When you’re on the job market, you want to ensure that you have every advantage. Even when you’re on the go. That’s why RiseSmart created Transition Concierge To-Go, which delivers all the features of our flagship outplacement solution to iPhone, Android and BlackBerry devices.
Here are 9 other cool apps we’ve come across for jobseekers:
- Resume App. Need to create a resume when you’re on the run? In today’s tight economy, getting your resume out as quickly as possible is essential. It can make or break your job search. The $2.99 Resume App for the iPhone can take care of that. Jobseekers can build, preview and send a PDF resume from their iPhone. The resumes created can include multiple references, photos and a generic cover letter. The app syncs with your PC or Mac so that you can customize your resume from your phone or the computer, then tweak and send while on the road.
- Job Compass. Job Compass uses the iPhone’s locator feature to hone in on your position on a map and then gives you the ability to search for a job within a 5 to 100 mile radius. This application will help you find out what jobs are available around you at lightning speed, and once you find a job, you can read about it, call the hiring manager, send yourself an email with a link to the job description, and apply for the job right from the iPhone. Job Compass used to be a paid application but is now free.
- Job Finder. Job Finder aggregates jobs from multiple job sites, instead of you having to visit them all individually. All you have to do is specify the locations that you’re interested in and your other preferences and this application will remember them and use them whenever you open it in the future. The application uses RSS to gather information and aggregate it from job sources; the app costs 99 cents.
- LinkedIn. Access your connections, profiles, and network updates wherever you go with LinkedIn’s mobile applications. With these free apps for BlackBerry, iPhone and Palm Pre, you can take your LinkedIn network with you and connect with new contacts on the go. And for all other phones, just visit m.linkedin.com from any mobile browser to find all your LinkedIn basics in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese (simplified and traditional). With these mobile tools, you can skip the business card with new introductions and always be prepared before entering any business meeting.
- LinkUp. LinkUp’s iPhone application brings the Web’s fast-growing job search engine to your iPhone. LinkUp’s search engine, updated daily, focuses on jobs that are found on company and employer websites. As a result, LinkUp says, its jobs are always current, often unadvertised, and never fake.
- HireADroid. Looking to job search on your Android phone? HireADroid’s job search app for the Android platform supports three major job search engines: LinkUp, Indeed, and SimplyHired. It’s high on the list of downloaded “job search” applications on Android Market and it’s a quick way to find job listings fast on your phone.
- iGetAJob. If you’re juggling multiple interviews in a week, this is a great application for you. You can keep track of phone calls, e-mails, and personal visits, as well as jobs that you are interested in, including job name, contact person, date, pay rate, and any other information you need. It conveniently organizes all of the contacts that you use for your job search in one place.
- SnapDat. At a networking event, but forgot your business card at home? No problem! With this application, you’ll always have a virtual copy ready. Design your electronic business card with your own logo and layout. Then, send contact information to a SnapDat user just by inputting their username. If they don’t have SnapDat, you can send the information via email with your vCard.
- Business Card Reader. You’re attending a networking event, and now you have a pile of business cards. How do you keep them organized? Save yourself the time of inputting the information with this application. Simply photograph the business card, and the Reader will instantly enter the information into your contacts.


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