Google is clearly the dominant search engine in use today and one of the most important tools for you to use in your job search. While no search engine, not even Google, covers 100% of the content of the Web, Google is very powerful and flexible, even providing tools to help you keep track of what's happening online
While Google is probably the best search engine currently available, it's important to recognize that even Google doesn't cover every page of every Website in the world. No search engine does. Some Websites are new, and some Websites use a technology that makes their contents invisible (un-digestible) to Google.
Google continue to add new tools and services as well as increasing the number of Websites which they include in their database of Web content for all of us to use. Here are some ways that you can leverage Google's contents and tools.
We cannot cover all of the tools Google offers, but we'll cover the ones we think are the most useful to job seekers.
- Google-izing your job search -
Google search basics.
- Google Toolbar Tricks -
The Google Toolbar can be added to your Internet Explorer or Firefox browser, assuming your computer runs a version of the Microsoft Windows. The Toolbar makes some of Google's functionality easier to access, and it can be a great time.
- Google Alerts -
Set up Google Alerts and
let Google keep you informed about the topics that are most important to you.
For an example of how Google can help you in your job search, read Job-Hunt's Finding Jobs on Employer Websites.
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