Job Searching from anywhere just got easier.
javascript:Qr=(document.getSelection)?document.getSelection():document.selection.createRange().text;u=(document.location.href);
location.href=’http://jobsearchlog.com/ba.cfm?n=linuxboy&d=’+escape(document.title)+’&u=’+escape(u)+’&
tags=%s’+'&ad=’+escape(Qr);
Copy the green colored text to your Browser Address Bar or save it as a favorite. This link is a piece of javascript code called a bookmarklet. This is code designed to be run directly from the address bar of your internet browser to perform a task. Please note the bookmarklet is associated with your profile. You should use the bookmarklet available when you login to JobSearchLog.
This is how to use the JobSearchLog Bookmarklet. You would select some of the text in an ad that you would like to add to your profile in JSL. While the text is selected click or select the favorite in Internet Explorer or bookmark in mozilla based browsers like Firefox. An ad will be created in JobSearchLog with the text you had selected as the actual ad, the title of the page you were selecting from as the job title and inserting the URL of the page the job is located on.
For example, if you selected the following text: ABC Corp. is looking for a administrative assistant….. on a page titled ABC Corp. Admin Asst from web page http://www.abccorp.com. If you click or select the JSL favorite you would have a title, url and the text of the ad inserted into an Ad record in your profile.
In Firefox you have the added capability to add tags to the ad by saving the bookmarklet as a link and assign a keyword to the bookmark. Type the bookmark name in the address bar with the words you would like to use for tags which will appear in the comments for the ad when the ad is saved.
The really nice thing about this bookmark is that all processing should be done behind the scenes. All you should see is the browser window refresh for a second. You will also receive an email notification with the job details sent to the email address associated with your JobSearchLog account.
I hope you will find this new tool useful in your job search efforts. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with questions or suggestions.
The following links contain more information about bookmarklets that you may find interesting:
[...] The other method to add ads into Job Search Log is through the JSL Bookmarklet. Drag the link JSL Ad Bookmarklet to your links bar. Then from any job post you are interested in applying for, select the text of the ad and click the JSL Ad bookmark. The ad, url and title of the page will be saved to your profile and you will receive notification that an ad was saved through an email message. The best thing about it is that Job Search Log does not display, the ad is added behind the scenes. Click here to see more information about the Job Search Log Bookmarklet. [...]
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