Internet job search sites

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By TomC35

In today's economy many people are looking for jobs.  One of the most common ways to search through job ads these days is to go online.  In fact most companies recommend you find jobs with their companies this way. Some will list jobs directly on their sites, and if you know of the specific companies you want to apply to, that is all well and good, but if you are wanting to find ads for multiple companies then you go to sites such as Monster and other job boards.  It is not hard to find job search sites. It is hard to find very many good job search sites though.  There are many executive job search sites and internet job search sites for everyday jobs currently available to job seekers.   Unfortunately not all of them are created equal.  Some bring back more junk ads that legitimate results, some bring back ads unrelated to your search parameters and some do exactly what you want.  How do you filter through all of these job related sites? Easy! Below I list the pros and cons of some of the top job search engines.

Monster + Hot Jobs – Monster and Hot Jobs are too of the best known job boards on the internet. Now that they are merging it will be one site that provides millions of job listings to users.

The site will still likely offer career tools such as career snapshots, career bench marking, career mapping, resume wizard, salary wizard and the ability to post your resume for employers to see. The advice and communities sections will likely remain intact as well.

The only drawbacks are distracting ads and some not so credible jobs making their way onto the site.

Job Central – with job listings from Indeed, Simply Hired, state Department of labor job boards, US government job listings and more, this is a very powerful site that flies under the radar. 

The user interface is easy.  It has all of the basic needed search options.  The ads are not distracting.  You can post your resume, receive resume help, do career research, use a salary calculator, research relocation, do a career assessment, and read career articles.  There are also links to blogs related to finding a new career.  Overall, it is one of the best sites for job seekers.  

Indeed – many job sites use listings parsed from Indeed, so why not go to the source itself. 

This site is clean and simple, with many job listings added daily.  It provides tools such as saving job searches, job alerts, job trends, job salaries and forums.  The only drawbacks are there is no place to post your resume on Indeed for employers to see, and some fake listings and scams are starting to infiltrate Indeed.  The problem is not near as bad as on some other sites though.

CareerBuilder – While it still has many job listings, more and more seem like less credible local jobs pertaining to what a user searchers for, more and more  it seems to display “nationwide” or “work from home” style job ads and ads for jobs that require a fee. 

The irony is one feature of CareerBuilder is Fraud Protection, where they warn against Work at Home scams, jobs that require a feed, etc.  Thus the job search function ability is in question. It is still a good place to post a resume.  It also offers a career advice, a salary calculator, education center, career tests and more.

Other free job search sites worth checking out

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