| In a nutshell RSS allows you to receive information | | | | favorite search engine and search for "RSS readers." |
| from sites such as News or Job Boards without | | | | How do I add feeds? |
| having to visit those sites each time you want an | | | | Each product or service will have a similar way of |
| update. Not all web sites currently provide XML or | | | | adding feeds. It's pretty simple, you find a site that can |
| RSS, but it is growing rapidly in popularity and many | | | | provide an RSS feed, you copy their link which will |
| Job Sites and Career Boards do provide it. | | | | normally be on an image. You paste the link into your |
| What does it look like? | | | | RSS Reader. You can normally set how often your |
| RSS is really just a standardized form of data based | | | | reader will check your feeds. When it comes to job |
| on XML. The data itself is processed by an RSS | | | | sites it makes sense to have it check as frequently as |
| Reader or Aggregator into a human readable format. | | | | possible, that way you stand a better chance at |
| The real power of RSS aggregation is you can have | | | | applying for a job early. |
| all the feeds sent to one location. You can save a | | | | Build A Custom RSS Job Feed |
| huge amount of time job hunting by sending all your | | | | If you want jobs specific to your needs, we have a |
| favorite job board feeds to one place. | | | | useful method. Several Employment Sites have an |
| What software do I need to use RSS? | | | | extremely handy way of building feeds specific to |
| In general, the first thing you need is something called | | | | your searches. Simply search or browse these sites in |
| an RSS Reader or Aggregator. There are many | | | | the normal way, and you will find an RSS link on the |
| different versions, some of which are accessed using | | | | results page. |
| a browser, and some of which are downloadable | | | | Lets say you searched a RSS Job Site for Human |
| applications. All allow you to display and subscribe to | | | | Resource Management positions in Dallas, TX and you |
| the RSS feeds you want. There are plenty on the | | | | didn't find anything that suited you. No problem! Simply |
| market, some free, some commercial. | | | | paste the RSS link into your RSS reader and the site |
| How do I get a News Reader? | | | | will inform you the instant a position matches your |
| There is a range of different news readers available | | | | criteria. You can have as many of these feeds as you |
| and new versions are appearing all the time. Different | | | | want so make sure that you have established custom |
| news readers work on different operating systems, so | | | | feeds for all the possible combinations fitting your |
| you will need to consider this when you make your | | | | interests. |
| choice. To find a reader that fits your needs use your | | | | |