From the article: The Top Eight Job Search Engines on the Web
Job search engines are fantastic resources in your job hunt. Have you used a job search engine successfully to find a job? Share your experience, tips, or anything else with the About.com community. Share your experience!
another Job search engine
- jobsnagr.com is another job search engine that combines all the top job search sites into one simple search.
- —Guest DrewM
Another Job Search Engine
- I would like to suggest for future articles on job search engines http://www.jobregate.com
- —Guest Jody Fitzpatrick
Intriguing (if baffling) list
- Monster #1? Not only do I rarely find anything in my field when looking at Monster, but every other page is an annoying advertisement trying to get me to sign up for some college. And the ads are so large that I used to mistake them as things that I *had* to sign up for in order to see my search results! Very deceptive. And CareerBuilder.com isn't even mentioned on your list? *All* of my best job-hunting results have come from that site. I also had a lot of difficulties searching and posting on USAjobs.gov. As for the rest of the sites listed, I haven't even looked at them, but I will today! Thanks for posting!
- —Guest TomH
About my experience
- I have tried quite a few job search engines and been surprised to find I then get a lot of harassment calls from college recruiting sites. Please, if you can, create a list of job search engines that do two things. FIND JOBS!!!! and Prevent harassing phone calls to "further your education". If and when one is ready, willing and able to go back to school, one will call these representatives themselves. Thank You.
- —Guest Bob Rybicki
quadoople.com/jobs.html
- http://www.quadoople.com/jobs.html allows me to search indeed, dice, monster and careerbuilder all in one search, super easy and super fast to find jobs I'm looking for, one stop shop!
- —Guest Ana
No mention of free job posting sites
- This is a very good list and covers the top most job search engines . But one thing that i would like to add that all these search engines charges for job postings. Therefore there should be information about job search engines which offer free job posting .
- —Guest jobsusajobs
New Job Search Engine
- I found http://getbestjobs.com its ultra new job search engine.We can search Jobs using zip code. Category (e.g Technology, Sales, Finance) search also available.
- —Guest GetBestJobs
Got time?
- I agree as well with AZjobcoach regarding state job banks ... they can be quite valuable. One indispensable lesson I've learned is how to waste time when searching for a job/career position. Again, as AZ says, so many postings are non-existent or outdated and a huge cottage industry has been made of luring job seekers to unrelated diversions. I have been solicited - unwittingly - to apply for online colleges, check my credit score, apply for a reverse mortgage (I'm a little too young for this), and other surreptitious ventures. TIME WASTERS! It's very frustrating & a BIG culprit IS Craig's List, sad to say because at 1 time I did obtain a PT Job from that source. Once I even received an email that sounded like a genuine interest in my resume, but it was bogus too. A HUGE THANKS & HATS OFF to AZJobCoach & anyone else who can help us seekers discern those sites that are time worthy from those that won't get the bills payed!
- —Guest Lisa
Customer Service Rep
- I work at alocal Job Center. So I am constantly looking for new job search engines to help customers in their job search. As I scan several sites a day looking for current jobs in my area to post on the local job board. I have to agree with AZJobCoach about going to your local or state funded websites. The best I have found in my area to use would be Ohiomeansjobs.com and Craigslist.org. Don't laugh....I have found many job oppurtunities on Craigslist.org that I have not been able to find elsewhere.
- —Guest rusty2rusty
job search engine
- i have one it is the Washington post.com its a very good job search engine sends2my e-mail,but i tried2unsiscribe from its but i failed.
- —Guest ahmedhafiz
A new type of Jobsearch engine
- Try www.jobrap.com. The premise here is that you can not only search for jobs, but have conversations about the job and invite people from your network to answer questions you may have about the job and/or company you are applying for. This sharing of information results in a more gratifying job search.
- —Guest Jayson
Bring back the old classifieds
- Onsite job search engines are useless. You sign up the next thing you get is phone calls and emails from advertisers about financial aids and other junk. Try getting a job from those sites. Bring back the old classifieds from the newspapers, where you can get a phone number or fax number to make contact with a real person.
- —Guest Julie
CareerStallion
- I prefer CareerStallion as a job board. They don't have any work at homes or advertisement. They are a national Job board that has a big facebook following. I think they maybe one of the top ten sites.
- —Guest chris kinlaw
Evening Shifts
- I've used Monster and Career Builders but got tired of using my search words for finding 2nd shift jobs. So I started my own site (free for everyone) at www. nightowlstaffing.com. It's just getting started but I'm hoping it does well. Maybe I'll be top on the list one day. :)
- —2ndShifter
finding staff and jobs in Japan
- After trying most of the other job sites available, most at exorbitant prices, we started http://www.findjobsinjapan.com (English job search) and http://www.shigotopedia.com (Japanese job search). We have used both of them for finding staff with good results.
- —zergsoft
Update continued
- ....One thing the job seeker must realize is that the current economic situation with thousands of job seekers means that there is an opportunity for more and more job search engines to make money. Their main objective is not to find employment for you, but rather to entice hits with something that is topical - job postings. That way they can sell advertising on the page for more $$$. Of all the research I've done in the last two years, it is pretty consistent that about 50 percent of the job postings are out-dated - or in other words - none existent and real time wasters for the job seeker. Why do they continue to leave out-dated postings on their list? Simple! The answer again is the same - they make more $$$. If the page doesn't exist, then job seekers won't hit on it will they? Your best bet is to use your local, State Job Bank funded by the U.S. Dept. of Labor or go to www.careeronestop.com for links to every state job bank in the United States.
- —AZJobCoach
Please Update this Information
- First, understand that there are literally THOUSANDS of job-search Engines. To say that there is a top ten list implies what? Are these rated according to how many users, how many hits, how much they generate in revenue? "Top Ten" by itself is misleading and makes one wonder if there isn't something in the way of remuneration for the writer or this webpage host. Because there are thousands of occupations that have vast differences, and thousands of individuals seeking new opportunities for employment, it is virtually impossible to say any one search engine is better than another. One may work well for one specific type of occupation and not so well for another occupation. Also I've found that there can be great geographical differences or handicaps attached to where the search engine's home base is located compared to where the job seeker is. One thing the job seeker must realize..... [read more in the next post]
- —AZJobCoach
