To find a job you need to be patient, update your CV and it doesn't hurt to have a good job search app. Surely when we think of this category, some come to mind (out of curiosity, if you are the civil service, there is even one for public administration) but few people think about trying Google Maps. Well, be careful because there are those who developed a technique for finding work on Google Maps that works.
Google Maps is useful for many things. Now also to find work
Background. This person in question is a software engineer (going by the username Gloofa08 on Reddit, where he shared his story) who lives in the United States. It's not that he was unemployed, in fact he had been a junior engineer in his company for three years, so he enjoyed some stability. What he was looking for was a second job that he could do remotely, which is also relatively common in his sector.
This process of finding another job took him seven months, and like most mortals, he started on LinkedIn, even paying for Premium. There was no luck, as he himself says:
After 5 months, I discovered that this strategy was not effective, at least for me. Although I had a few interviews, none of them turned into a job offer. This left me stuck and feeling like I needed to change my approach if I wanted to get different results.
Then it occurred to him to try Google Maps. It turned to the popular default GPS browser on Android to locate recruitment agencies. But it didn't stop at a simple search, but the process is much more active. This is best seen with the example he offers: if you are looking for a job in the United Kingdom, zoom in on the United Kingdom on Google Maps and search for “recruitment”. A list of companies will then appear. All you have to do is go to their website and submit your CV.
He explains that he first started sending his CV to these companies one by one. During this research, he ended up accumulating a lot of valuable information: 'If you're looking for remote positions, the list I've compiled is a game changer. Contains more than 450 recruitment agencies throughout Europeclassified by country, and it took me two days to prepare'. Be careful because he shared it too.
But if instead of looking for teleworking you want a job locallydetails that 'You can replicate this process by searching for companies in your own area using Google Maps and sending your resume in bulk (via email).'. A lot of these emails may not reach the right people, but if the sending is mass, some will surely reach the right destination and you will get the response you are looking for.
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