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CareerBuilder<\/a> is an online job board where employers find, hire and manage the best talent, and applicants search and apply for jobs that best suit them. It is one of the most trusted job boards, so college students should make use of it to help them find their first jobs.
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Compared to the sheer size of traffic on other popular job boards online, such as Indeed<\/a> with 250 million visitors or LinkedIn<\/a> with more than 500 million users, CareerBuilder\u2019s number, visited by more than 24 million job seekers every month, may first seem low. However, CareerBuilder has its own specialties.
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Unlike Indeed, which aggregates job positions from the internet as well as registered members, all of CareerBuilder\u2019s job postings are only from employers who register on the site. Also, compared to other job boards, such as LinkedIn or Monster, CareerBuilder is more expensive for employers to post their jobs. For applicants, this means that job postings on CareerBuilder are legitimate, free of fake employers.
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Also, since CareerBuilder is used by 90 percent of Fortune 1000<\/a> companies, most job postings you find on CareerBuilder are posted by professional, well-funded companies. On top of basic features of an online job board, CareerBuilder offers many unique features that help college students find their way into their first jobs.
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Let\u2019s look at each feature in more detail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Upload resume <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First, once you create an account at CareerBuilder.com<\/a>, click on \u201cUpload Resume<\/strong><\/a>\u201d tab to upload your resume, which can be made either public or private, and fill in other information, such as your salary information, skills, preferred relocation locations, and contact information.
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You can post up to three different resumes and cover letters, with which you can apply directly for jobs through CareerBuilder. To see all of your saved resumes and cover letters, click on \u201cWelcome, (your name)<\/strong>\u201d on the top right corner and click either \u201cView My Resume<\/strong>\u201d or \u201cMy Cover Letters<\/strong>.\u201d
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When you click on \u201cView My Resum<\/strong>e,\u201d you can click on \u201cView Recommended Jobs<\/strong>\u201d on the right to see job postings that CareerBuilder recommended based on your resume.
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2. Find jobs<\/strong>
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After uploading your documents, you can start searching for jobs. Click the \u201cFind Jobs<\/strong><\/a>\u201d tab or go to the homepage, where you can search by keyword, job category, and location<\/em><\/strong>. Then, you\u2019ll be directed to a listing page, where you can also save that search and view a list of recent searches (both written in blue).
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You can further narrow down your results<\/em><\/strong> by the date the job was posted, employment type, annual pay, company, job category, and \u201cCareerBuilder apply only,\u201d meaning the job posting allows you to apply directly only through CareerBuilder, not through the company\u2019s website.
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If you choose to see all job postings, whether they are “CareerBuilder apply” only or not, you can distinguish them by looking at what\u2019s written above the job title. Jobs that allow you to apply directly through CareerBuilder specify \u201cCAREERBUILDER APPLY<\/strong>\u201d in grey above the job title.
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Once you click on a job that interests you, you\u2019ll see basic information<\/em><\/strong>, such as company description, job description and requirements, and a list of recommended jobs similar to the one you\u2019re looking at. You can also email and save your search<\/em><\/strong>, and create a job alert<\/em><\/strong> to receive email notifications on new jobs similar to your search.
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Pro Tip: <\/strong>To avoid having your alerts end up in your junk email or spam folders, be sure to add \u201cjobalerts@sites.careerbuilder.com<\/em><\/strong>\u201d as a safe sender for any spam blocking software you use.
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The advanced search<\/strong><\/a> option allows you to narrow down your results by keywords<\/em><\/strong>, up to three locations at once, industry, mileage radius from specified locations, up to three job categories at once, college degree, employment type, salary range, and the date the job was listed.
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You can also exclude certain keywords, job titles or companies<\/em><\/strong> that don\u2019t interest you. You can also choose to exclude national\/regional jobs, non-traditional positions and jobs that don\u2019t include salary information.
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3. Obtain competition report <\/strong>
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What\u2019s really cool about CareerBuilder is its \u201cCompetition Snapshot<\/strong>\u201d feature, which aggregates user-generated information from all applicants for a particular job listing, while protecting the privacy of each applicant.
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Once you save a job, you can also see the job\u2019s competitiveness<\/em><\/strong> based on the number of applicants, the average years of experience and education level of other applicants. Taking the saying \u201cknow your enemy\u201d into action, CareerBuilder makes the hiring status as transparent as possible for applicants to both calculate the likelihood of getting the job and plan how they should invest time in applying for the job.  
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Moreover, once you apply, click on \u201cView the Full Competition Report<\/strong>,\u201d where you can see the job\u2019s hiring status in much more detail. This page shows the number of applications that employers have reviewed so far, the number of applicants who are currently employed, the number of applicants who attached a cover letter, a more detailed breakdown of applicants\u2019 years of experience, the average current salaries of applicants, and even the states where applicants live. As more candidates apply, these categories are automatically updated in real time.
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4. Explore careers <\/strong>
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If you\u2019re unsure about what jobs to pursue, click on CareerBuilder\u2019s \u201cExplore Career<\/strong><\/a>\u201d tab, which offers you thorough career guides on hundreds of jobs in multiple industries. On the page, you can scroll down to see recommended job titles that are becoming more popular.
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Once you click on a job title that interests you, you\u2019ll see a short description<\/em><\/strong> of job responsibilities, an outline of what a typical day of that job would look like, average salary, cities where that job pays the most, related job titles, insider tips, and useful articles. Then, you can also sign up to get email notifications<\/em><\/strong>, either daily or weekly, on new positions with the same job title.
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5. Get career advice <\/strong>
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If you have questions on anything related to job searching, click on \u201cCareer Advice<\/strong><\/a>\u201d tab. This page covers a wide range of topics relevant to job searching, from posts on basic job recommendations, such as \u201cCompanies hiring this week\u201d or \u201cCompanies hiring this month,\u201d to posts on subtle, yet important career tips, such as \u201cHow to promote yourself without being obnoxious.\u201d
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On the left side of the page, you can search for more articles<\/em><\/strong> by keywords, job phases like finding a job, getting a job, or on a job, or article topics, such as salaries or resumes.
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6. Make use of CareerBuilder\u2019s app<\/strong>
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Available on both iOS and Android, CareerBuilder\u2019s app uses both artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) to simplify job searching<\/em><\/strong> for applicants. On top of basic features you can perform on computers, such as uploading resumes and applying to jobs, the app shows AR views of job openings at the businesses you physically walk by.
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Even when you\u2019re not using the app — for example, you could be casually walking around a mall — you can get notification of available jobs nearby. You can set filters<\/em><\/strong>, such as job titles, salaries and distance, to narrow your search.
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Also, applicants are notified on new job openings, when their resume has been viewed, and who is viewing it.
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