Best Job Posting Sources for Job Seekers
Job Search Excuse: “There are no jobs out there”. Well, “Cut the Crap, Get a Job” as there are jobs. You just need help on how to find the right jobs for you. This is a new era and so much has changed since the last time you may have searched. There are more sources than time in a day. Therefore, based on your job search goal, you need to select the right sources.
First, get organized with a job search tracking tool (Microsoft Excel, Word, OneNote). Then spend hours with the sources below. Have a plan to spend a certain amount of time on each source. Daily, weekly, re-visiting the source regularly and put all of your time commitments in your calendar.
Here is a simplified way to sort through all of the online sources: Naturally, you will find others so please share your tricks to others as a comment on this blog.
CategoryExample Resources
You do need access to the internet to use these sources. If you don’t have a PC, go to your local library, borrow a friend’s, or examine if this very important process merits investing in monthly payments on a new or used PC. Keep coming back to my blog and sign up for my newsletter at http://danamaciagli.com.| A. | General Job Search Engines | http://www.monster.com/ http://www.indeed.com/ http://www.simplyhired.com/ http://www.careerbuilder.com/ http://www.linkup.com/ https://www.usajobs.gov/ http://www.careeronestop.org/ |
| B. | Local Job Engines | www.craigslist.org http://geebo.com/ http://www.jobdig.com/ http://www.jobing.com/ http://www.snagajob.com/ Local Newspaper Classifieds Online |
| C. | Networking and Job Search Sites; Social Media | http://LinkedIn.com http://Facebook.com http://GlassDoor.com http://Twitter.com http://Viadeo.com (Europe, Latin America) http://BranchOut.com |
| D. | Company Websites | Your target companies have “career” or “jobs” sites. Many have search agents, too so you receive new jobs as they are listed. |
| E. | Local Publications – Online or Print | http://www.bizjournals.com/ |
| F. | Job Search Agents | All the major job sites in section A. above and many others have search agents and some web sites specialize in sending announcements. Use job search agents to sign up and receive job listings by email. All the major job sites have search agents and some web sites specialize in sending announcements. |
| G. | E-Mail Your Network | Your professional and personal connections from your past and present including: Ex-co-workers Ex-bosses School classmates Relatives |
| H. | Industry-and-Job-Specific Websites | http://jobsearch.about.com/od/jobsbycareerfieldaz/a/topsbytype.htm Example: http://www.dice.com/ for Technology Search industry association websites, too. |
| J. | Alumni Websites | Your school’s Career Services section on their website. Colleges, Universities, Community Colleges, Vocational and Trade Schools. |
| K. | Recent College Graduate Job Sites | http://www.collegegrad.com/ http://www.collegerecruiter.com/ http://www.aftercollege.com/ http://www.experience.com/entry-level-jobs/ http://college.monster.com/ Or use “entry level jobs” in your keyword search on the general engines in section A. above. |
| L. | Part-Time Job Search Engines | http://part-time.careerbuilder.com/ http://www.coolworks.com/ Or use “part-time” in your keyword search on the general engines in section A. above |
| M. | Work At Home Job Search Engines | Most websites in section A. Search using “telecommute” or “telecommuting” as a keyword to find legitimate work at home job listings. |
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Really comprehensive list Dana, thanks for sharing! I would also add the job search engine on Social-Hire, searches job listings across sites and so can be a major time saver for candidates (as well as uncovering roles they otherwise wouldn’t have found). The link for this is:
http://www.social-hire.com/search-jobs
Hope it helps some of your readers in their search for a new role.
You’re kidding me! You actually suggest monster.com and all these mega engines that just take your resume to God knows where. Do people actually get hits from those big sites?
First, thanks for writing. I’m glad you asked this, too! Noooooo, I don’t recommend these sites as places to just post a resume. If I hear that this is someone’s strategy, I would recommend against it. Quite the opposite. These sites are “sources”. They are in response to the crap, I mean, excuse that “there are no jobs out there.”. When I coach people who don’t know what they want to do next, I say “go to Monster.com or Indeed.com and narrow down to 10 job description examples. Figure out what is in common with them, why you chose them and, as a result, write out your goal for your job search.” I don’t recommend they apply just yet, but figure out what function you desire by doing research on these great sites.
Thank you, again!
Dana
I have had great results using http://www.indeed.com. Because this site aggregates job postings from tons of other sites and it has a very easy to use advanced search function, it is a real time saver. Makes searching a one-stop a day venture.