January 11, 2011

Top 9 Job Sites to Bookmark for Your Career

Most of the people we find today are not quite satisfied with what their jobs- it may either be about the pay package that they get or even the job satisfaction that they expect, which eludes them. Almost 85% of the employed people, in a survey, were found to come in this category. Add these to the unemployed lot and you get a whole horde of people that are seeking opportunities to showcase their talents the right way. Well, that is quite a competition isn’t it?

However, as the saying goes- “Where there’s a will, there’s a way”, if you have the will to try and make every opportunity that comes your way, it is quite easy to land up in your dream job! There are many ways to track all the job opportunities in your particular field of interest- one of them being the many job search engines.

Read on ahead to get an idea of the top nine job sites that could help you get just the right job, and now, these come with some special features and functionalities that are sure to help you bag all the right opportunities.

1. TweetMyJobs

TweetMyJobs is one such free job search engine. Affiliated with National Career Development Association and Professional Association of Resume Writers & Career Coaches, it gives you access to all those job channels that offer the jobs fitting your profile, once you sign up. You are able to receive job information through e-mail, twitter or RSS.

Moreover, the site also offers valuable services like resume writing, interview coaching and many more- that too, at quite affordable prices!


2. Link Up

Link Up is another job search engine that helps you find all the right job openings. And what is more, it helps you find jobs near or around the area you live. Just putting in an area code and the type of job you want, you get the right job and that too in comfortable surroundings! It also offers services like job alerts on your e-mail, and helps to save your searches as well as bookmarking jobs so that you know when the employer closes them.


3. Indeed

Indeed goes a step further than the above search engines and provides information such as basic salary, industry employment trends and job postings per capita. Well, its not surprising then, that it has been recognized by magazines like Time, PC and PC World for its abilities, now, is it?


4. Simply Hired

Along with a lot of useful features, Simply Hired allows you to search by categories like title, company, location to name a few. This makes you just narrow down the list of companies you want to apply for and gives you a better view of just what to expect from the job that you’ve applied to!


5. Career Builder

CareerBuilder not only allows employees to search for job openings but also allows the potential employers to search for the right employees! You are also given an opportunity to make such a resume that will end up high in all the resume searches done by such employers- that too at a nominal fee!



6. Monster

Monster, apart from being a fantastic search engine, has a strong presence in many social networks, targeting many Twitter, Facebook and other such accounts. It also helps you post your resume online, so that it is easier for you to get picked up for potential job interviews!


7. SmartBrief

SmartBrief is an organization that specializes in industry and function-focused electronic newsletters and also is known to offer the opportunity to post jobs

As well as look for jobs.




8. LinkedIn

This is a search engine that not only allows job seekers to look for jobs, but also the employers to look for a perfect employee, as far as the job profile goes. Along with offering specialized resume tools and job seeker packages, there are some very interesting and helpful functions, which can certainly increase your value as a potential employee in the market!


9. Mashable Jobs

Mashable has a job board that provides listings for the latest social media and web job opportunities. Easy to search, it not only provides full-time positions but also contract, temporary and internship opportunities. You can subscribe to job listings through e-mail as well as RSS.


So, although finding a job seems to be tedious process, it can be made a lot easier, if the right resources are utilized. So, go on and bag that dream job!