Hi,
As someone who has spent far too many hours looking for a job using
the Internet (as it turns out, freelance writing and editing have been
more productive), I've seen plenty of good job sites and plenty of bad
ones. What I have also found is that many of the same jobs are listed
on all the big sites. In my opinion, if you're looking through the
listings on two or three of the major national sites, you probably
won't gain much by adding another one to your list. Sites specific to
your region or job aims would be more productive than adding another
general-purpose site to your list.
All that said, here are 10 sites I would recommend you take a look at
and possibly use.
1. FlipDog
http://www.flipdog.com/
This is my personal favorite. What you can do is set up a number of
job profiles -- such as IT management jobs in New York -- and have
them sent to you by e-mail. The robots at FlipDog peruse job sites of
employers all over looking for listings, and I've typically received
them within a week of the time the job is initially posted. The new
job listings come to me about three or four times a week. Because
FlipDog goes directly to employers' sites, you won't find as high a
percentage of jobs being offered through third parties as you will at
some other sites. FlipDog's search function is excellent (although a
bit slow at times). FlipDog also sends out an informative newsletter
and has other useful resources.
2. New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/jobs/
That's definitely a good idea. I've had pretty good luck perusing the
listings in my regional daily newspaper, which is set up pretty much
like the NYT's job area. One of the good features is that you can
find out about relevant jobs as soon as, if not sooner, than you'll
find them in the paper. The NYT, being the newspaper it is, also
provides a wealth of background information.
3. Dice
http://www.dice.com/
This job site focuses on IT and other types of technical jobs. By
following the links to the metro search page, you can look for jobs
specifically in your area.
3. allPM.com
http://www.allpm.com/careers.php
The allPM site is aimed specifically at project managers. You won't
find a lot of jobs listed here, but many of them you do find will be
relevant to what you're seeking.
4. Monster
http://www.monster.com/
This is the most popular job site on the Internet, and with good
reason. You'll find jobs of all sorts listed here. Because it is a
popular site, you may get the best results here if you post your
résumé. I once received a job offer as the result of posting my
résumé here -- it came about three months after I had posted it and
led to a "temporary" two-week contract that ultimately lasted well
over a year. Otherwise, it seems to have mostly the same listings as
you'll find on the other jobs megasites.
5. HotJobs.com
http://www.hotjobs.com
This service, operated by Yahoo, is probably the most-advertised job
sites on the Internet. From what I can tell, it has the most jobs
listings, although again they're probably mostly the same ones as
you'll find on the other megasites.
6. CareerJournal
http://www.careerjournal.com/
This is the job site offered by the Wall Street Journal. Although its
focus is on executive rather than technical positions, there are ads
for the type of management position you seek.
7. careerbuilder.com
http://www.careerbuilder.com/
This is another megasite. You'll find all the standard features and
then some.
8. Execu-Search.com
http://www.execu-search.com/
This site focuses on administrative positions in the NYC metro area,
including jobs in information technology. Like some of the other
regional sites, there aren't an abundance of listings, but the ones
that are there appear to be fairly recent.
9. NJCareers.com
http://www.njcareers.com/
Of the several sites specific to New Jersey that I examined, this
seems to have the most job listings available. Even so, many of them
appeared to be stale.
10. BrassRing
http://www.brassring.com/
The folks who operate this site for technogically oriented job seekers
frequently sponsor job fairs (although there isn't any scheduled soon
in your area). I attended one of them a couple years ago and found it
an excellent way to have informal contacts with employers.
11. Robert Half Technology
http://www.roberthalf-consulting.com/information_technology_staffing.htm
This recruiting firm's site looks intriguing. They claim to have
connections throughout the industry and specifically deal with IT
project management. Unlike most of the other sites listed here, this
is a company that offers job-finding services rather than just job
listings (which is why I didn't count it as one of the 10).
What I would suggest is that you go through several of these sites and
sign up for their e-mail service. You should also do a manual check
now and then. I've done searches on both FlipDog and the newspaper
classifieds and occasionally found jobs that weren't sent to me by
e-mail, even though I used the same search terms. Why, I don't know.
Of course, keep in mind that these services (except for the last one)
basically will give you listings of jobs that have been publicly
announced. The majority of jobs aren't announced in advance -- you
have to know somebody and/or develop a relationship with a company so
they're aware of you and your abilities.
One way of developing contacts with employers is at job fairs, and
they can be a far better use of time spent than sitting at your
computer surfing through jobs sites. Here is one coming up in your
area that includes employers with jobs in information technology:
JobExpo (Sept. 25, New York City)
http://candidate.jobexpo.idealhire.com/event_.asp
I hope you have found this information useful. Best wishes in your
job search!
Sincerely,
mvguy
Search strategy:
I found most of these sites through personal experience and using
basic search terms such as "employment" and "job fairs" on Google. I
also perused the site directories at http://jobsearch.about.com, which
also has extensive resources (and links to more) about job searches. |
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