Do you think applying for jobs online actually works?

Okay....lost my last job about two months ago. Been out of work since...but I have been putting in applications online for all kinds of jobs! McDonalds, all the fast food places...Walmart...Kmart...etc. What am I doing wrong? Any ideas?Do you think applying for jobs online actually works?
Applying online actually works, but you have to get to the stores too. There is so much to be said about the face to face interaction and the timing which I believe is everything. As a job counselor I always tell the students that I work with to visit the stores in person and make every effort to speak to a manager.

You can be smart about this and try not to go during rush hour for any of the periods of lunch, breakfast and dinner time. Most of the hiring managers work the morning shift. I would apply online and then print the shell of the application and visit the store in person, start with the closest locations to you and work your way out. The fastest hiring jobs typically are the fast food jobs. So start with those first, also companies that are expanding line HH Gregg, and others. Try those too.
Online applications rarely work. The reason is simply competition. Since it's so easy to email a resume, *everyone* does it. Every job that gets posted online receives literally hundreds of applications. It's only a matter of probabilities that at least a few of those hundreds will be better qualified than you. The alternative, for employers who can't be bothered to actually read through hundreds of resumes, is lottery style picking. Your chances are just as bad with that, obviously.



Making contact with another human being directly is ALWAYS better. It increases your chances of success dramatically. Put yourself into the shoes of a hiring manager: you have 160 resumes from people you've never seen or heard of, and 20 resumes from people whose hand you shook. Would you even bother looking at the email applicants?



A lot of the big companies only accept online applications. Unless you have connections to the manager or other important staff somehow, then there's no way around the bad odds.Do you think applying for jobs online actually works?
I imagine for retail jobs the applicants are pretty similar to each other and they must receive a ton of applications. I'd continue to use online but also go to the store and talk to someone.



We're all human, sometimes we don't get around to doing things until it's in our face reminding us.
After high school I applied for a very large handful of jobs online. I never got a a single response. After that I applied to some of the same jobs after going in to meet the manager, and ended up taking two jobs out of the four I was offered! I honestly think they would rather see you come into the place of work and apply, or ask for an application to take home.Do you think applying for jobs online actually works?
I started working online about 6 months ago. im making about 500$ a week. Go ahead and check it out for yourself, its worth it



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