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There are literally thousands of job sites on the web, but the best job boards and job search engine sites have search tools that are quick and easy to use and allow you to search based on the type of job you’re looking for, your location and other criteria. Keep in mind, though, that career coaches recommend spending no more than 10 percent of your job searching time online. Devote the rest to generating leads, networking, researching companies and meeting people face to face.
Don’t limit yourself to just one job websites because each job site only lists jobs from particular websites or companies.
Job search engines like Indeed.com and SimplyHired.com pull listings from many different sources.
In addition, each site has a different set of search options you can utilize to include certain types of jobs in the search results. Try out a few sites to see which works best for you.
Here’s information on the best job search sites, starting with Indeed (the #1 job site) and continuing in alphabetical order.
Indeed.com
Indeed is the #1 job site with millions of job listings from thousands of websites, including company career sites, job boards, newspaper classifieds, associations and other online sources of job postings. Users can also upload a resume and get a personalized resume link to share with employers. You’ll also find job search tips and discussion forums for job seekers.
CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder is one of the largest job boards, providing job listings, resume posting and career advice and resources to job seekers. CareerBuilder secures job listings directly from employers and has expanded local listings by partnering with many newspapers to incorporate their online classifieds.
Dice.com
Dice is the leading site for tech job seekers. You can search by company, job title, skill, keyword, company, employment type and location. Registered users can upload a resume, get salary information, store resumes and cover letters and track jobs. You’ll also find career advice and tech news for job seekers. Dice has a simple yet effective search feature front and center. Type in a cursory search here for the job you’re looking for and where you’re looking, and your search results will come back with more options: keyword refinements, radius options, sort by relevance, sort by date, and more.
Glassdoor.com
Glassdoor is a career community that helps people find jobs and companies recruit top talent. Glassdoor members can see the latest job listings and get access to proprietary user-generated content including company-specific salary reports, ratings and reviews, interview questions and more. Glassdoor.com is an excellent way to get inside information on companies you might want to work for, including how satisfied the employees are, what they see as the pros and cons, and how much they are earning. You can also search for jobs, review interview questions, and compare local salaries with the national average for nearly any job title.
Idealist.com
Idealist is the premier clearinghouse for information on full-time, internship and volunteer positions within the non-profit sector. You can identify target organizations by their mission and specific types of opportunities within various niches. Registered users can also search for contacts in fields or organizations of interest and message them for networking purposes.
Craigslist.com
By far the most popular classifieds website, Craigslist also provides job postings which receive a ton of applicants. Typically aimed at blue collar workers (hospitality, trades etc.) and entry level roles. The cost is quite affordable so we recommend this highly for blue collar and entry level roles and some white collar roles. Be warned though – you will likely receive a lot of non relevant candidates, so be patient and work through them.
Monster.com
Monster.com has consistently ranked among the top 3 job boards, alongside Indeed and Careerbuilder.com, in terms of web traffic. It’s a great job board for a wide range of jobs. Pricing is based on the number of postings you buy – the more you buy, the cheaper each post is.
SnagAJob.com
SnagAJob is focused on the hourly job market, and claims to be the #1 place for hourly jobs in the U.S. – with 60 million registered job seekers. Typical jobs are in the restaurant, retail and hotel industry, with wages between $10 and $20 per hour. SnagAJob charges an $89 per month membership fee.
Flexjobs.com
Flexjobs is a niche job board that focuses on the remote work and freelance job market. It currently boasts about 100,000 resumes on its site and 30,000 jobs posted from more than 4,000 companies using it. Flexjobs is a membership site, starting at $14.96 per year.
Trovit.com
Trovit is the leading classifieds search engine in Europe and Latin America. They have a presence in 46 countries and are available in 12 languages. Jobs are one of their five major verticals and they partner with thousands of job boards and newspapers to help jobseekers be more efficient in their search. Trovit listings are highly visible as they are visited by 40m unique users a month.
JobInventory.com
JobInventory is a job search engine that eschews pay-per-click campaigns for a contributor program. This means that the search results provided to jobseekers are 100% organic. They offer a wide selection as they post jobs from all sources: employers, job boards and classified sites.
