Chapter 2

Mobile Meets Job Search

In This Chapter

arrow Checking out job hunting in a smartphone world

arrow Discovering what mobile search offers you — or not

arrow Using today’s job search apps to find work

arrow Welcoming mobile-enabled company career pages

arrow Creating great messages to use in mobile job search

Finding a job with a smartphone or tablet is no longer breaking news. Mobile job search is here right this very minute!

Even the formerly staid New York Times — nicknamed “The Old Gray Lady” — has adopted a mobile attitude. Joining countless numbers of today’s media enterprises, the famous national newspaper has redesigned its popular online publication, Today’s Headlines, to be more readable on the mobile digital devices you carry around with you.

Who else has mobile on the mind? Job seekers are racing to hunt for employment anytime, anywhere. A recent major breakthrough in recruiting technology made the mobile gold rush possible. Until that happened, candidates couldn’t submit ...

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