A modern job search campaign is by nature quite involved. While the net has offered a variety of new channels, it also creates increased competition for choice jobs and potential challenges for job hunters.

Job hunting needs to be thought of as a highly personal, highly aimed marketing process where you are the product. Your resume is an ad. Your extended network of colleagues is your source for information.

So where does the net fit in? At AA-Careers, we recently posted a job on Craigslist and got 600+ responses in a week. For one position. That’s increased competition for job openings.

Had a suitable candidate gotten ahold of us before we posted the ad, they could have gotten the job prior to getting all that competition. How? By finding someone who knows someone at our company who became aware of the job prior to posting. Everyone knew of the job for at least 7 days before it was posted. Who in your network might know of a job that’s coming available soon?

Be sure to check your application matierials carefully! When we did an analysis of the 650 resumes, we found a large number of errors. 63% of the applicants were easily taken out with a quick triage process. How? The same way any HR professional would. By rejecting resumes where the objective didn’t match our job description. By eliminating prospects whose cover letters gave us reasons not to engage them, like "I know I’m overqualified but I really need a job". By eliminating prospects whose documents that didn’t open properly. And by eliminating job hunters who didn’t bother to spell check their cover letter and/or resume.

So the good news is that job boards give you a feel of what companies are hiring, and for what kinds of jobs. But once those positions are posted, the competition is intense. You can still try, if you have a well written resume, designed to appeal directly and clearly to the recruiter. And if you have practiced interviewing – so you don’t stumble at a critical point.

Another potential problem to be aware of is how easily you can be checked out on the internet. As we Googled several job hunters, we ran into some Facebook comments that were in questionable taste. Nothing larcenous, but enough to tilt our thinking about who to employ.

AA-Careers provides a comprehensive set of services for Bay Area job seekers, providing our clients a personal career consultant, a managed job hunting campaign, modern tools like a personal website, video, highly targeted resume, and much more. Let us know if we can help you.

Be careful out there, and good hunting!

There’s been a great deal of research concerning the many ways
in which Vitamin C is beneficial to health. Also known as
ascorbic acid, this nutrient serves the body in a variety of
ways. In addition to the long established means of helping to
maintain health, there’s a great deal of research indicating its
value in helping the body overcome serious illness and disease.
Some studies indicate a good potential for the possibility that
Vitamin C can even help prevent some diseases.

What we definitely know about vitamin C is that it is an
essential part of the creation of collagen in the body. Collagen
is particularly import to the connective tissues of the body and
is the scar of healed wounds is made of. We also know that it
helps to keep the gums healthy and the teeth tight. It also
promotes healthy cell growth and development, as well as helps
the body to use the iron and calcium it takes in. Vitamin C
plays an important role in the healing of wounds and the
rebuilding of tissues, helps to keep tiny capillaries
functioning the way that they should, and also serves to prevent
dangerous blood clots.

>From the many scientific studies through the years, Vitamin C
has come to be associated with many other health benefits. These
include such things as strengthening the body’s immune system,
helping to fight infection, playing a role in the reduction of
cholesterol and high blood pressure, and having a part in the
prevention of arteriosclerosis. Furthermore, Vitamin C has been
associated with helping to prevent cataracts, cardiovascular
diseases and even certain types of cancer. Research continues
into these intriguing areas of study.

A lack of Vitamin C has been known for many years to be the
cause of the disease scurvy. Early signs of scurvy include red
bumps around hair follicles, easy bruising, joint pain and a
general feeling of weakness and fatigue. As the disease
progresses, small open sores begin to appear on the body and in
the mouth. The teeth loosen and gum tissue bleeds. Other ways in
which a deficiency of Vitamin C can affect the health of the
body include poor digestion, water retention, frequent colds,
and low energy levels.

While the minimum standard of Vitamin C daily intake is 60
micrograms or mg, most recommend consuming significantly more
than that. The minimum requirement offers protection against the
worst symptoms of Vitamin C deficiency, with most of the
positive effects coming from intake levels of 200 to 500 mgs
daily. Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin and thus, passes out
of the body with urine. That means it must be replaced daily.

Many people find that using Vitamin C supplements is a safe and
convenient means of making sure that the daily Vitamin C intake
goals are met. Your desired daily intake of Vitamin C will
depend of what you are hoping to achieve with your intake, i.e.
helping to reduce cholesterol or high blood pressure, helping in
collagen production, or building up your immune system. Seeing
your health care professional is a good way to determine the
best and most beneficial daily intake level for you.