In a struggling economy with fewer and fewer jobs available while demand for jobs remains high, "need it now" in terms of timely job leads is a must. Does that make you wonder, is it time to say goodbye to the concept of job boards? You can bet your bottom dollar that's on the mind of many job sites that are undoubtedly experiencing low volume in terms of job postings. Some of that is just the natural cycle of demand, any, product or service experiences. On the other hand, a good portion of it is due to the job board concept simply being a dinosaur job lead channel that has failed to spur innovation or at least simply keep up with the end users want and how best to deliver what job seekers want -- solid accurate timely job openings.

So if job boards are struggling, which many of them are, what have the mass exodus of job seekers turned to? In a nutshell, job seekers have reverted to the days of person to person contact or good ole fashion networking. You know the days where you actually interacted with a person and worked mojo to get your foot in the door. That's what happens when the new ways fail, job seekers revert to what is tested and true. In short, real time job search is where it's at and the leaders in job search understand this reality and have embraced such reality. Conversely, the job sites feeling the most pain are those holding on to cheap job search pages that simply relied on static job postings and big budgets to gain favor with search engines.

Surely, there's no doubt the economy is taking its toll on job site, job board and job search engine alike. On the other hand innovation and staying connected with your base is essential in any market. Right now, the job seeker base is screaming loudly for ways to gain privy knowledge of hiring trends and the ability to respond quickly to job openings that represent a strong match. Short of real time job search, job sites simply fail to meet these fundamental requirements of today's job seekers. So while it may not be time to say goodbye to, all, job boards, job seekers simply expect more from job search engines as real time job search is "IN" while posted and re-posted snail pace job listings are "OUT".

If you just happen to be a people person, than you already know how important interpersonal skills are as far as building work relationships goes. Needless to say, your interpersonal skills are equally as important during the interview process, if not more important, which means you should fine tune these skills before the interview process, if you really plan to get the job.

Specifically, your focus should be on non-verbal communication - both that which you convey to the interviewer or interview panel and that which is reflected back to you by the interviewer(s). You absolutely must be able to sniff out the clues on how well you are performing during the interview in order to take any corrective action. The fact of the matter is that more than 50% of communication is non-verbal and this is especially true during a job interview. Chances are that the interviewer isn't going to pull information out of you or give you the benefit of the doubt on missed opportunities to clarify yourself or sell your skills during the interview. Thus, you must take responsibility for mastering the interpretation of the signals and messages that body language conveys.

Quite often as a job applicant you might miss the boat on picking up the non-verbal clues projected during the interview, if you're accustomed to concerning yourself with trying to make a statement or make an impression, rather than listening to the non-verbal hints that provide valuable insight on the direction you need to drive the interview to be successful. Keep in mind that if you hadn't made, at least, an initial impression then you wouldn't be sitting across from your prospective employer.

In short, while it is obviously important to make sure you get the tried and true elements down packed i.e. making a fabulous first impression or more specifically like proper appearance, the tone and pitch of your voice, and of course your own body language. At the same time, it is paramount that you make sure you fine tune your interpersonal skills such that you are able to interpret the body language and expressions of the interviewer during your five minutes of fame, if you really want to get the job. Let's face it - a lot of hiring decisions are emotional. Thus, make sure you don't get passed over because you failed to focus on your soft skills or should i say active listening skills. Whichever term works for you. Just make it happen.

If you're technical and looking - as they say - Dell is hiring now. Dell needs no introduction as most know the Michael Dell story and the how Dell was founded. Dell's headquarters in the suburbs of Austin, TX specifically Round Rock. What are the hot jobs with Dell? Well there are quite a few of them including Technical Sales Representative, Technical Support Manager, Technical Analyst, Systems Engineer Adviser and Supply Chain Project Manager Consultant to name a few.

Dell's current hiring frenzy can likely be attributed to its new division - Dell Services. As the name implies, Dell like other big players in the PC market such as IBM, is tapping into the professional services side of PC sales. Smart move huh - look at all the cash IBM is raking in with its professional services business unit. Also, in case you didn't know, Dell is in the final phase of acquiring Perot Systems. Why Perot Systems? Another smart move on Dell's part, since Perot Systems is or was a major player in professional services in particular Information Technology (IT) outsourcing. Perot Systems basically provided all the IT related services for companies that didn't have the technical expertise or simply didn't want to maintain IT in house.

So now that Dell is acquiring Perot Systems, Dell has a lot of professional services clients on the books. So that means what? Good news for you that's what. Dell is going to continue to expand that line of business, which means Dell will need qualified applicants in various Information Technology positions - as mentioned above, to make the expansion a reality. So now that you know Dell is hiring in Round Rock, what are you waiting on - an invitation? Hurry and get your name in the hat. Oh, and don't worry if you don't live in the Greater Austin area, Dell has many other positions across the US. Get going.