Chief among them is the loss of privacy. Sending a resume into cyberspace places highly personal information in the hands of strangers. But Riley notes that this undercuts the effectiveness of a job search because recruiters may need to reach a job prospect quickly. Use good common sense. One thing missing from the electronic job search, at least in the initial stages, is the personal touch.
People send out resumes and never hear anything back.
You become just another batch of bits and bytes. And the very size of the Internet employment market may make it difficult to find sites that will produce the best results. Still, he looks to the Internet to become a dominant forum for filling some kinds of jobs, such as technical positions. All rights reserved. AARP Webplace Privacy Policy .