Making Your Commute Work for You

Depending on how you commute to work, Proven Job Search may be the perfect app to boost your current job hunt.

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Did you know that the average one-way commute time for an American worker is 25.4 minutes?

I discovered this statistic the other day, and immediately compared it to my own one-way work commute of roughly 60 minutes. According to Census Bureau, I am among the 8.1% of U.S. workers with a one-way commute of 60 minutes or longer.

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Writing Cover Letters on Your Smartphone

If you are worried that writing cover letters on your smartphone is a bad idea, then the following tips may put your mind at ease.

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Our goal at Proven is to help you find a job. We accomplish this goal by making it convenient for you to search and apply to jobs directly from your favorite smartphone or tablet. Whether you are writing cover letters, creating resumes, or submitting applications, we aim to bolster all aspects of your mobile job hunt.

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4 Mobile Job Search Myths

Mobile job searching is easier than it seems if you are able to separate fact from fiction.

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Using your smartphone to conduct a mobile job search will likely lead to frustration, according to the Washington Post.

The Post’s reasoning is based on recent studies that reveal many employers have not optimized their job application web pages for mobile devices. Job seekers are having bad experiences applying for jobs on career sites that were designed for desktops and laptops, not smartphones and tablets.

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