job profile on LinkedIn so
that contact with employers can be made.

Conclusion
From this presentation it can be said that candidates can use various sources
and platforms that are available online so that a large number of options
that are present in market can be explored. It also help the candidates in
making strong network in market with people having similar interests so
that it becomes easy for them to get the job which is of their interests. Also
it is important that a regular watch on these sources is done so that
opportunity to work in desired firm do not get missed.

References
Acquisti, A. and Fong, C., 2020. An experiment in hiring
discrimination via online social networks. Management
Science, 66(3), pp.1005-1024.
Sriwilai, K. and Charoensukmongkol, P., 2016. Face it, don't Facebook
it: impacts of social media addiction on mindfulness, coping
strategies and the consequence on emotional exhaustion. Stress
and Health, 32(4), pp.427-434.
Hutchins, A.L., 2016. Beyond resumes: LinkedIn for marketing
educators. Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing.

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