Job Hunting Online

Looking for a job online? Well, you are not alone. In fact, you are among the new breed of millions of job seekers who are hunting for their next job online. If someone were to argue that online job sites are little more than hot air, you only need to compare the success rate of offline job hunting efforts with that of online job hunting.

Why Search For A Job Online?

Here is a statistic to give you an idea of how big the online job industry is. Certainly it is very hard to quantify the overall number of resumes on the Internet. Monster.com has about 54 million resumes in its database and CareerBuilder.com has about 14 million. But how does this information benefit you? Here are a few key areas:

1. Jobsites have huge databases of up-to-date jobs, which allow keyword searches just like you would with a search engine for information.

2. Unlike traditional newspaper job searching, you can save your profile, resume, applied jobs, and set alerts for newly posted, categorized jobs to be emailed to you.

3. You can transmit your saved resume to any number of jobs instantaneously by turning on the auto-apply feature.

4. You are least likely to lose a new job opening (through alerts to your mailbox).

5. You get to use their resource center to refine career skills, choices and get tips on preparing for interviews. You can find highly specific job postings, such as careers in Six Sigma on online jobsites.

6. Above all, it provides functions to search by city, state and/or industry.

Which Ones To Use; There Are 1000's Of Jobsites!

Not one jobsite publishes all the jobs available. It is also not practical to upload your resume to all of them. Having said that, the top 5 job sites publish almost 80% of job vacancies. Here are the top 5 jobsites nationally:

Top 5 Jobsites

The rankings of these sites are not based on just one criterion. The number of vacancies posted is the most important one among them. The rest of the reasons include how user-friendly the site is for both job seekers and employers and whether they charge a fee for their services.

1. Monster.com
Monster.com is the most popular international database of job openings with highest number of resumes.

2. CareerBuilder.com
Career Builder now stands at number 2. It provides fantastic search functions and is very user-friendly.

3. America's Job Bank
AJB connects you to state job banks in addition to others. Search options include Military Occupation Code or Job Number search. Free.

4. Yahoo! HotJobs
Yahoo!HotJobs.com is a new entrant to the list and is promoted by Yahoo! You must see to believe the speed with which you can conduct searches and the options available from one of the pioneer of search technologies.

Why Do Employers Post Their Vacancies Online?

Almost for the same reasons that you go to search for a job online. The ease and speed of posting as well as the ability to sift through and short list candidates are the top reasons that employers post their job vacancies on online job boards. Above all, they know that in this age and time, all the best candidates are online too.

Tony Jacowski is a certified Master Black Belt for Aveta Solutions - Six Sigma Online ( www.sixsigmaonline.org ). Six Sigma Online offers online six sigma training and certification classes for lean six sigma, black belts, green belts, and yellow belts.

Here are some other great job hunting websites that you can also post your resume to.

Beyond.com
A network of more than 15,000 general, local and niche industry web sites and online communities. Check it out!


Dice.com
A very well known site for IT and technical jobs.

SalesJobs.com A great place to find a quality sales job.

Craigslist
Another great place to look for any type of job.

Backpage
Sponsored by alternative newspapers, Backapage is great for entry level and hourly jobs.

JobsInSports.com
If you want a job in the sports industry, anything from an internship to management, this is one site you do not want to miss.

6 Figure Jobs
6 Figure Jobs has executive level jobs and they guarantee that they all pay $100k or more. If this is your income range, you should definitely check this site out.

CollegeRecruiter.com
CollegeRecruiter caters to the new graduate for internships and entry level full time positions. Excellent articles and tools to help new grads start their careers on the right foot.

Explore Talent
Explore Talent specializes in acting and modeling jobs.

Nannies4hire.com
Nannies4Hire is a place where child care providers can find families to work for. They have nannies, short term babysitting and everything in between.

Climber
Climber is like dating for jobs. Sit back and let the company of your dreams find you. It is designed for college educated, employed professionals looking for the next big challenge. They have a very nice free career assessment that you can take to discover your true talent.


WorkTree
Worktree is the world's largest job search portal. Instead of surfing site after site, you can enter your search on Worktree and have all your results right there and you won't miss a single opportunity. With Worktree you can view jobs from thousands of online sources instantly.

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ResumeRabbit.com
Tired of manually submitting your resume to Monster and Hot Jobs and all those numerous other sites? Resume Rabbit can automate the process go getting your resume online. In about 5 minutes of work, your resume will be added to up to 81 of the internet's top resume websites.

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In today's competitive job market, networking is more important than ever. Now with technology, networking is also easier than ever. I recommend LinkedIn highly for your first choice in job related networking. It's great! You can pick a company and then figure out which of your friends has a contact there. Is that cool or what!

Whether you just want a little side income while you hunt for something permaent, or you want to strike out on your own, freelancing is definitely here to stay. Every year the percentage of freelancers inthe workforce goes higher and higher.

Here are some of the best websites to find freelance opportunities:

Elance.com
Elance is a great site for all professions and skill levels. A great place to start your search.

Scriptlance.com
Scriptlance specializes in programming and technical freelance jobs.

Have you ever considered other money making opportunities other than working for someone else? Here are some other ideas.

Surveys
Filling out surveys online is a great way to make some extra side cash while job hunting. It's quick, easy and you can do it on your own schedule.

Click here to see my lens on survey opportunities.

Network Marketing
Network marketing has come a long way from the days from when it was bored housewives. Now, it's a legitimate way to make money. Sometimes, BIG money.

Click here to see my lens on what I feel is the absolute best opportunity around in network marketing.

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