With increase in Internet penetration the concept of looking for a job online has gained popularity. The job boards expedite job search process and save lot of time for both jobseekers & employers.
With the changing time and trends, the concept of job boards have transformed and now there are three variants of the job boards – Standalone Job Boards, Aggregators & Social network sites.
• The traditional job boards allow you to search only those jobs which are listed on their site.
• Aggregators scan and publish jobs from various job boards & company websites.
• Social sites like LinkedIn are now replacing traditional job boards by making member’s Resume public for recruiters to view.
The job boards are too many in umber and it is difficult to list top ten job boards. Still we will take a generic view and try to identify the best ten job boards.
• Monster http://www.monster.com – retains its position as the top job board site. Positions offered range from small local jobs to serious positions in almost every field.
• Career builder http://www.careerbuilder.com – is one of the most popular job boards. This site has several newspapers and agencies as its partners so provides national as well as local listings for jobs.
• Coolworks http://www.coolworks.com – is the good place to start your job search if you intend to get seasonal or summer jobs in interesting places.
• Indeed http://www.indeed.com – is one of the new variants of job board aggregators and so the users can participate in forum discussions as well as access jobs across various job sites.
• LinkedIn www.linkedin.com – is one of the top social networking sites and is an excellent way to connect with some of the people who can help you to search for the job and/or who work for a company.
• LinkUp http://www.linkup.com – is a popular job search engine that brings to light several unadvertised jobs which are listed on company web sites. LinkUp partners with and looks after thousands of small, medium, and large company’s career sections in order to bridge the gap and also to connect applicants with unlisted jobs by listing the jobs on company web sites.
• SimplyHired www.simplyhired.com – a job aggregator goes through several job boards, advertisements, and company sites. It has enhanced searching options include the type and nature of job, name of company, location, and several other options
• US jobs http://www.usajobs.gov – It is the Federal Government’s official source for Federal jobs and employment information. It partners with the National Labor Exchange provided by Direct Employers and The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA).
• Net temp http://www.net-temps.com – is the place to search if you are looking for temporary positions
• College recruiter http://www.collegerecruiter.com – caters to the job needs of students who are just out of college or those looking for internships.
These are some of the popular job boards in today’s world. Your comments and feedback is appreciated.
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