Counselor ActivityCounselor Activity In these tight economic times employers are looking to cut In these tight economic times employers are looking to cut

costs in all ways possiblecosts in all ways possible

This includes cutting the cost of recruiting new employeesThis includes cutting the cost of recruiting new employees

It seems many employers may be turning to websites like It seems many employers may be turning to websites like Craigslist Craigslist due to the affordable costsdue to the affordable costs

When we visited LivHome the recruiter used When we visited LivHome the recruiter used CraigslistCraigslist as as his primary source to find new employeeshis primary source to find new employees

Employer cost to post an ad on Employer cost to post an ad on CraigslistCraigslist = $25 per ad = $25 per ad MonsterMonster = about $400 per ad = about $400 per ad

What students will learnWhat students will learn Students will be able to go to Craigslist and locate some Students will be able to go to Craigslist and locate some

jobs for which they could potentially applyjobs for which they could potentially apply

Students will be able to respond appropriately to the job Students will be able to respond appropriately to the job by sending the employer a resume or navigating to their by sending the employer a resume or navigating to their website to apply for the jobwebsite to apply for the job

Students will be able to post a resume for employers to Students will be able to post a resume for employers to search on Craigslistsearch on Craigslist

Students will be able to post a brief ad to offer their Students will be able to post a brief ad to offer their services and skills to employers, recruiters and individualsservices and skills to employers, recruiters and individuals

Students will be instructed Students will be instructed to focus onto focus on

Making sure they read the job description thoroughly to ensure they:Making sure they read the job description thoroughly to ensure they:

Match with the skills/qualifications requiredMatch with the skills/qualifications required Think it’s a job they may be interested in/passionate aboutThink it’s a job they may be interested in/passionate about Understand the pay/benefits the employer is offering (if listed)Understand the pay/benefits the employer is offering (if listed) Understand how to apply for the jobUnderstand how to apply for the job

When posting an ad make sure the title is appropriate, descriptive When posting an ad make sure the title is appropriate, descriptive and catches an employers eye. Make sure the ad is the same and is and catches an employers eye. Make sure the ad is the same and is grammatically correct and spell checkedgrammatically correct and spell checked

When posting a resume make sure it is proofread and includes When posting a resume make sure it is proofread and includes examples of a positive impact you have made in past examples of a positive impact you have made in past jobs/school/volunteer etc..jobs/school/volunteer etc..

List of Job PostingsList of Job Postings

Example of Job PostingExample of Job Posting