Job Hunting Websites

My friend is looking for a new job. Does anyone have any suggestions for good websites? Has anyone here gotten a job through a website?

I've yet to successfully find a job through a website (outside of seeing a work-study posting on the school's website my freshman year -- the only exception). The only jobs I've picked up have been either through just dropping off an application where there were many openings known to be available, or through personal referrals from friends.

I've tried looking on a few sites, though, and the one I've found the most potential to get a job with was Monster.com. I've tried a few more sites to look at, but they haven't had very many results in my field.

If he/she (you didn't say which) is looking for a technology job, you may also be able to try UserFriendly.org's GeekFinder.

And, on that note, if anyone else has any ideas, I'd be glad to hear them. ;)

-- Pauley

i don't think that kind of thing has happened in several years...the crap economy plus the glut and spammification of job search websites have ensured that finding a job by posting your resume online is pretty much hopeless. seriously, the only way to find a job right now is to know somebody, or know somebody who knows somebody.

Riiight.. like people can get jobs.


:P

:)

Hey! Take that back! ;-)

If your friend is in Canada, I use the HRDC job bank to look and i've had mixed results.� I just got hired to work at the Air Canada Centre, but I haven't started yet, so I'll reserve judgement

New York State Department of Labor. Since their job isgetting people to work, they try to keep up on jobs. America's Job Bank is the site they use to post jobs.

But, seriously, you're never going to find a job through a website. Maybe a contact, or a lead or something. Networking, networking, networking. That's how you get jobs.

Now being back in school, the people "in the fields who teach" are saying, "it's not what you know - it's who you know."

so yes! Network and use that networking to get a job!

Also try taking some Civil Service tests. Those are located on your county and state's webpages.

yeah, what paul said.� check your local state web sites for job postings.� also, try dice.com ... i've known people who have had luck with it (even though it wasn't any good for me at the time...)

jobs are not easy to find via web site, but it's stlil worth trying.

�-= george =-

here in the northwest there is the nw classifieds (i think its a unified service of the pi and times papers).. not that may help your friend, but most papers now put their classifieds online. computerjobs.com, hotjobs.com, dice.com (a couple of friends of mine have gotten jobs through them, some the classic way others by way of head-hunters that look there for people). personally, i've gotten a lot of annoying calls from head-hunters from monster.com when i used to have a profile on there (but that was back in the good-ole-days...), although one did end with an interesting phone interview with a company outside of london...

hmmm.

but if i were going to give your friend advice, the best way to get a job is to network. having friends who know people is by far the best way to get a job, esp. in this climate because by the time the job hits the classifieds or online, you're just a name in a sea of potentially thousands (depending on the job, etc etc). having someone put the resume in the right hands and saying "this person is quality" can make a big difference.

-b

higheredjobs.com is a great website if you are looking to work at colleges or universities.

Smatts

flipdog.com

brokerhunter.com

careerbuilder.com

jobguru.com

jobsniper.com

hotresumes.com

DON'T just blindly use internet job searches (or "blast" your resume!).� There are a lot of recruiters who want your resume just to build their pool. Use other resources, too:

College alumni services, friends, family, acquaintances.� Network, network, network.� (And when you figure THAT out, let me know.� I'm looking, too!!)

Idealist.org has�several listings from non-profit organizations throughout the country and the world.

My current job was listed on there, but I initially found out about the position through the Sunday NY Times Classifieds before going to Idealist to read more about the job before the interview.

Also try The Foundation Center's Job Corner: http://fdncenter.org/pnd/jobs/�
It also has links to a lot of other sites.� And, it's national.���

In the New York area, try www.nonprofitstaffing.com.� It's the website for the staffing agency Professionals for Non Profits.� In my office of 8 people, 5 of us came through them.� Including myself.� They have both temp and perm positions.

If your friend is interested, I compiled my own list of sites when I was job-hunting last year, with notes as to how useful they were.� Most of them are non-profit related.

Networking doesn't work out so well for people like me who need a job and never made any kinds of friends or acquaintances in college.

never too late to start. :)

most of my friends work in fields not even remotely similar to mine, yet one person who I'd met only 3 days before got me some freelance work. :)

Beth,

I was in the same boat you were in when I graduated from college. Although, yes, personal friends are a great place to start out in networking and marketing yourself, but if you don't have that, you have to start making professional contacts in your prospective field. Find a conference in your preferred field in your area. Go there. Talk with people. Find out what they know. Get their contact information. Make follow up calls. Keep a log of people you contact. Don't be afraid to call people back. Ask them "do you know anyone else who I might be able to contact."

I was lucky enough to find a great group of people to network with. Even a great place that had lots of information for me to use. See if there exists a similar group in your area. Talk to people from your college. Most colleges offer career development services as well. If you're nowhere near your college, check with a nearby college. Lots of colleges with career development services will gladly help you out. If there's no reciprocity agreement, talk to your home college and see if one can be made.

Be proactive. That's the best advice I can give to you.

Here are a few links that I've collected for creative-types.
(That includes graphic design, web design, copywriting, editing, UI and some programming stuff)

Big Fish (Seattle)

Sakson & Taylor (Seattle)

Creative Hotlist (National & Worldwide)

AIGA (National)

Creative Assets (LA, SanFran, Portland, Seattle)

The Creative Group (Major North American Markets)

*phew* I've found that they post high-quality jobs, but there are few low-entry positions available. Some are staffing agencies, some are recruiters, some are just job boards. Good luck, fellow artises!

While I know and understand the use and concept of networking, I hate the word, and a good deal of the culture that surrounds it. It's always just struck me as "making friends purely to use them".

So is the word "patronage." :)

Making friends in government to use them.

NationJob.com