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1. PC Magazine >> Details/Subscribe	The Top 101 Classic Websites of 2006: Careers Natali Del Conte Aug. 16, 2006		In this latest listing of the top sites, three job search sites are discussed: Dice.com, Monster and HotJobs.com. Monster is cited for its "impressive number of listings," while HotJobs is recommended for "saving your searches and keeping track of your activity within each listing." Dice, which specializes in technology fields, is suggested "especially for tech newbies." The site also recommends Indeed.com as one of the "Top 100 Undiscovered Websites." Elsewhere, PC Magazine editors review and rate individual sites: SimplyHired.com (rated 4 out of 5), LinkedIn.com (4 out of 5) and Oodle.com (3 out of 5).

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2. Searcher Magazine >> Details/Subscribe	The New "Search" in "Job Search" Jennie Starr Feb. 2006		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.

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3. Top Job Sites	General Job Sites Editors of TopJobSites.com As of Jan. 2008		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 no longer works and there's very little information here about who's behind the site.
4. The Wall Street Journal	Job-Search Sites Face a Nimble Threat Emily Steel Oct. 9, 2007		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.
5. Rileyguide.com	Job Banks & Recruiting Sites Margaret F. Dikel As of Jan. 2008		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.
6. JobHuntersBible.com	The Internet Richard Nelson Bolles Not Dated		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, HotJobs.com and Careerbuilder.com are discussed in the former, while Indeed.com, Jobster.com and SimplyHired.com are discussed in the latter. The material is presented as a "supplement" to the book.

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7. Job-Hunt.org	Employment Super Sites Editors of Job-Hunt.org May 23, 2007		This career and advice site has two lists of top job sites. CareerJournal.com is cited as the top choice in the "Best of the Best Supersites" at Job-Hunt.org, which is owned by The Wall Street Journal. However, CareerJournal is also a sponsor of Job-Hunt.org. The next two choices are Craigslist.org and Indeed.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 separate list of "The Best Job Sites of 2006" offers choices for the best in given categories, such as search engine, general job site or online classifieds.
8. Forbes >> Details/Subscribe	Best of the Web: Job Hunting – General Dolly Setton Winter 2004		There are 15 job sites discussed in this article from Forbes. The article dates to 2004, so has lost currency, but there are some useful recommendations. Monster is the top choice, with the largest database of resumes. The second pick is CareerJournal.com, part of The Wall Street Journal, which also provides excellent career-oriented content. Other featured sites include Dice.com, which "claims many members receive job offers within forty-eight hours." The fourth pick is HotJobs.com, which is praised for a feature that allows job hunters to choose which companies can view their resume.
9. Workforce Management	Top Job Boards Editors of Workforce Management Magazine May 22, 2006		This article shares tabulated data on 12 top job search sites, including the number of job listings and number of companies posting on the board. CareerBuilder.com ranked number one in both 2005 and 2006, with 1.5 million job listings and 250,000 companies posting. Monster ranked number two, with 1.1 million job listings and 275,000 companies posting. Third ranked is CollegeRecruiter.com with 250,000 listings, followed by CareerJournal.com with 125,000. HotJobs.com, for some reason, does not appear on this list, and it hasn't been updated since 2006. No other ratings criteria, such as quality of listings or ease of use, are offered.
10. QuintCareers.com	The Top 10 Other Job Websites for Job-Seekers Editors of QuintCareers.com Not Dated		Quintessential Careers is a job search site sharing the typical job listings. However, in this article, the editors discuss other good job sites, as well. HotJobs.com is rated as one of the best websites around, offering "a one-stop job search resource" for free. The second choice is JobCentral.com. This site is "a national employment network formed by an alliance between two nonprofit associations" where users can "search postings or browse by company" for free. Editors also like CollegeRecruiter.com, which lists jobs for college students and graduates. Both part-time and entry-level jobs are listed. CareerBuilder.com and Monster follow. The criteria for why these sites are chosen is not disclosed. Elsewhere, under General Job Boards, there is a lengthy alphabetical list of job sites, with a brief description of each.
11. About.com	Top 10 Job Sites Allison Doyle Not Dated		Allison Doyle, the About.com guide to job searching, briefly describes her top ten 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 that ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com.)
12. About.com	Top 10 Job Search Engines Wendy Boswell Not Dated		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 number one, valued for "plenty of job search extras: networking boards, job search alerts, and online resume posting." Indeed.com is second, as it is "easy to use" and "uncovers a lot of jobs that you wouldn't normally find." The government-jobs site FedWorld.gov is next, followed by CareerBuilder.com and Dice.com. No criteria are given for these choices, however. (Note that ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com.)
13. Weddles.com	WEDDLE's 2007 User's Choice Awards Editors of Weddles.com Not Dated		This website, which offers human resources and career-related research to both job seekers and professionals, designates an annual award for "the elite of the online employment industry." Thirty job search sites are chosen through an online poll of its readers. The winners are listed in alphabetical order, with no commentary.
14. Resume Help.org	Top Job Sites Editors of Resume Help Not Dated		ResumeHelp.org lists ten top job sites and six career sites. The number one job site is Monster, which is called a "comprehensive" search engine. The second choice is Vault.com's Job Board, while HotJobs.com in third is called the "premier" job site. There is a one-line description of each site, but no information is provided as to how the editors arrived at their ratings.
15. Job Looks	Best Job Sites Editors of JobLooks.com Not Dated		JobLooks.com provides reviews of six job websites that have been "carefully examined." The best known are Monster and HotJobs.com. The sites Job.com and 6FigureJobs.com are free for job seekers. WorkTree.com requires membership fees. The remaining site, SwapJobs.com, charges job seekers a fee for resume blasting, but users can post their resumes for free.
16. College Grad	The Best Job Website Editors of CollegeGrad.com Not Dated		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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17. USC Career Center	Top Job Sites Editors of USC Career Center Not Dated		This site from the University of South Carolina lists 16 job sites and three job search engines in alphabetical order. There are no reviews of the job sites, so it's hard to determine which ones are better and why. Major sites like Monster, Dice.com and HotJobs.com are here, but this list isn't very helpful.
18. Epinions	Online Services - Job Sites Contributors to Epinions As of Jan. 2008		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 (158) 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.