Aggregator Job Sites

Some job sites search other sites

SimplyHired.com and Indeed.com are job search sites that aggregate millions of listings from all the major job sites (with the exception of Craigslist.org), plus newspapers, corporate job boards and other professional sites. Searcher magazine has a comprehensive review of both SimplyHired.com and Indeed.com. These two sites are different from the traditional job site because both focus on the job hunter. There are no services for employers, though they can advertise on the sites. Both sites allow job seekers to search by keyword. Searcher Editor Jennie Starr writes, "Both companies do a good job of providing information on the freshness of the job, listing the number of hours/minutes the item has been available on the site."

While Indeed.com is more frequently mentioned by reviewers of job search engines, SimplyHired.com offers more features. With SimplyHired.com, you can search by keyword, location or specific occupation. You can filter results by job type, required experience, education and date. You can also filter by company size and revenue. In addition, SimplyHired allows users to rate each job result, and when you've rated enough job listings, SimplyHired.com will begin suggesting job listings based on your preferences. PC Magazine says the site "should be your new first web stop when looking for a job."

SimplyHired has an uncluttered, easy-to-use interface. Rather than allow users to create their own profile on the site as Monster and CareerBuilder have recently done, SimplyHired partnered with LinkedIn. According to a press release, the "Who Do I Know" feature allows users to view their LinkedIn connections at each company alongside their job search results. Additionally, the site has tools for job seekers to connect their information on SimplyHired with their MySpace and Facebook profiles, and a widget that allows users to view new job listings on their desktop or their personal blog. Other applications include widgets for cell phone access, RSS feeds and trends information. In October 2008, SimplyHired announced that it would no longer offer its Resume Post feature, which posted resumes to other job sites.

Another site, Oodle.com, is a classified-ad aggregator that pulls its listings from thousands of other sites (though not from Craigslist.org). The site simply links to ads found elsewhere, with some tools for refining a search and an option to receive e-mail updates about new listings. Classifieds are especially useful for those searching for non-corporate, non-technical jobs, and PC Magazine calls Oodle "a formidable web presence" in the field.

Yet another option is Hound.com, a job site that narrows its search results to employer websites only. The idea is to weed out bogus listings and positions that have been filled in favor of the most current postings from company sites. The focus on quality over quantity could save time wasted by chasing dead or worthless links. Juju.com uses a similar strategy. JobCentral.com is a membership organization of major corporations like IBM and Hewlett-Packard. It allows job seekers to directly search employer ads and might be worth a try if you're looking for work with a huge corporation.

Although America's Job Bank is now defunct, the U.S, Department of Labor's site CareerOneStop.org, allows users to search state job banks, which incorporate a wide variety of non-technical and non-business categories. The new site retains the InfoNet section, which contains occupation profiles, median salary information and education statistics supplied by the government.