Glossary of Terms Used in Job Search
Job
Search
Job search is the process of looking for employment due to unemployment or dissatisfaction with a current position.
Job
Search Engines
The job search engines are websites that facilitate job search on the Internet.
Metasearch
Engines and Aggregators
A metasearch engine is an Internet type of search engine providing a single interface to widely spread and frequently changing information.
Vertical
Search Portals
The vertical search portals are "specialized" job search engines producing highly relevant and focused search results.
Resume
The resumes are used mostly in Canada and the USA in domestic job search. However, they use CVs in overseas job search or if they are seeking a faculty, research, clinical or scientific positions.
The standard job resumes are between 1 and 2 pages long. However job resumes for a mid-career executive may be as long as 3-4 pages.
Whereas resumes are a reflection of your main accomplishments only, European CVs are detailed accounts of your education and work experience to date. Generally, all you know about CVs is also applicable to resumes.
CV
A CV stands for a Curriculum Vitae (latin for "course of life"). It is used mainly in Europe.
The major difference between CV and resume is in they lengths. Usually, the standard CV is between 2 and 8 pages long where the standard resume is between 1 and 2 pages long.
European CVs are detailed accounts of your education and work experience to date. Generally, this what you know about resumes is applicable to CVs.
Overseas
Job Search
Applying for an overseas job differs from country to country. Therefore, if you want your job application to be taken seriously, you must consider national differences correctly.
CV
/ Resume Distribution
The CV / resume distribution is a process during which your CV or resume will be delivered, sent, distributed or broadcast by mail, email or fax to recruiters and employers. Before such a distribution, to protect your privacy, you may select companies or employers to whom your resume should (not) be delivered.
CV
/ Resume Distribution Benefits
By distributing your CV / resume:
- You reach hundreds of employers, job recruiters and headhunters, so they can find for you jobs anywhere in the world,
- You target your job search, therefore increasing your chance to get jobs you are looking for,
- You enter into a hidden jobs market,
- You get recruiters who know where jobs are,
- You do not have to be limited to positions open at the moment, since most employers and recruiters will keep resume live on file for at least six months,
- You save time, leaving you to focus your effort elsewhere,
- You save money:
- Postage alone for 100 resumes in large envelopes - how much would it cost?
- This does not include the cost of expensive stationary and the time necessary for researching oil companies, printing etc.
- You make money by starting your new job earlier,
- You are not limited to a one-page resume,
- You can develop workable leads through the contacts that call you,
- You give yourself new employment opportunities to explore,
- You discover whether you are earning what you really deserve.
CV
/ Resume Posting
CV / resume posting is a process of CV and resume distribution / uploading to online databases and web sites.