Job Sites: Reviews

SimplyHired.com is a job search site that aggregates results from major job websites, newspapers, company websites, associations and other online sources. Employers cannot post jobs on SimplyHired -- 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 and size, or niche characteristics like fastest-growing companies. Although job searchers can't post resumes here, a free feature allows you to send your resume out for posting on five other sites. New features and job widgets that link the site to Facebook, MySpace and iGoogle, and a "Who Do I Know" label allow for greater networking on the site.

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Yahoo! HotJobs ranks below Monster.com in sheer number of listings, but reviews say HotJobs has better features. Users like the status feature, which indicates how many times your resume has been viewed (Monster.com 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 nine newsletters that cater to particular segments of the market, such as technology, government, sales, health care and college grads.

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Dice.com is the most recommended job site for positions in the information technology industry. Reviewers like its straightforward interface and say that industry-specific niche sites generally work better than generalist… sites in matching up employers with job seekers. Dice.com also offers career advice on writing resumes and getting IT certifications, along with tech-centric discussion forums. If you're searching in the IT field, Dice.com is a more targeted site than HotJobs.com or Monster.com.

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Reviews say 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, and a new beta profile application helps to facilitate networking on the site. Monster Learning offers 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 bogus or misleading. Competitor HotJobs lets you filter out those postings.

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CareerBuilder.com pulls job listings from the pages of the Tribune, Gannett 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. In December 2008, the Tribune Company, which owns 30.8 percent of CareerBuilder, filed for bankruptcy. Also in December, CareerBuilder let go 15 percent of its staff, so CareerBuilder's future may be uncertain.

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Craigslist.org's job board functions like a help-wanted section organized by city and state. 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.

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