The Evolution of Applying for a Job

the EVOLUTION of APPLYING FOR A JOB In the Beginning ... 1492 The men hunted and the w omen You could gathered. spin wool or sail the ocean blue. 1632 America's first post office. Job seekers can MAIL send letters. 1800s No job hunt. No career People born into jobs on the family farm. improvement. 1876 1830 The first US railroad is complete. People can now apply for jobs outside their hometowns. Alexander Bell invents the telephone. Ring Ring! That's your next job! 1950s Post War boom in white collar jobs. People show up with resumes in-hand for office jobs. 1980 1969 Happy birthday Internet! The Internet is born but isn't widely used. Can you hear me now? The cell phone is invented. 1982 1983 1st video resume is on VHS. Sending tapes is harder than sending Faxes increase from 300,000 1 2 Aac paper resumes. to 4 MILLION. Faxes become 1990s World Wide Web easier to use for is established. both job seekers and employers. The cell WWW Resumes can now phone industry takes off. be emailed! 1989- Job seekers 1996 connect Video resumes go viral thanks to Aleksey Vayner on the go. Publications like the New York Times pick up the story about Vayner's funny video resume. 2000 1999 50% of people 1st online job boards created. Employers post jobs, Candidates post resumes. use Internet. Job seekers email their 2005 resume to potential employers. YouTube was created. You Tube There's a great cat video you should see! Quick uploading makes video in resumes easier than ever. 2010 2011 Companies plan to spend 50% more 80% of people use the Internet. The job hunt is increasingly moving online. on social recruiting. Employers see social media as 89% of companies use social media in the hiring process. This shows companies are looking for more innovative ways to hire. the future of recruiting. 2012 66% of adults online are on 1 or more social media platform. Gap between job hunters & employers narrowing thanks to social media. NOW! Video resumes & interviews Job seekers interview for worldwide jobs via webcam or iPhone/iPad. used to improve hiring efficiency. Hiring process personalized sooner. Candidates show off skills like charisma, communication and personality. spark Hire Presente d by spark Hire.comd Sources: http://www.nysha.org/files/Teacher%20Guide%20and%20DBQS.pdf http://www.elon.edu/e-web/predictions/150/1870.xhtml http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/fax.htm http://answers.yourdictionary.com/technology/when-was-the-first-mobile-phone-invented.html http://sixrevisions.com/resources/the-history-of-the-internet-in-a-nutshell/ http://www.youtube.com/topic/oX2B2WpqWAU/video-resume http://www.celebrateboston.com/first/post-office.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00451/fax.htm http://www.ehow.com/facts_6185281_define-fax-communications.html http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/over-twenty-percent-of-u-s-adults-dont-use-the-internet/ http://careerenlightenment.com/social-media-job-seeking-tips/info-graphic-job-searching-with-social-media-statistics http://www.factasy.com/civil_war/railroade.shtml http://goarticles.com/article/Employment-in-the-1950-s/2039210/ http://www.interviewstudioblog.com/images/evolutionofresume.jpg http://recruitloop.com.au/blog/the-most-infamous-video-resume-in-history/ http://thesocialskinny.com/100-social-media-mobile-and-internet-statistics-for-2012/ Shamgar-Tracts.comby L I- 凹