May 31, 2006 9:48 AM

Seven tips to keep job hunters' hopes up
Posted by Douglas Eisenhartat 9:48 AM

BostonWorks "Climb" columnist Penelope Trunk provides seven insider tips on to use the Net to your advantage when job hunting. Here's a sample from tip #1:

1. Navigate the online labyrinth.. . .Try to imagine how someone else would use a search box to find you, and be very specific about your skills. These rules also remain true if you post your resume to an online database. The mass of resumes on job sites is so unruly that human resource staff are paying people in India $20 an hour to sort through resumes to find the good ones, according to David Hanley, the owner of recruit'n, an online recruiting service. So, even in this case, keywords are your best friend.