21. How did Redmon find his job?
[A] By searching openings in a job database.
[B] By posting a matching position in a database.
[C] By using a special service of a database.
[D] By E-mailing his résumé to a database.
22. Which of the following can be a disadvantage of search agents?
[A] Lack of counseling.
[B] Limited number of visits.
[C] Lower efficiency.
[D] Fewer successful matches.
23. The expression "tip service” (Line 4, Para. 3) most probably means
[A] advisory
[B] compensation
[C] interaction
[D] reminder
24. Why does CareerSite's agent offer each job hunter only three job options?
[A] To focus on better job matches.
[B] To attract more returning visits.
[C] To reserve space for more messages.
[D] To increase the rate of success.
25. Which of the following is true according to the text?
[A] Personal search agents are indispensable to job-hunters.
[B] Some sites keep E-mailing job seekers to trace their demands.
[C] Personal search agents are also helpful to those already employed.
[D] Some agents stop sending information to people once they are employed.
Hunting for a job late last year , lawyer Gant Redmon stumbled across CareerBuilder , a job database on the Internet . He searched it with no success but was attracted by the site ' s " personal search agent ." It ' s an interactive feature that lets visitors key in job criteria such as location , title , and salary , then E - mails them when a matching position is posted in the database . Redmon chose the keywords legal , intellectual property , and Washington , D . C . Three weeks later , he got his first notification of an opening ." I struck gold ," says Redmon , who E - mailed his resume to the employer and won a position as in - house counsel for a company .
With thousands of career - related sites on the Internet , finding promising openings can be time - consuming and inefficient . Search agents reduce the need for repeated visits to the databases . But although a search agent worked for Redmon , career experts see drawbacks . Narrowing your criteria , for example , may work against you :" Every time you answer a question you eliminate a possibility ." says one expert .
For any job search , you should start with a narrow concept - whatyou think you want to do -- then broaden it ." None of these programs do that ," says another expert ." There ' s no career counseling implicit in all of this ." Instead , the best strategy is to use the agent as a kind of tip service to keep abreast of jobs in a particular database ; when you get E - mail , consider it a reminder to check the database again ." I would not rely on agents for finding everything that is added to a database that might interest me ," says the author of a job - searching guide .
Some sites design their agents to tempt job hunters to return . When CareerSite ' s agent sends out messages to those who have signed up for its service , for example , it includes only three potential jobs -- those it considers the best matches . There may be more matches in the database ; job hunters will have to visit the site again to find them -- and they do ." On the day after we send our messages , we see a sharp increase in our traffic ," says Seth Peets , vice president of marketing for CareerSite .
Even those who aren ' t hunting for jobs may find search agents worthwhile . Some use them to keep a close watch on the demand for their line of work or gather information on compensation to arm themselves when negotiating for a raise . Although happily employed , Redmon maintains his agent at CareerBuilder ." You always keep your eyes open ," he says . Working with a personal search agent means having another set of eyes looking out for you .
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