Here are 11 simple ways to increase the quantity and quality of the resumes you'll receive throughout your 30 Free Trial. Please take a few minutes to look over our suggestions so that you'll have the most successful trial possible.

1. Have you updated your positions this week?

Updating your positions is the quickest and easiest way to increase the response rate on your postings. The most current postings will appear first in search results, so make sure your postings aren't lost in the bottom of the searches - update job postings weekly. All postings can be updated with one click.

2. Have you filled out the required skills field correctly?

If this field isn't filled out or isn't filled out correctly, your position will be rejected from several of our important cross-posting partners. You'll lose exposure on your job and your response rate will decrease.

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4. Have you used "real" locations?
5. Have you avoided words that will cause your jobs to get rejected from major sites like Yahoo?
Do you have at least 10 positions on the site?

3. Are your descriptions lengthy and attractive?

With an abundance of positions online, job seekers are becoming more selective. The highest quality candidates will NOT apply to positions that are lacking detail or are poorly written. A few words will dramatically increase your results. Be sure to include specific and enticing information on Benefits (vacation time, profit sharing), Salary (including base pay, commission, bonuses), IPO status, growth potential, etc.

4. Have you used "real" locations?

Job seekers most often search using a combination of keywords and locations, so it is essential that the field contains a "searchable" city. If you have entered words like "midwest" or "tri-state" or "South Bay" your jobs will NOT appear in job seekers' search results.

5. Have you avoided words that will cause your jobs to get rejected from major sites like Yahoo?

The below list of words can not appear in any part of the job description:

AAA, Big 5, Company information, Fastest growing, Fortune 500, hot, http:, I am doing, millions $, must hire quickly, outside sales opportunity, permanent position, phenomenal company, privately held company, Teach your children, work for a, www.

Also, do NOT include any contact information in the job description area. Postings with email addresses, URLs, and phone numbers will also be rejected. Resumes from applicants will automatically be sent to your email address via our webmail forwarding system.

6. Have you added a "CE" to the job IDs for tracking purposes?

Because CareerExchange distributes your positions to several major websites, you may have difficulty distinguishing which resumes originate from CareerExchange (especially if you are using multiple recruiting resources). CareerExchange will only be listed in the subject about 50% of the time, so add a "CE" to the end of your job IDs to make your tracking easier.

7. Have you added keywords to your descriptions?

Try to imagine which words or phrases your ideal candidate might be using to search and add those to your descriptions (including all possible variations).

Example: (E-com, E-commerce, E commerce, start-up, start up, stock options, pre-ipo, pre ipo)

8. Do you have good job titles?

Job seekers will ONLY view the job description if the job title is relevant to their job search criteria, therefore vague or generic job titles will be overlooked. Make sure your job title targets your ideal candidate. A title like, "Cobol AS/400 Programmer/Analyst" will receive twice as many views as "programmer".

Many of our important cross-posting sites will only accept companies with 10 or more positions in their profile. Don't lose that additional exposure, make sure to add those last few positions.

9. Have you added a salary range?

A recent study reported that 55% of job seekers will NOT apply for positions lacking a salary indication. Adding a salary range to your descriptions will help detract underqualified applicants and entice your ideal candidates to apply.

10. Have you been very specific about your minimum requirements?

Make it absolutely evident what your minimum requirements are, so that underqualified candidates do not apply. Don't be afraid to list things that you DON'T want! Example:

No 3rd parties!
We are unable to sponsor H-1 visas at this time!
No relocation available!
Must have a CSCI degree!
Must have 10 years work experience!

* To avoid rejection from our major cross-posting partners, make sure the 'required skills' field only contains "hard skills" like:

- 2 - 5 years of client/server and Web-based client development experience using object oriented methods.
- Honed skills in as many of the following as possible: Java, JavaScript, HTML, DHTML, CORBA, COM/DCOM, Photoshop, Frontpage, Illustrator.
- SQL and RDBMS (Oracle) JDBC, UNIX programming and Oracle Web Application Server experience would be an asset.

Do NOT enter anything descriptive about the position (location, benefits, growth potential).

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