Thursday, January 2, 2014

Tag Cloud at TagCrowd for more Effective Job and Client Searching

A while ago I wrote a post about a program called Wordle that you can use to scramble words of your choice into a "word cloud." I was reminded of this when I ventured onto another website called TagCrowd. On this website you can fill in text and the program creates a "tag cloud" that shows you which words are used most often in the text.

This can be very helpful when searching for a job or a new client. Here is the example I used when checking out this effective tool. First, I found a job description on the common job search website, Monster.com. This position is for a senior administrative assistant for a company called MMP. See the job description here. Second, copy and paste the text of the job description into the box on the website. Next, click "Visualize!"

Finally, your new tag cloud will appear with the key words from the text you entered. The larger and more bold the words appear, the more important it is that your resumé, cover letter, brochure, etc. contain these key words.

Try this out to see if you fit a job description in your field or if you can fulfill the needs of a potential client. 

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