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- Best job search engine SimplyHired.com *Est. $0
- Best networking site for job seekers LinkedIn.com *Est. $0
- Best job site for media types MediaBistro.com *Est. $0
- Most popular job site Monster.com *Est. $0
- Best online classifieds Craigslist *Est. $0
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Most popular job site
- Has the most job postings and resumes of any job site
- Can block resume from being viewed by current employer
- Multiple search options
- Numerous junk postings; no way to filter
- Advertising on site
The biggest job site online, Monster.com features over 1.1 million job listings from companies and over 41 million resumes from job seekers. Monster offers advice about resumes, interviewing and salary negotiation, and the Privacy Plus feature allows you to block specified companies from viewing your resume, keeping it confidential from a current employer. Monster Networking hooks up job seekers in the same industry, and Monster Learning is a directory of online degree programs. Some users and reviewers complain that many of Monster's listings are junk posts from headhunters and agencies, and that you must sometimes view ads before seeing the results of a search. The aggregator site SimplyHired.com has lots of job listings and no ads.
As the biggest job search site, Monster.com is reviewed by a number of sources, including StarReviews.com, JobHuntersBible.com, AskMen.com, LoveToKnow.com and About.com. All compare the pros and cons to other job sites and most give Monster a very high ranking. The site is named a Forbes Favorite among job search sites as well.
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Monster.com is a Forbes Favorite among job search sites. The review notes the number of listings and resumes Monster boasts, as well as its career and job search advice, networking features and blog. The only downside mentioned is that you have to view ads before you can see the results of a job search.
Review: Best of the Web Reviews: Job Hunting, Editors of Forbes.com
StarReviews.com has reviews of several top job sites and ranks each site, placing Monster at the very top. Monster receives a perfect overall rating, and the highest scores possible in all of the more specific categories such as networking ability. Reviewers do admit the downside to Monster is all of the junk listings.
Review: Job Search Website Reviews, Editors of StarReviews.com, Sept. 11, 2009
This site is run by Richard Nelson Bolles, author of "What Color Is Your Parachute?" Bolles likes Monster.com's numerous features and search options but admits "much of what is good about Monster has to do with its size alone."
Review: The Internet, Richard Nelson Bolles
4. AskMen.com
This article covers a handful of job search sites that serve the U.S. and Canada and does not outwardly rank sites. However, a positive and informative review of Monster.com is given. Jason Ferreira thinks the best feature about Monster is its often overlooked extensive career advice and resources section.
Review: Best Job-Search Websites, Jason Ferreira
LoveToKnow.com provides concise and critical reviews of Monster.com, CareerBuilder.com and Craigslist. Monster is called "popular" and "well trusted," but numerous flaws are also pointed out in this review, which may also be the most critical of Monster. Users are warned about ad-rich pages, a lack of security features and numerous junk listings.
Review: Job Site Reviews, Erin Blakemore
6. About.com
Monster is given a brief but glowing review in this article that compares and ranks 10 top job sites. No downsides are mentioned. (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)
Review: The Top Ten Job Search Engines on the Web, Wendy Boswell
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