To find a job, you need to be patient, update your resume; Then it doesn’t hurt to have a good job search app. Of course, when you think of this category some come to mind (I’m curious, there’s even one for Public Administration if yours is public service) but very few people think of Google Maps. Be careful because there are people like that. Developed a technique for finding jobs that works on Google Maps.

Google Maps is useful for many things. Now to find a job

Background. The person in question is a software engineer living in the United States (under the pseudonym Gloofa08 on Reddit, where he tells his story). He wasn’t unemployed, in fact he had been working as an assistant engineer at his company for three years, so he was enjoying some stability. What he was looking for was a second job he could do remotely, which is relatively common in his industry.

The search for another job took seven months, and like most mortals, he started LinkedIn, even paying for Premium. As he stated, luck was out of luck:

After 5 months I discovered that this strategy was not effective, at least for me. Although I received a few interviews, none of them turned into a job offer. “This put me in a bind and I felt like I had to change my approach if I wanted to get different results.”

Then he thought of trying Google Maps. It resorted to the popular default GPS navigator on Android to find recruiting agencies. However, this was not limited to a simple search, The process is much more active. We see this better in the example he suggests: If you’re looking for a job in the UK, zoom in on the UK on Google Maps and search for ‘recruiting’. A list of companies will then appear. Now you just need to go to their website and drop off your resume.

He explains that he first started sending his CV to these companies one by one. During this search he accumulated a lot of valuable information: ‘If you are looking for remote positions, the list I have compiled will change the rules of the game.. Contains More than 450 recruitment companies across EuropeIt’s categorized by country and it took me two days to prepare.‘. Be careful because he also shared it.

But if You want a local job instead of looking for remote workdetails’You can repeat this process by searching for companies in your area using Google Maps and sending your resume in bulk (via email).‘. A large portion of these emails may not reach the right people, but if the send is huge, some of them will definitely reach the right destination and you will get the response you are looking for.

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