http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/01/technology/personaltech/looking-for-a-new-job-these-free-apps-can-help.html 2016-09-05 10:01:35 Looking for a New Job? These Free Apps Can Help There are several good options available to make the job hunt easier and quicker, including Indeed, Switch and Monster. === IN a volatile economy, many Americans are on the job hunt. But with the days of scanning the classifieds in a newspaper long behind us, one of the best ways to find a new gig is with the help of an app. The Indeed is designed to be simple. To use the app, you tell it the type of job you are looking for and the desired location. Then you click “Find jobs,” and the app generates a scrollable list of all the listings that match your search criteria. Each job is displayed in a large window in mostly plain text. Usually the window will tell you everything you need to know about the position being advertised, including the company’s requirements for expertise and education. Typically the text also details the job requirements and responsibilities. To see more information, you can tap on the “View job” button, and the app will take you to the original source of the listing. If the source site supports it, you can apply for the job directly from this web page. Indeed also lets you bookmark job postings as favorites, and you can even post a résumé to the site in a special format so potential employers can easily gain access to your information. Indeed is quite hands-on, and you will find yourself doing lots of tapping and swiping as you use it, but it is easy to use and is brimming with useful job information. Indeed is free for If you are looking for work in the technology industry, the A company manager can swipe left or right on your profile as well, and if the two of you are a match, you can then chat and exchange more detailed information. Switch works anonymously at first, with potential managers seeing only your profile and not your name. The company that makes it also promises that there are no headhunters or recruiters on the system; only staff members with the company posting the job can correspond with you. Switch is easy to use, and it’s free on Monster is a big name in online job hunting, and the company has an app to complement its more traditional web-based service. Monster’s app works similarly to Indeed — you search for job offers by keyword, and then you can see information on available positions in the app and apply for some of them immediately. The Monster also owns the There is still a place for the traditional résumé when it comes to applying for new jobs, and the Discovering music in a social way is the goal of