MinnesotaJobs.com is designed from the ground up to ensure your company has excellent quality resumes available to you when you need them. Our sophisticated search functions are second to none on the Internet.

How do we attract quality resume posters to MinnesotaJobs.com?

1. Our advertising programs are in Minnesota only.

2. All Internet advertising is designed to draw people pre-qualified to work in Minnesota to our Web site.

3. We do not require job seekers to post a resume in order to view jobs. This ensures that only motivated job seekers post resumes on our site. Job seekers just checking things out can bypass posting their resume.

4. Resumes are stored for only 3 - 4 months in our main resume database. After 3-4 months, the resumes are moved to our auxiliary database. Thus, your default searches will yield only fresh resumes of motivated job seekers just coming into the market.

5. From time to time you will need to find candidates with rarified skills. These candidates have a hard time finding an ideal job and you have a hard time locating these candidates. Our auxiliary database is a great way to find these unique candidates.

6. We have almost 20,000 resumes altogether with many new resumes added daily.

7. Very few resume posters are looking for assistance in moving from another geographical area. Non-Minnesota resume posters generally have made plans to move to Minnesota prior to using our site.

8. We attract employed and unemployed job seekers. We target a lot of our advertising at currently employed job seekers so the ratio of employed job seekers to unemployed job seekers is very high.

How to use our resume database

The quickest way

1. Click on the "Search Resumes" button on the left of any page.

2. Select a category.

3. You will see a table of resumes. Click on the "Click Here" link under the "Details" column.

4. You might need to log in. Click on the "Remember username and password for future logins" box and enter your user ID and password.

5. The resume will be displayed in a printer friendly format.

6. You can contact the candidate by e-mail or phone.

More detailed search

1. Click on the "Search Resumes" button on the left of any page.

2. Slide down to the bottom below the category list.

3. In the "Employer/Recruiter Section" you will see several search options including keyword entry.

4. Enter keywords, select the pull-down menu to choose what types of matches you would like and optionally select a category. Note: By default only resumes less than 3 months old will be displayed.

5. If you wish to search resumes that are older than 3 months old, click on the ">3 months old" button.

Another way to refine your search

1. Click on the "Search Resumes" button on the left of any page.

2. You will be shown a list of all the resumes in a given section.

3. Slide down until you see the "Back to sub-category list" button and "Back to main category list" button.

4. Select the "Back to sub-category list" button. You will then see a breakdown of sub-categories within the main category (i.e. the bookkeeping sub-category under the accounting main category). Select a sub-category of interest to list resume.

Beyond the search methods described above, we have search options that offer still further precision. These options are available when searching a specific category. To use these search options do the following.

1. Click on the "Search Resumes" button on the left of any page.

2. Select a category from the list of categories.

3. Slide down to the bottom of the page until you reach the "Employer/Recruiter Options" section. Select either the "Advanced Search" or "Power Search" links and choose options to better refine your search.

Resume Alerts

Every night we analyze the resume database for new postings and e-mail resumes to employers/recruiters based on their specifications. Setting up these "Resume alert agents" is easy.

Features of resume alert agents
1. You need to have an account with us in order to receive the resume alerts.

2. You can receive resume highlight lists even if you are not currently a paying client.

3. You can have as many resume alerts as you wish.

4. You can edit and delete resume alerts at any time.

5. Each e-mailed list of resume alerts sent to you includes an option to delete the specific alert or modify/delete any resume alerts.

Setting up resume alerts

1. Click on the "Employer Zone" button on the top of any page.

2. Click on the link that says "Newly posted resumes e-mailed to you" in the Resumes column.

3. Select a category from the list.

4. Enter your username and password. Optionally click on the "Remember username and password for future logins" button.
5. Click on the "Send Me Matching Resumes" button to receive all resumes within a category.

6. Optionally enter information in the other fields of the form for more specific responses. Note: the "Category" pull-down menu allows you to select sub-categories within a major category (i.e in the Accounting major category, select the bookkeeping option).

7. To set up other resume alerts, click on the "Click here to set up another alert" link.

8. You can have an unlimited number of resume alerts.

MinnesotaJobs.com's resume database is a unique resource to aid in your company's sourcing process. If you need assistance using the resume database search please feel free to call us at 763-783-9393 X254 or 1-866-801-9182 (toll free) X 254 or e-mail us at Support@MinnesotaJobs.com.