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In the past, if you wanted to find a job, you would have to read the local paper, and flip to the classified section. Since the advent of job board web sites, job seekers have turned to the Internet instead of the waning newspaper classifieds. In this article, I explain how to search for a job online. I go over the major job search engines, and niche job board sites. I put these job board and employment sites into specific categories. This article is for job seekers who have just graduated from college, and for seasoned professionals.
1) Job Board Aggregators: Fetching Many Job Posts Onto One Site
The first major category is job aggregator, such as Indeed.com, Simplyhired.com, and ZipRecruiter.com. These web sites are the major players in the job board industry. Indeed.com is the number one web site in the world, and they are located in Stamford, Connecticut. If you are beginning your job search, I would recommend these web sites. These web sites are called aggregators because they pull information and data from many employment resources, and often feature original posts. When you start your job search online, the job board aggregators are first web sites to visit.
2) Built-In Job Board Search Engine Within Google
The second category is Google.com. If you search for a job title, description, and a specified location. Google may feature the jobs that are located in the area. These job are fetched from many career-focused web site. These jobs listing will appear in the search results in boxThis is just one feature from Google. To get more results, a job seekers can do a narrow boolean search by using quotes and particular keywords, such as Web Developer and Stamford Careers.
3) National Job Boards: Legacy Sites from the Golden Age of the Internet
The third category is national job boards, such as Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com. These web sites have been around since the beginning of the World Wide Web. I would categorize these web sites as the legacy job board sites. This sites are still relevant today. I have noticed that Monster.com is spending a lot of time on YouTube.com with targeting advertising. These web sites include general listings, but specific jobs are listed on industry sites.
Examples of Legacy Job Boards:
a) Monster.com is a nationwide job board. It is one of the largest and most well-known online job boards that connects job seekers with employers. It serves as a platform where employers can post job openings, and individuals can search for and apply to a wide range of job opportunities. It is the oldest online job board in the United States.
b) CareerBuilder is an employment website founded in 1995 that operates in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. It was a major player in online recruiting in 2008, the leader of online job boards at the time. Like Monster.com, CareerBuilder is one of the original national job boards.
4) Industry Niche Job Boards
The fourth category is the industry web sites, such as Dice.com, CreativeHotList.com, Soliant.com, and Medley Careers. Dice is industry niche web site about information technology. CreativeHotList.com is another popular web site about the graphic design and marketing industry. Soliant and Medley are examples of medical industry sites for nurses and medical professionals. These are just are few examples of industry niche web sites. There are more industry niche web sites that are beyond the scope of this article.
5) Local/Regional Job Boards: Targeted To Specific Geographical Location, either State, Town, or County
The fifth category is location and regional job boards. These web sites are targeted to specific regions or areas in the United States. CTJobs.com and RegionalHelpWanted.com are examples of local job boards. Craigslist includes directories based on particular locations. This web site would fall into local/regional category.
6) Headhunter/Recruiter Web Sites
The next category is recruiters. These web sites feature many jobs under different industries. The recruiter web sites are least competitive out of the previous categories. Examples of recruiter web sites are Excel-Partners.com and AtlanticRecruiters.com. These recruiters focus on particular industries.
7) Information Sites: Behind-The-Scene on Hiring and Company Cultures
Glassdoor.com and Vault.com are informational web sites about companies. With these web sites, the applicant gets a behind-the-scenes look at the hiring process and how to prepare for interviews are these companies.
8) Student/Recent Graduates: Niche Web Sites for Recent Graduates or Students in College
Handshake.com and Internships.com are job board for students and recent grads. These web sites feature internships and entry level positions. University job board would also fall under this category. Usually, community college and university run an internal job board web sites for students and recent graduates on their web sites.
9) Government Job Boards
10) Linkedin.com - Social Media for Professionals
11) Company Job Boards
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