Looking for a job has never been an easy process. I've been around it for almost twenty years now and it has grown even more sterile and impersonal in this short amount of time. The days of going through a few want ads, making calls and going in person to actually speak to a live person are all but gone. This process has been replaced by endless on line applications, directory trees (telephone tag) and black holes that suck in resumes and applications where they are never heard from again. I can assure you when it is you who is out of work, times are tough no matter the current rosy unemployment figures. The internet is great and all but for a job search has made a difficult situation worse. It is computer programs (ATS) that now decide if a resume warrants a second look by a person or even an interview. The job seeker is often unaware this happens or if they are aware, not sure what it wants. And let's not forget those left behind in this wonderful age of technology. ...