Living in the era of social media eases our efforts in finding our dream job. Whether you own a smartphone, iPhone or a tablet, running iOS, Android or Windows 7, you have a large range of mobile apps to choose from if you want to find a job at lightning speed.

Due to their rich intuitive features, mobile apps can assist you at all stages of the job search process. You can track job listings, get access to hiring company’s videos, tweets and blogs, make use of job search tools and alerts, create your mobile resume, and connect with recruiters on Facebook or Twitter, on the go.

After testing a few mobile solutions ourselves, at Relational IT we have picked our favorite mobile recruitments apps. Below is a selection of mobile apps that add further functionalities to your smartphone and help you enforce your online job search, as follows:

• Finding jobs – Monster, CareerBuilder, and Indeed allows you to search according to criteria such as job title, salary range, specific companies, full-time, part-time, or contract-based, or whether the posting came from a company or a recruiter. Craigster, the mobile application for Craigslist, is also a great place to search for jobs within your area. At 99 cents, you are able to search all cities on Craigslist.
• Sharing virtual business cards – Cardcloud, Bump, including Twitter and LinkedIn integration, are business tools which allow you to exchange contacts with people in your area of expertise. If you use an iPhone, BeamME is a free and universal business card exchange application. It allows you to send personal or business cards from your iPhone to any mobile device or computer, including BlackBerry devices and Macs.
• Creating a mobile resume – With ResumeBear you can send your formatted resume to potential employers from your Android or iPhone and receive a text or email alert as soon as it has been read. Pocket Resume allows you to edit your information into a default form to create, edit and e-mail a simple resume. The app uses PDF rendering technology to convert text to a PDF file.
• Following the companies’ social media channels –Company’s LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter accounts are usually the best ways to stay in touch with new opportunities. Apps like Flipboard or Zite can display information newspaper-like, making it easier for you to follow.
• Enjoying Augmented Reality – Explore next-level applications such as Layar or Career Builder, which have built a content layer that allows you to search for jobs in your proximity by pointing mobile phones to locations. Take a look at the world’s first augmented reality CV realized by David Wood, the co-founder of Symbian. Job Compass is also an application with a locator feature that gives you the ability to search for a job within a 5 to 100 mile radius.

In the context of economic crisis and fewer jobs available, finding the dream job should be your full time job since it requires your total commitment. At Relational IT, our approach to recruitment is integrated with social media interactions, and relies on latest technologies available. We provide a smartphone enabled job platform, which is constantly updated with job postings from career sites, and supports every candidate with mobile job search processes. Visit our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter, and connect with our platform for the best career opportunities.