Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Ultimate Job Security Guide
In the past two years, 7 million jobs have been vaporized, and along with them the idea that any of us are indispensable. Here are the tools you need to excel in this tough environment.Unless you’re a professor with tenure or your boss is named “Dad,” you know that true employment security is all but dead. No longer does working hard and doing well at your job guarantee even a modicum of confidence about the future; the Great Recession took care of that quaint notion. Get used to the idea that you could lose your job at any time, for any reason. And if that painful meeting with the HR drone does come to pass, you’ll be vying with an army of talented candidates competing for the rare opening — one job for every six hopefuls. According to recent Labor Department statistics, the average search lasts more than seven months.
In this new environment, working hard is no longer enough. You have to take a bird’s eye view of your company and industry, spot changes as they occur, and shift your efforts quickly in response. And you need to start thinking more in terms of income security rather than job security; that may mean finding a second income stream or working toward a career change now. Likewise, if you’re been laid off or see the writing on the wall, you have to be aware of what it takes to get a job today, from avoiding these resume gaffes to mastering the new job interview process, which has become increasingly drawn-out and intense. In this short video, watch as a career coach teaches executives how to ace an interview. For more advice — and, we hope, a bit of comic relief — follow our Twitter feed of interview goofs. Here’s your guide to the new work order:
* 5 New Rules for Job Security
* 7 Ways to Ruin Your Resume
* Real-Life Resume Makeover
* How to Ace the New Job Interview
* Video: Job Interview Tips
* @InterviewGoofs on Twitter
In this new environment, working hard is no longer enough. You have to take a bird’s eye view of your company and industry, spot changes as they occur, and shift your efforts quickly in response. And you need to start thinking more in terms of income security rather than job security; that may mean finding a second income stream or working toward a career change now. Likewise, if you’re been laid off or see the writing on the wall, you have to be aware of what it takes to get a job today, from avoiding these resume gaffes to mastering the new job interview process, which has become increasingly drawn-out and intense. In this short video, watch as a career coach teaches executives how to ace an interview. For more advice — and, we hope, a bit of comic relief — follow our Twitter feed of interview goofs. Here’s your guide to the new work order:
* 5 New Rules for Job Security
* 7 Ways to Ruin Your Resume
* Real-Life Resume Makeover
* How to Ace the New Job Interview
* Video: Job Interview Tips
* @InterviewGoofs on Twitter
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tax Tips for Job Hunters: What You Can and Can’t Deduct
Tax Tips for Job Hunters: What You Can and Can’t Deduct
by Adam Piore
This article is part of a package on tax deductions you can take if you’re between jobs and consulting or freelancing while you’re looking for work. To find out what you can and can’t deduct if you’re freelancing or a consultant, see our story on tax deductions for freelancers.
As if being out of work and competing with everyone and their grandmother for work weren’t bad enough, a growing number of Americans are discovering yet another unpleasant truth about job hunting: It can be expensive. It costs money to travel to interviews, to get help with resumes, and to look good for those potential new bosses you’re trying to impress. Fortunately the IRS allows you to take tax deductions for at least some of those expenses if you itemize on your return. Job-hunting expenses are grouped in the “miscellaneous deductions” of your tax return, a category which must exceed 2 percent of your adjusted gross income to qualify for the write off. Here are some of the key job-hunting expenses you can and cannot deduct.
Home Office Equipment
* Cannot deduct: The full cost of equipment such as computers, printers, and fax machines
* Can deduct: A portion of the cost of equipment
Since most office equipment can be used for many purposes, you’ll only be able to deduct the percentage of the cost that corresponds to how much of the device you use exclusively for your job search. And even then, you’ll only be able to deduct a portion of the initial cost, since the IRS considers equipment like computers and printers to have a lifetime of five years. In many cases, the deduction will be quite small so you might be better off just going to Kinko’s and doing your job-related computing and printing there, since those costs will be fully deductible.
Education
* Cannot deduct: Classes and materials if you’re training for a new career
* Can deduct: Classes and materials associated with your present career
The IRS generally has strict limits on the deductibility of educational expenses. If you were laid off as a chef and you are going back to school to become an investment counselor, you cannot write those classes off. However, if you were laid off as a chef and you take a cooking class, or you were laid off as an investment counselor and you take a business course, it’s considered career development and is deductible.
Coaches and Assistants
* Cannot deduct: The fees for career coaches, resume specialists, Web site designers, etc., if you are trying to break into a new field
* Can deduct: The fees for the above if you are applying for a job in the same field as your previous job
As with classes and education, if you’re using the services of a coach or specialist to assist your job hunting in the same field, it’s considered deductible career development. Note that the fees for any help related to your appearance — such as hair stylists, tailors, personal trainers, and dieticians are never deductible — since they don’t exclusively benefit your business or ability to do work. Knowing this should help you answer the question posed in this popular H&R Block commercial that aired during the Olympics:
Travel
* Cannot deduct: Your flight and hotel stay in Los Angeles to check out the Santa Monica Pier and decide if you’d like to live there
* Can deduct: Your flight and hotel stay in Los Angeles if you have an interview scheduled or are going to E3 to network
“The IRS wants to see a real reason for your trip; how do they know you didn’t just go there on vacation?” says Tina Salandra, CPA and owner of Numerical LLC, an accounting firm in New York City. Note: Trying to write off the cost of bringing your spouse along isn’t going to fly in either case.
Gifts
* Cannot deduct: A $100 bottle of Bordeaux to thank Mortimer for getting you a job interview
* Can deduct: A $25 case of Budweiser to thank Joe for getting you an interview
The IRS caps business gift deductions at $25.
by Adam Piore
This article is part of a package on tax deductions you can take if you’re between jobs and consulting or freelancing while you’re looking for work. To find out what you can and can’t deduct if you’re freelancing or a consultant, see our story on tax deductions for freelancers.
