Some questions on job searching

quickman007

I'm on the hunt for a new job utilizing my CCNA skills, however finding one is a little daunting. Does anyone have any advice for this? Here are my main questions.


1. What are some of the better IT job sites?

2. Should I make an account and put my info in the sites? I know on Monster.com and Dice.com you can fill it in with your skills, experience, ext. Is this smart?

3. How would I go about finding recruiters to connect with on LinkedIn? I was told to connect with them but have no idea how to go about with this.


I'm a complete newb when it comes to job hunting. Pretty much fell into the one I have now.
Thanks!


P.S. if anyone knows of an entry level networking job in Florida, let me know!

scaredoftests

Indeed.com, Linked In and Monster. Make accounts in all of them.

bpenn

Are you looking to work for a government contractor? Federal government? Do you have a clearance? Or, are you looking at public/private sector. I am in Northwest Florida and 95% of the jobs where I live are government contracting. In regards to your LinkedIn question, search for "recruiters" or "IT recruiters" and try to connect with as many as you can in your area. I have gotten a few calls from the ones I connected with.

How is your resume? Are you purely entry level? No experience? Search for "Junior Network Administrator" or "Junior Network Engineer." Most jobs up here are coded that way. You have luck with Network Administrator 1 as well.

quickman007

bpenn wrote: »

Are you looking to work for a government contractor? Federal government? Do you have a clearance? Or, are you looking at public/private sector. I am in Northwest Florida and 95% of the jobs where I live are government contracting. In regards to your LinkedIn question, search for "recruiters" or "IT recruiters" and try to connect with as many as you can in your area. I have gotten a few calls from the ones I connected with.

How is your resume? Are you purely entry level? No experience? Search for "Junior Network Administrator" or "Junior Network Engineer." Most jobs up here are coded that way. You have luck with Network Administrator 1 as well.

No clearance. I'd prefer something in the in the private sector but anything to get my foot in the door. I reallyyy don't want a contract job at the moment.


From what I've been told, my resume is good. Worked on it a lot and got a lot of help with it. I've been working for the county I live in as a desktop support technician for the past six months. Aside from that no other substantial IT experience. I'd say I'm purely entry level as far as networking goes. Thanks for the responses!

InfoTech92

Indeed and Dice are the best way to go. Try to fill out at least 10 applications a day. Recruiters will contact you, they can be good. Received my current job from a recruiter.

TheFORCE

Connect with people you know on LinkedIn, make those first connections, friends, family, old coworkers, school people etc. Then look at their contacts and find the recruiters and connect with them. LinkedIn is good. Have found 2 of my jobs from there, through recruiters.

Cleverclogs

LinkedIn is very handy indeed. Only setup my account a few weeks back but already getting messages about roles because of my Cisco qualification.

Robertf969

ResumeRabit.com Post your resume to every jobsite and sift through all the recruiters emails until you find jobs you are actually qualified for.