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by Jennifer L. DeLeo
by Jennie Starr
This article reviews two of the most prominent entries in the job sites industry: Indeed.com and SimplyHired.com. Both are really job search engines in which job seekers type in keywords and get a listing… of jobs cultivated from the major job sites, newspapers, company websites, associations and other online sources. Both companies focus on the job hunter. There are no services for employers. 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." Both companies also offer many different search results for the same keywords. Ms. Starr feels that SimplyHired is the better of the two, mainly because it offers more features. With SimplyHired, you can rate each job listing and the company also partners with Linkedin.com, an online networking community.
by Editors of Star Reviews
Star Reviews has in-depth reviews for six of the top job search sites. Reviews are up to date and include a "What's New" section at the beginning of each one. An upside, downside, and a summary are also… given for each review. The editors rank sites on a six star system, and users are allowed to comment and rate the sites, although only a few have done so. Monster comes out on top. CareerBuilder is a close second. The other sites reviewed are The Ladders, College Recruiter, SnagAJob, and Job Bank USA.
by Editors of TopJobSites.com
Using the Alexa.com ranking system for a three-month period, these editors briefly review the top ten job search sites based on popularity and traffic. Monster is the "biggest of the biggest."… CareerBuilder.com is second and HotJobs.com is rated third. The freelance-specific site Guru.com is now fourth. Indeed.com is the fifth choice. They also run lists in categories like the top college job site and top niche job site. However, this site's credibility is questionable; the e-mail link to the editors is still broken a year after we last reported it, and there's very little information here about who's behind the site.
by Emily Steel
This article doesn't review specific job search sites, but it discusses current trends in online job hunting. Author Emily Steel points to "increasingly specialized job sites" as "the hottest names in… online recruitment." Slight declines in traffic on some of the mega-sites are contrasted with large jumps in visits to niche sites like Dice.com. Some employers prefer the smaller, more focused sites because ads attract higher quality respondents. The article mentions efforts by the major job boards to target their ads in various ways, including linkups with networking sites like Facebook.com.
by Editors of The Riley Guide
This is a directory of employment and career-information sources and services as well as an advice forum for job seekers and recruiters. It has a comprehensive list of job banks and job- search sites. Each… entry is accompanied by editorial comments from the site's founder. The listing is alphabetical rather than by ranking, but the commentary is opinionated and gives candid assessments of most of the major career resources. Recently, a new "Grad/Entry-Level" designation has been added to those search sites that do a good job of serving this market.
by Richard Nelson Bolles
This site, run by the author of the bestselling job-hunting book "What Color Is Your Parachute?", provides some general career advice. It also offers lists of the best super sites and job search engines.… Monster, Yahoo! HotJobs, America's Job Bank, and Careerbuilder.com are discussed in the former, while Indeed, Jobster (Workzoo) and SimplyHired are discussed in the latter. The material is presented as a "supplement" to the book.
by Jason Ferreira
This article covers Monster, CareerBuilder and three other search sites that solely serve Canada's job market. It is not highly comparative and does not outwardly pick a favorite job search site. Monster's… job fair calendar, which allows users to receive emails when a job fair is coming to their local area, is noted as a valuable means for in person networking. Additionally, CareerBuilder's new CareerTV is mentioned as an excellent tool for those who do not like to read about career advice, but would rather learn by watching videos instead.
by Susan P. Joyce
This career and advice site has two lists of top job sites. Indeed.com is cited as the "Best of the Best Supersites." However, Indeed is also a sponsor of Job-Hunt.org. The next two choices are… Craigslist.org and JobCentral.com. The three major sites -- Monster, HotJobs and CareerBuilder -- are not listed at all. There is a short description of all the included job sites, but no mention of how or why these sites were chosen. A second list of General Jobs Listing Sites covers sites that don't fit any other categories. Knock 'em Dead, Margaret Riley's Job Guide and Mediabistro are given special mention. Additionally, a "Free 20 Minute Guide to Using Craigslist to Find a Job" is offered along with a guide on how to make a cyber-safe version of a resume.
