How do you manage the ducplication across job boards?

[Boney M]

I dont care if it is a duplicate by the same agency across several job boards or several agencies battling for the same role. If the job fits and the pay is correct I am applying for it across all job boards.

You have no knowledge of the agencies and how they conduct their business and applications process. The agency could have different generic email accounts on different job boards for their accounts for example
3rdlinejobserve@reed.....
3rdlinetechnojobs@reed....
3rdlinecwjobs@reed......

Then they could have several junior pimps or account managers going through the different mailboxes from the differnt job boards sifting through the applications. They could have all sorts of processes.

Then there are the job boards themselves and how the email they send to the agency is formatted, there are the lazy pimps who copy other companies job adverts that are similar to the one they are advertising but two totally different clientcos, there are just so many variables. I would rather apply for all regardless than pick one from one job board

[Boo]

Why do you think that you have "to manage applications across the job boards"?

+1. No reason not to send your CV multiple time for the same role, often agents only have time to read the most recent dozen or so applications so multiple attempts are all to the good.

Boo

[flipFlop]

Hi All,

I'm struggling to manage applications across the job boards - there is so much duplication in job posts!

I'm just using Excel to record the ones I apply for, but is there a cleverer way?

Untouchable1

Why do you think that you have "to manage applications across the job boards"?

[Untouchable1]

It sounds like a dumb question (and admittedly isn't my most intelligent ever), but when you consider the time taken to go through all the postings, and deduplicate - taking into account that fairly frequently it's the same job but rewritten by the agent, it takes a bit of time.

ok, fine. No silver bullet.

[petergriffin]

Hi All,

I'm struggling to manage applications across the job boards - there is so much duplication in job posts!

I'm just using Excel to record the ones I apply for, but is there a cleverer way?

Untouchable1

I am not sure what job board you're referring to but to some extent Indeed can do this for you, although not all job boards are linked from Indeed (Technojobs should be, for example).

Another thing I do, I google the relevant part of the role description.

[northernladuk]

No one could be that dumb ... erm ... yeah okay, I will edit it.

LOL That's more like it.

[MyUserName]

Aren't you put a winking face or a facepalm or something to indicate you were being sarcastic. The OP might think you actually mean this.

No one could be that dumb ... erm ... yeah okay, I will edit it.

[northernladuk]

To the OP. You mean the same agency is posting the same gig on a different boards. Or are you talking about the same gig being advertised by different agencies.

Surely either by memory or by your sheet you can manage this unless you are applying for so many you can't remember in which case I would ask why are you applying for so many? Can you nail every single gig or are you chancing it.

Something here is not right.

[northernladuk]

Email the agencies and ask them to take down the duplicates.

Aren't you put a winking face or a facepalm or something to indicate you were being sarcastic. The OP might think you actually mean this.

[MyUserName]

Hi All,

I'm struggling to manage applications across the job boards - there is so much duplication in job posts!

I'm just using Excel to record the ones I apply for, but is there a cleverer way?

Untouchable1

Email the agencies and ask them to take down the duplicates.

[SueEllen]

How did you apply for permanent jobs when you saw the same role advertised in more than one place?

Seriously are you cut out to be a contractor?

[Untouchable1]

Hi All,

I'm struggling to manage applications across the job boards - there is so much duplication in job posts!

I'm just using Excel to record the ones I apply for, but is there a cleverer way?

Untouchable1