Internet-addicted job seekers may be partly the cause of the fact that it is taking the unemployed 23% longer to find a new position than it took during the recession (经济萧条) , when the “benefits” of online job searching were unavailable. “A growing number of unemployed Americans waste time browsing (浏览) the estimated 4,000 to 5, 000 online job sites, filling them with resumes, and then waiting for replies. It is common for long-time joblessness,” argues Professor John A. Challenger. Although the Internet has the potential to be very useful for job seekers and it has become the primary tool for many, Challenger believes that it should be considered secondary to be traditional technique of meeting would-be employers in person.
In addition to slowing job search efforts, the Internet is the hiring process longer for the employer. In a survey of 5, 000 hiring managers by an online resume site, 72% said that a majority of the resumes they received in response to an online job posting did not match the position’s description.
“The more unrelated resumes managers have to go through in order to select the few to bring in for interviews, the longer it takes to fill the position,” points out Challenger. “One result of this has been the increased use of screening software by employers. This will make it even more difficult for job seekers get their resumes in front of the hiring executive for an interview.”
“All of this is not to say that the Internet has not revolutionized job hunting. It has certainly made it easier for someone in San Francisco, for example, to search for job opening in Miami. In addition, the ability to conduct keyword searches have reduces the amount of time it takes to find the type of position a person is seeking.”
“Job seekers must learn how to use the Internet as a tool, rather than just replying on it as a means for submitting electronic resumes,” concludes Challenger.
According to the passage, the coming of online job searching brings__________
A.longer waiting time for the unemployed
B.longer computer technology training for the job searchers
C.more unemployment throughout the U.S.A.
D.more job opportunities in the Internet world
Professor Challenger thinks unemployed______________.A.browsing the Internet job sites
B.sending resumes by mail
C.going to a traditional training center
D.meeting the potential employers in person
The internet is the hiring process longer for the employer because__________A.the speed of the Internet is not fast enough
B.there is a lot of false information on the Net
C.the hiring position cannot be fully described in the Net
D.it has drawn many unfitting resumes
It can be inferred that “screening software” in Paragraph 3 is used to……should be considered more important by the __________.A.draw more job seekers to the websites
B.get rid of more unrelated resumes
C.serve as bridge between the job seekers and the employers
D.provide the job seekers and the employers
According to the passage, the Internet has revolutionized job hunting by__________A.changing the recession cycle
B.opening more chances for job seekers
C.improving the employment situation
D.reducing the interview time .