by Helen Coster
This article explores a developing trend in the online job search industry: sites that get employers to pay job candidates for the right to interview them. Notchup.com, a new site for executives searching… for jobs that pay in the range of $80,000 to $200,000 annually, is the featured site. Notchup connects job seekers with hirers by having job candidates stipulate fees that potential employers must pay them for an interview.
by Editors of Workforce Management
Each year Workforce Management publishes a listing of top job boards, along with information from the annual Sources of Hire study conducted by CareerXroads. According to the study, among jobs filled by job… boards, a company's own website accounts for 54.4 percent of hires, Monster accounts for 19.7 percent, CareerBuilder 17.4 percent and Yahoo! HotJobs 4 percent. The study notes that job boards account for 25.7 percent of external hires, with internal transfers and promotions being the number one source for filling jobs, followed by referrals, most of which come from employees.
by Erin Blakemore
LoveToKnow.com offers a short but critical review of Monster, Craigslist, and CareerBuilder. The article acknowledges Monster's large database and popularity but also points out some interesting flaws not… found in most other reviews. Blakemore notes that Monster's popularity comes with a price: "ad-rich pages (often, an ad loads before you're allowed to go to the next page)." She also warns users not to put their phone number on Monster's site since other users have received high volumes of unsolicited phone calls from doing this. She commends Craigslist for being easy to navigate, and calls CareerBuilder a "one-stop shop" for job hunters.
by Alison Doyle
Allison Doyle, the About.com guide to job searching, briefly describes her top job site choices; CareerBuilder.com leads the list. Craigslist.org, Indeed.com, LinkedIn.com and some seasonal/part-time sites… are among the others listed. Doyle does not reveal her criteria for choosing these sites but she does advise that "all of them are worth incorporating into your job search, because not all employers list on every site, even though it may sometimes seem that way." (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)
by Wendy Boswell
This is a different list of top job sites, posted by a different contributor to About.com. According to Wendy Boswell, About.com's guide to web search, Monster is "one of the best" job search sites, valued… for its job search extras, including networking boards, job search alerts, and online resume posting. Indeed.com is "a very solid" job search site that is easy to use and "uncovers a lot of jobs that you wouldn't normally find." The government-jobs site FedWorld.gov is next on her list, followed by CareerBuilder.com and Dice.com. No criteria are given for these choices, however. (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)
by Editors of Weddles.com
by Heather Green
Similar to the Weddle Awards, Business Week puts out an annual long list of top websites in a variety of categories. The websites are chosen by user votes and the winners are listed by category with no… commentary. However, in the introduction it is mentioned that users flagged SimplyHired as being particularly outstanding. Other winners in the jobs category are Monster, LinkedIn, HotJobs, and Indeed.
by Editors of ResumeHelp.org
by Editors of JobLooks.com
by Marty Nemko
Marty Nemko is a contributing editor on the topic of careers for US News & World Report. On his own blog, he lists several career resources and a few job search sites. His advice is interesting and seems… fairly grounded. For instance, in the "Advice I'd Give My Child" section, Nemko says that job seekers should only spend 25 percent of their time searching online ads and the rest of their time engaging in personal networking. He also seems to favor the aggregator sites and recommends SimplyHired, Indeed and Work.com.
by Editors of CollegeGrad.com
CollegeGrad is an entry-level job site that rates itself number one. However, it also recommends Monster, HotJobs.com and CareerBuilder.com as other top search sites. Editors say that Monster's main problem… is the large number of listings from recruiters, making it difficult to find the real job postings. According to the editors, there is not a lot of overlap between the job listings on Monster and HotJobs. The editors recommend using a job search agent at all three big job sites -- Monster, HotJobs and CareerBuilder -- to get e-mails when new jobs meeting your criteria are posted.
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by Contributors to Epinions.com
Epinions is a good place to read about users' experience with job sites. As you might imagine, there's a fair amount of venting from people who have not found jobs. All 20 sites discussed -- including a few… that are now defunct or have been incorporated into larger sites -- are rated on ease of use, customer service and job hunting resources. Not surprisingly, Monster receives the most reviews (161) and an overall rating of 4 out of 5. HotJobs.com is the next choice, with a rating of 3.5. Interestingly, the top sites earn poor ratings in the area of customer service. However, the vast majority of reviews are from 1999 through 2001, so there is little information on how well these job sites are doing today.
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