rss and the job search
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RSS is the most underutilized time saving technology on the web. This deck includes an overview of RSS and recommended RSS readers/aggregators, and numerous recommendations on how job seekers can use RSS to save significant time during the job search process.TRANSCRIPT
RSS and the
Job Search
© March 2010
David Swinney, Social Media Specialist
RSSThe Web’s Most Underutilized
Time Saver
What is RSS?
Really Simple Syndication
User-initiated subscriptions that provide updates, news headlines, or other content directly to the user for browsing at their convenience
Pull vs. push
Benefits of RSS
Receive updates without visiting each web
site
Quickly monitor large number of sites
Short summaries or “table of contents”
Alternative to email notifications
◦ Lessen e-mail overload
◦ No rejection of messages by e-mail
filters
◦ Reduce spam
RSS Value Proposition
“There is no faster way to peruse the Web
than via RSS. If you're not taking
advantage of RSS, then you're not making
the most of your Internet browsing time.”
Terrence O’Brien,
Switched.com
Uses of RSS
News and announcements
Blog postings and comments
Photos
Podcasts / music
Auction items
TV and movie listings
Search results
Tweets
Job postings
Many more
How to Find RSS Feeds
Look at browser address bar
RSS notification icon indicates available feed
Click on icon for subscription options
Many readers / aggregators (e.g., Google Reader, FeedDemon) can automatically find feeds
How to Read RSS Feeds
RSS Readers / Aggregators download and display feeds
◦ Web-hosted service
Google Reader
Feedly
Netvibes
◦ Browser-based application
Sage (Firefox add-in)
◦ Desktop application
FeedDemon
◦ Mobile
Hosted RSS Reader – Google Reader
How to Use Google Reader
Monitoring Your Brand With
Google Reader◦ http://www.slideshare.net/davidswinney/monitoring
-your-personal-brand-using-google-reader
Recommendations
Make Google Reader your primary RSS reader
◦ Free
◦ Requires a Google Mail account
Only use other RSS readers that sync with Google Reader
Use RSS whenever you can
Hosted RSS Reader – feedly
Browser application RSS Reader –
(Firefox w/Sage add-in)
Desktop RSS Reader – FeedDemon
Mobile RSS Readers
Applications available for
◦ iPhone/iPod Touch
Reeder
iNews
Pro RSS
◦ Android
◦ BlackBerry
◦ Windows Phone
RSS Resources
RSS, the Web’s Most Underutilized Time Saver
◦ http://www.switched.com/2010/02/10/rss-the-webs-most-
underutilized-time-saver/
The Ultimate RSS Toolbox
◦ http://mashable.com/2007/06/11/rss-toolbox/
Getting Started With Google Reader
◦ http://www.google.com/support/reader/bin/answer.py?answer
=113517
Using RSS in the
Job Search
Increase Your Job Search Efficiency
Searching for a job is time-consuming
◦ Visiting job boards
◦ Processing e-mail search alerts
◦ Visiting/participating on LinkedIn
Use RSS to save time every day
◦ Job Board search queries
◦ LinkedIn Network Updates
◦ LinkedIn Answers
Increase Your Job Search Efficiency
Searching for a job is time-consuming
◦ Visiting job boards
◦ Processing e-mail search alerts
◦ Visiting/participating on LinkedIn
Use RSS to save time every day
◦ Job Board search queries
◦ LinkedIn Network Updates
◦ LinkedIn Answers
Indeed.com
CareerBuilder.com
TwitJobSearch.com
Adding TwitJobSearch RSS Feed to
Google Reader
Increase Your Job Search Efficiency
Searching for a job is time-consuming
◦ Visiting job boards
◦ Processing e-mail search alerts
◦ Visiting/participating on LinkedIn
Use RSS to save time every day
◦ Job Board search queries
◦ LinkedIn Network Updates
◦ LinkedIn Answers
Generating RSS feed for
LinkedIn Network Updates
Adding LinkedIn Network Updates
RSS Feed to Google Reader
Increase Your Job Search Efficiency
Searching for a job is time-consuming
◦ Visiting job boards
◦ Processing e-mail search alerts
◦ Visiting/participating on LinkedIn
Use RSS to save time every day
◦ Job Board search queries
◦ LinkedIn Network Updates
◦ LinkedIn Answers
Generating RSS Feed for
LinkedIn Answers
Adding LinkedIn Answers RSS Feed
to Google Reader
Job-Related RSS Feed Resources
How to Use RSS in Your Job Search
◦ http://www.timeatlas.com/web_sites/general/how_to_use_rss
_in_your_job_search
Find a Job Using RSS Feeds & Google Reader
◦ http://www.watchingthenet.com/search-for-jobs-with-google-
reader-and-rss-feeds.html
Screencast: How to create a RSS feed from an
Indeed.com job search
◦ http://www.timeatlas.com/tutorials/indeed.htm
Thank You
David SwinneySocial Media [email protected]://davidswinney.comhttp://twitter.com/davidswinneyhttp://linkedin.com/in/davidswinney
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