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RSS and the
Job Search
© March 2010
David Swinney, Social Media Specialist
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RSSThe Web’s Most Underutilized
Time Saver
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What is RSS?
Really Simple Syndication
User-initiated subscriptions that provide updates, news headlines, or other content directly to the user for browsing at their convenience
Pull vs. push
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Benefits of RSS
Receive updates without visiting each web
site
Quickly monitor large number of sites
Short summaries or “table of contents”
Alternative to email notifications
◦ Lessen e-mail overload
◦ No rejection of messages by e-mail
filters
◦ Reduce spam
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RSS Value Proposition
“There is no faster way to peruse the Web
than via RSS. If you're not taking
advantage of RSS, then you're not making
the most of your Internet browsing time.”
Terrence O’Brien,
Switched.com
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Uses of RSS
News and announcements
Blog postings and comments
Photos
Podcasts / music
Auction items
TV and movie listings
Search results
Tweets
Job postings
Many more
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How to Find RSS Feeds
Look at browser address bar
RSS notification icon indicates available feed
Click on icon for subscription options
Many readers / aggregators (e.g., Google Reader, FeedDemon) can automatically find feeds
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How to Read RSS Feeds
RSS Readers / Aggregators download and display feeds
◦ Web-hosted service
Google Reader
Feedly
Netvibes
◦ Browser-based application
Sage (Firefox add-in)
◦ Desktop application
FeedDemon
◦ Mobile
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Hosted RSS Reader – Google Reader
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How to Use Google Reader
Monitoring Your Brand With
Google Reader◦ http://www.slideshare.net/davidswinney/monitoring
-your-personal-brand-using-google-reader
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Recommendations
Make Google Reader your primary RSS reader
◦ Free
◦ Requires a Google Mail account
Only use other RSS readers that sync with Google Reader
Use RSS whenever you can
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Hosted RSS Reader – feedly
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Browser application RSS Reader –
(Firefox w/Sage add-in)
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Desktop RSS Reader – FeedDemon
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Mobile RSS Readers
Applications available for
◦ iPhone/iPod Touch
Reeder
iNews
Pro RSS
◦ Android
◦ BlackBerry
◦ Windows Phone
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RSS Resources
RSS, the Web’s Most Underutilized Time Saver
◦ http://www.switched.com/2010/02/10/rss-the-webs-most-
underutilized-time-saver/
The Ultimate RSS Toolbox
◦ http://mashable.com/2007/06/11/rss-toolbox/
Getting Started With Google Reader
◦ http://www.google.com/support/reader/bin/answer.py?answer
=113517
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Using RSS in the
Job Search
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Increase Your Job Search Efficiency
Searching for a job is time-consuming
◦ Visiting job boards
◦ Processing e-mail search alerts
◦ Visiting/participating on LinkedIn
Use RSS to save time every day
◦ Job Board search queries
◦ LinkedIn Network Updates
◦ LinkedIn Answers
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Increase Your Job Search Efficiency
Searching for a job is time-consuming
◦ Visiting job boards
◦ Processing e-mail search alerts
◦ Visiting/participating on LinkedIn
Use RSS to save time every day
◦ Job Board search queries
◦ LinkedIn Network Updates
◦ LinkedIn Answers
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Indeed.com
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CareerBuilder.com
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TwitJobSearch.com
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Adding TwitJobSearch RSS Feed to
Google Reader
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Increase Your Job Search Efficiency
Searching for a job is time-consuming
◦ Visiting job boards
◦ Processing e-mail search alerts
◦ Visiting/participating on LinkedIn
Use RSS to save time every day
◦ Job Board search queries
◦ LinkedIn Network Updates
◦ LinkedIn Answers
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Generating RSS feed for
LinkedIn Network Updates
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Adding LinkedIn Network Updates
RSS Feed to Google Reader
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Increase Your Job Search Efficiency
Searching for a job is time-consuming
◦ Visiting job boards
◦ Processing e-mail search alerts
◦ Visiting/participating on LinkedIn
Use RSS to save time every day
◦ Job Board search queries
◦ LinkedIn Network Updates
◦ LinkedIn Answers
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Generating RSS Feed for
LinkedIn Answers
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Adding LinkedIn Answers RSS Feed
to Google Reader
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Job-Related RSS Feed Resources
How to Use RSS in Your Job Search
◦ http://www.timeatlas.com/web_sites/general/how_to_use_rss
_in_your_job_search
Find a Job Using RSS Feeds & Google Reader
◦ http://www.watchingthenet.com/search-for-jobs-with-google-
reader-and-rss-feeds.html
Screencast: How to create a RSS feed from an
Indeed.com job search
◦ http://www.timeatlas.com/tutorials/indeed.htm
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Thank You
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