Looking for a job can be as stressful, especially when there is high unemployment and the economy is sluggish. Job seekers may be so overwhelmed by information and resources that they do not even know where to start looking. There are a wealth of potential career paths out there, which branch across hundreds of thousands of companies and industries. Would it be better to research every specific listing that comes open to the public, or to use one of the countless internet job boards or classified sites? It can at times feel a bit like trying to a find a needle in a haystack. There has to be a better way than this naked, blind, untargeted stumble around in the dark.

There is a crying need for better resources here, which is why several newer startups are stepping in to fill the vast technological void. There is a new emerging recruiting niche called job matching, which might just be the targeted approach that anyone looking to research new careers or job openings has been waiting for. These services take a candidate’s personal information (such as their personality, skills, and qualifications), and then use that information to match people with career paths and job openings.

Let’s go over an example. Say you like to write, are very expressional, and have a sharp eye for detail. You might have considered going into a career in journalism or teaching, which are two possibilities that immediately come to mind from that description. What about any other good options that you are not even considering though? You could be unfairly handcuffing yourself from any number of good jobs and careers. Have you given any thought to technical writing (where you would be responsible for translating engineering jargon into simpler, well-articulated language)? You may to turn out to be naturally inclined towards careers in fields like science or finance (i.e. for the latter, risk assessment).

Uvisor (http://www.uvisor.com) is a free new job matching service that can help prospective job seekers in many different ways. "Uvisor is about you. We understand the frustration and anxiety that go along with a career search," said Uvisor Co-founder Jamie Sawicki. "We worked with organizational psychologists, human resource professionals, hiring managers, job seekers and recruiters to streamline the process. We developed 12 patent-pending technologies to support you through five simple steps from identifying the right career to getting hired."

The MyUvisor algorithm matches candidates to jobs and careers. MyUvisor takes in information like your work experience, education, skills, hobbies, and social media presence. Then candidates go through a brief personal survey. Your answers are then used to link you to new careers and job openings, mining your Facebook, LinkedIn, Skype, and Twitter accounts for additional networking leads. You can use their jobs database to automatically submit resumes (and not to mention build as many new ones as you want with the site’s straightforward resume creator).

The job market is tough right now, and anyone looking for employment needs to use every possible tool at his or her disposal to gain an edge. The recruiting field should be moving in this direction over the next few years, with users increasingly demanding better features and functionality. Uvisor and other job matching sites are another powerful resource at every candidate’s disposal, and should be see their use and popularity increase accordingly as the word on them starts to get out over the coming months.