How to Use 5 of the Most Helpful Job Search Apps

How to Use 5 of the Most Helpful Job Search AppsHow to Use 5 of the Most Helpful Job Search Apps2Here are five job search apps you can start using today to make your job search easier. If you want to achieve maximum results, I recommend using these tools in conjunction with one another1. emaille HunterEmail Hunter is a great little attachment that will plug right into your Chrome browser and generate email addresses for you. As a bonus to this search app, it also plugs right into LinkedIn by adding an Email Hunter button to anyones profile. This way you can grab the contacts email without leaving LinkedIn.Once the email is generated, the tool will provide a Confidence Score. This basically tells you how likely it is that the email address is a working one.Another way to find email addresses is to look at company email address patterns and apply that to your contact. For example, if your desired contact is Pattie Hammersmith and another parts email address at the same company is jrona ldcompany.com, its a safe bet that your contacts email will be phammersmithcompany.com.After you find the contact info, draft an email seeking advice, eingabe, perspective on the industry or a current project of yours, or anything related to work. Its very important to make aya you come across as approachable and personable. Your objective in this email should be to land a quick phone call, Skype call, or just a simple meet n greet. Dont worry if you dont hear a response the first try. Make sure to follow-up.Now you can add them on LinkedIn and remind them that you sent them an email seeking advice.2. LinkedIn ProYou need to become a pro at searching for people. Ever since LinkedIn has a put a limit on the number of searches per month, its definitely worth the $75 per month for a Pro subscription- even if its for just a month or two.Search smart and have a targeted approach. Reaching out to key human resource professionals is too generic, as theyre often the gatekeepers to the perso n who will make the final decision. You should try and find the person who would be your superior.For example, lets say my dream job is a content marketer at Uber. I would spend as much time as possible to find the top people for content marketing at Uber. This probably will include the content director, content manager, content editor, or similar professionals. Create a list and then do your research on these people.After finding them on LinkedIn, do not add them just yet. You should get mora information to help your introduction be more personal. Luckily, theres a really effective app that will do a lot of that work for you.3. Charlie AppCharlie is like a personal assistant search app that browses through hundreds of public sources and aggregates all this info into an intelligent one pager. This little tool can save you a ton of time searching, and it also organizes the findings. The sources include Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and many others.Charlies great for breaking the ice, finding common topics, knowing the other partys interests, and recent accomplishments. The delivered one pager is broken down into the following categoriesCongratulateLatest interactionsCurrent company infoThis should be enough information to put you ahead of the game and set you up for an awesome cold outreach email.4. JustReachOutEntering a new career? Need to get up to speed on your industry? JustReachOut is used by public relations professionals but as a job search tool, its a great way to see what people are talking about.Going back to the previous example, if my industry is content marketing, I can simply search for content marketing. The software aggregates all recent blogs, articles, and any other content that has covered this particular topic. This is a great way to get caught up on the latest trends and sound like a pro in any conversation.5. RapportiveRounding out the list is a must-have tool for your job search or just for everyday life. Rapportive plugs into your Gmail, and whenever you input someones email address, it brings up a highlight of their LinkedIn profile. This is helpful when writing that cold email.Having a face and a professional profile in front of you helps you write a better and more personal email. The profile helps by providing a quick reference of their current and past positions, and their profile picture can give you a sense of their personality.Zoltan Szalas is cofounder of Croissant, the easy way for employers to offer on-the-go work space for remote and traveling employees. Connect with Zoltan and the Croissant team on Facebook or Twitter. members receive a discount at Croissant as part of the Member Savings ProgramReaders, what job search apps have you used to help you land a job? Tell us in the comment section below