Does Care.com really care?

I'm still looking for ways to make money online. I would like to have something set up that would give my income a little bonus when I'm ready to retire. Of course I won't be retiring for another 30 years but I still want to make money online.

One of the companies that I tried working with is Care.com. In  search of a part-time job or a place to make residual income, you might come across the website. A place where a person looking for a job can post their resume for positions like childcare, elderly care, pet care and more. After filling out the information at care.com the website requested that a background report be purchased and requires the applicant to purchase tokens.

As an applicant myself, a background check is understandable a person that is seeking to post a job opportunity on care.com is opening their home and things that are valuable to them. Care.com  is smart for wanting to protect their clients. Does the company care that the applicant obtains a job?

Absolutely not! Their focus is on the client and making a profit of people who need the extra work. Is care.com doing a disservice to clients and applicants alike? Yes! Honestly the company is not doing what the concept of the business is suppose to do. 

Care.com is not connecting unique qualified caretakers to their clients. They would rather give job offers to people who have the money to purchase token to apply for a job offer.  Having to pay someone upfront to obtain a job is absurd. Then to pay care.com a percentage of the fee you earn afterwards is crazy. 

Take this as a warning Job and career seekers. A background check is understandable especially when dealing with things of value. An applicant should never have to pay to obtain work. 

Search Engine Optimization For Resumes

Do you know that Search Engine Optimization is just as important for job searches as it is for web page traffic? Don’t think this is true? I challenge you to create a webpage with your resume, job experience, and professional references on it.

Then have someone search for it with keywords that are known for the industry that you are trying to enter. Where they able to find your resume? Did your job application have the items that HR and the staffing companies

are looking for in an applicant?

This is so important to use SEO aka keywords throughout your resume when you are looking for work. The hiring manager takes less than a minute to look through skills, qualifications, and volunteer experience. If the person doesn’t find one thing they are looking for then your time and effort goes into the trash dumpster.

What are those keywords? Actually they are simple to find. Most employment opportunities have a long list of qualifications and skills that an employer wants from an applicant. The truth is not everyone is going to have every job qualification and skill that they are looking for. If enough truthful keywords are in your resume then the hiring manager will take interest.

Throughout 2017, 1 VS 1000 is going to research needed skills and qualifications in industries such as Accounting to Zoology. Then we are going to offer them to our readers so that you are to obtain the job or career that you want with ease.

He said "I don't do job resumes"

One of 1 VS 1000 first job clients and success stories was going to be an office mate who was seeking employment in the field of security. After speaking with him about helping to perfect his resume he informed me "I don't do resumes for job applications." My mind instantly exploded and a hopeful employment success story became a professional goose egg.

"I don't do resumes for job applications"

If a person wants to obtain a job or career that they want they are going to have to go above and beyond a resume. Companies either go through staffing professionals like 1 VS 1000 or the human resource department handles resumes. In truth many companies that are listing jobs want an applicant to have an online portfolio. 

An online portfolio is an area online where professionals can list skills, experience, examples of work, accomplishment, references, and awards. Job searching doesn't just stop with an online resume or professional website. Everyone is connected via social media sites.

What should a professional obtain to be seen as an important job candidate?

• LinkedIn Account
• Professional Website
• Facebook Account
• Twitter Account
• Account with a network of people who are in your profession

Account with a network of people who are in your profession? Writer and Blogger networks are examples of accounts that would be important to professionals who are Writers. If a professional looks hard enough they can find a network out there for almost any kind of job out there.

The moral of this advice is that if a person wants to get a job they need to embrace the new technologies that their industry is using. If you are a job applicant and need any help with the accounts above please let me know. I would be happy to assist you knowing that it would help you get the job that you want.