Thursday, May 30, 2019

More Pointers for Improving Indeed.com, etc.

...I previously suggested incorporating a messaging center into Indeed.com to facilitate communication between applicants and employers, and, again, this idea was successfully implemented. All job boards should have messaging centers. Other flaws in this and other job sites should be addressed to further optimize user-friendliness. Specifically, all job boards should save specific application dates and have capability of saving multiple resumes and cover letters...

Saving Specific Application Dates

Indeed's “My Jobs” feature does not record specific dates of employment applications submitted via its site; it rather tells simply the number of days ago that applications were submitted, which poses challenges for those wanting to attach specific dates to those applications when following up on them.

...It is a really good idea, considering the current limitations on specifically the Indeed website, to manually document the specific date of each application utilizing the “add note” and/or “edit note” feature in “My Jobs” and clicking “Save” immediately after submitting an application. One must otherwise search through their email for application confirmations to find specific dates that they submitted applications utilizing Indeed. Fixing Indeed to instantaneously apply application dates to applications would be the very best solution...

Saving Multiple Editable Resumes and Cover Letters for Use

It should be practical to save, edit, and utilize multiple resumes and cover letters in individual Indeed.com accounts rather than having to upload specific resumes and cover letters for specific jobs with each application.

Automated Cover Letter Updating

Indeed and all job boards should have an automated cover letter updating feature that would automatically apply the current date and key words matching an applicant's articulated skills with those required of specific jobs they are applying to. Applicants should be capable of viewing and editing the automated cover letters prior to saving and/or submitting them with applications...

In Conclusion and Summation

Implementing the prescribed improvements to Indeed.com and all job boards lacking the stated features would facilitate employment application processes and improve odds of candidates being hired for jobs in which they can optimally utilize their articulated skills.

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