If you're in the market for a new job, you'll want to check out this list of the top eight best job search engines on the Web. All of these job search tools offer unique features and can streamline your employment search efforts so your efforts are more productive.
1. Monster.com
I've
been using Monster.com for several years now and have always found it
to be one of the best job search engines out there. You can narrow your
search by location, keywords, and employer; plus, Monster has plenty of
job search extras: networking boards, job search alerts, and online
resume posting.
2. Indeed.com
Indeed.com
is a very solid job search engine. Unlike Monster, you cannot submit
your resume from Indeed.com, but the job search engine more than makes
up for that by being a meta search engine of many of the major job
search engines and job search boards out there. I've found that Indeed
uncovers a lot of jobs that you wouldn't normally find on most job
search sites, and they do a good job of making their job search features
as easy to use as possible.
3. USA.gov
Think of USA.gov as your gateway into the huge world of US government jobs. Navigate to the USA.gov home page, click on the Jobs and Education section, then Government Jobs. You'll find a wealth of resources here to help you find jobs working for Uncle Sam.
4. CareerBuilder
CareerBuilder
offers job searchers the ability to find a job, post a resume, create
job alerts, get job advice and job resources, look up job fairs, and
much more. This is a truly massive job search engine that offers a lot
of good resources to the job searcher; I especially appreciate the list of job search communities.
5. Dice
Dice.com
is a job search engine dedicated to only finding technology jobs. It
offers a targeted niche space for finding exactly the technology
position you might be looking for.
6. SimplyHired
SimplyHired has been one of my favorite job search engines now for a while; mostly because of their SimplyFired
contest. SimplyHired also offers a very unique job search experience;
the user "trains" the job search engine by rating jobs he or she is
interested in. SimplyHired also gives you the ability to research
salaries, add jobs to a job map, and view pretty detailed profiles of
various companies. I highly recommend SimplyHired.
7. LinkedIn.com
LinkedIn.com
combines the best of two worlds: the ability to scour the Internet for
jobs with its job search engine, and the opportunity to network with
like-minded friends and individuals to deepen your job search.
LinkedIn's job postings are of the highest quality, and if you are
connected to someone who already knows about that particular job, you've
got a way in before you even hand in your resume. If you really want to
dive into the inner workings of LinkedIn, check out How to Use LinkedIn, a detailed how-to guide.
8. Craigslist
There
are all sorts of interesting jobs on Craigslist. Just find your city,
look under Jobs, then look under your job category. Non-profit, systems,
government, writing, etc. jobs are all represented here. You can also
set up various RSS feeds
that pertain to whatever job you might be looking for, in whatever
location. One Craigslist caveat: because this is a free marketplace,
some of the jobs posted at Craigslist are not legitimate (the vast
majority are, however). Use caution and common sense when replying to
job listings on Craigslist.
