Employers
cannot post jobs on SimplyHired at all -- this
site is strictly for job seekers. Visitors can
search by occupation, job title or location, and
results can be filtered by job type, education,
work experience, company revenue, company size
or niche characteristics like fastest-growing
companies. Users can also rate their interest
in each job listed. After using the site awhile,
users get job suggestions based on their search
criteria. While job searchers can't post resumes
here, a free new feature allows you to send your
resume out for posting on five other sites.
What the Researchers
say about HotJobs
HotJobs.com ranks below
Monster.com in sheer number of listings, but
reviews say HotJobs has better features. Site
users like the "status" feature by
which you can see how many times your resume
has been viewed (Monster now also has a similar
feature). And if you think your current employer
might find your online resume, HotJobs allows
you to block certain companies from accessing
your profile. You can browse by keyword, industry
or state, and there are tools for resume writing,
interviewing and networking. A user can also
subscribe to any of eleven newsletters that
cater to particular segments of the market,
such as technology, government, sales, health
care and college grads.
What the Researchers
says about Monster
Monster.com has over 1.1
million job listings and over 41 million resumes.
In addition to seemingly endless job postings,
it offers advice on resumes, interviewing and
salary information. Its Privacy Plus feature
blocks specified companies from viewing a user's
resume, keeping it confidential from a current
employer. Monster Networking hooks up people
in the same industry to provide possible leads.
Members of the network also give rated feedback
on each other. Monster Learning is offered as
a directory of online degree programs. Users
can also subscribe to newsletters, read the
site's blog or sign up for job alerts. However,
while Monster.com has the widest scope, some
complain that many of its listings are "junk"
listings from headhunters and agencies. Competitor
HotJobs lets you filter out those postings.
What the Researchers
says about CareerBuilder
CareerBuilder pulls job
listings from the pages of the Tribune, Knight
Ridder and McClatchy newspaper conglomerates,
so a search here might turn up something unique,
especially if you are looking for work in a
major metropolitan area served by one of these
newspapers. Since experts say it pays to visit
as many sites as you can, CareerBuilder is worth
a visit.
What the Researchers
says about Craigslist
Craigslist.org's job board
functions like a "help wanted" section
organized by location, with listings broken
down by state and by metropolitan area. Employers
post for free or at a nominal cost, so a broad
variety of positions are listed, both full-
and part-time. The large search engines are
generally blocked from gathering ads here, so
opportunities on Craigslist.org won't show up
elsewhere. Craigslist.org is often recommended
as a source of interesting or unconventional
jobs. Job seekers can post resumes, though they
will be available for anyone's viewing without
restrictions, so privacy precautions are strongly
advised.
What the Researchers
says about Monster
Monster.com has over 1.1
million job listings and over 41 million resumes.
In addition to seemingly endless job postings,
it offers advice on resumes, interviewing and
salary information. Its Privacy Plus feature
blocks specified companies from viewing a user's
resume, keeping it confidential from a current
employer. Monster Networking hooks up people
in the same industry to provide possible leads.
Members of the network also give rated feedback
on each other. Monster Learning is offered as
a directory of online degree programs. Users
can also subscribe to newsletters, read the
site's blog or sign up for job alerts. However,
while Monster.com has the widest scope, some
complain that many of its listings are "junk"
listings from headhunters and agencies. Competitor
HotJobs lets you filter out those postings.