As if being out of work and competing with everyone and their grandmother for work weren’t bad enough, a growing number of Americans are discovering yet another unpleasant truth about job hunting: It can be expensive. It costs money to travel to interviews, to get help with resumes, and to look good for those potential new bosses you’re trying to impress. Fortunately the IRS allows you to take tax deductions for at least some of those expenses if you itemize on your return. Job-hunting expenses are grouped in the “miscellaneous deductions” of your tax return, a category which must exceed 2 percent of your adjusted gross income to qualify for the write off. Here are some of the key job-hunting expenses you can and cannot deduct.
Home Office Equipment
* Cannot deduct: The full cost of equipment such as computers, printers, and fax machines
* Can deduct: A portion of the cost of equipment
Since most office equipment can be used for many purposes, you’ll only be able to deduct the percentage of the cost that corresponds to how much of the device you use exclusively for your job search. And even then, you’ll only be able to deduct a portion of the initial cost, since the IRS considers equipment like computers and printers to have a lifetime of five years. In many cases, the deduction will be quite small so you might be better off just going to Kinko’s and doing your job-related computing and printing there, since those costs will be fully deductible.
Education
* Cannot deduct: Classes and materials if you’re training for a new career
* Can deduct: Classes and materials associated with your present career
The IRS generally has strict limits on the deductibility of educational expenses. If you were laid off as a chef and you are going back to school to become an investment counselor, you cannot write those classes off. However, if you were laid off as a chef and you take a cooking class, or you were laid off as an investment counselor and you take a business course, it’s considered career development and is deductible.
Coaches and Assistants
* Cannot deduct: The fees for career coaches, resume specialists, Web site designers, etc., if you are trying to break into a new field
* Can deduct: The fees for the above if you are applying for a job in the same field as your previous job
As with classes and education, if you’re using the services of a coach or specialist to assist your job hunting in the same field, it’s considered deductible career development. Note that the fees for any help related to your appearance — such as hair stylists, tailors, personal trainers, and dieticians are never deductible — since they don’t exclusively benefit your business or ability to do work. Knowing this should help you answer the question posed in this popular H&R Block commercial that aired during the Olympics:
Travel
* Cannot deduct: Your flight and hotel stay in Los Angeles to check out the Santa Monica Pier and decide if you’d like to live there
* Can deduct: Your flight and hotel stay in Los Angeles if you have an interview scheduled or are going to E3 to network
“The IRS wants to see a real reason for your trip; how do they know you didn’t just go there on vacation?” says Tina Salandra, CPA and owner of Numerical LLC, an accounting firm in New York City. Note: Trying to write off the cost of bringing your spouse along isn’t going to fly in either case.
Gifts
* Cannot deduct: A $100 bottle of Bordeaux to thank Mortimer for getting you a job interview
* Can deduct: A $25 case of Budweiser to thank Joe for getting you an interview
The IRS caps business gift deductions at $25.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
It's 2010! Success is the Key!
Dream jobs are one of those things that many dream about. Some dream to be the CEO of an internationally recognized company whereas for some a good paying job is good enough for a dream job. It seems like many people are giving up hopes on their dream jobs due to rising unemployment and hurting economy. Although the current situation may not be as good as we would like it to be, there certainly is hope. And dreams more often than not are conquered when there is hope.
There are few things that every job applicant needs to remember when it comes to landing the job of their dreams. Today we want to explore a few of those things and how it might make you a strong candidate in the eyes of your potential employer.
Make a List
That’ right! Whether you use a computer or a pen and paper, that’s totally up
to you but start with making lists. Think of things relating to work that makes you happy. Are you someone who likes a good challenge or someone who wants to get by doing the easiest stuff? Although this sounds silly, it does help tremendously. Many people waste a lot of years doing jobs they hate. There is no surprise that hundreds and thousands of people are complaining about their job each day. Make a list. Write down what you are good at and what you are not so good at. Are you good at negotiating? Do you enjoy it? If it is something you are good at and enjoy doing there might be business opportunities and jobs that cater to this quality of yours that you have yet to capitalize on. Preparing a list with pros and cons about yourself, including what makes you happy in workplace setting etc. can help you tremendously in landing a job that you have always dreamed of.
Change Can Be Good
If you have been thinking your dream jobs lies in a field other than what you are good at, dare to change. Although career change isn’t something that can happen overnight, it sure isn’t something that is impossible. If you have been working on what we talked about on point 1, by now you have a clear idea of what it is that will make you happy and satisfied as far as work goes. Don’t be afraid to change your career, but don’t be dumb enough to jump on it right away. If you have a full time job, stick to your current job and pick up a part time job or an internship or volunteer for the job that might help you excel in the new career you are thinking of. When you are ready and confident that this is what you want, quit the old job and start your new career. The key here is to dare. Dare to change. Unless you give it a try you never know if the dream job you are seeking is really dream or just a happy thought of your mind.
Break The Limitations
These limitations can be financial or geographical. Remember if you want to achieve your dreams there are certain things you have to be willing to give up. Your dream job may require you to climb the ladder and while starting out the pay may not be as good. But if that’s what it takes to get to a place where you want to be in five years, that’s a choice you have to make. Another thing when it comes to grabbing that golden opportunity or landing a dream job is that you have to be willing to relocate. I have seen plenty of people unwilling to relocate due to family, emotional attachments, etc. Although these things play a important part in ones life, if you want to succeed and that’s what it takes to land your dream job, the first thing you need to be able to do is willing to relocate. Breaking the limitations will help you make the dream a reality.
Deal Maker or Deal Breaker
The reason many job applicants never get call for a job interview isn’t because they aren’t qualified, it is because their resume doesn’t portray who they really are or what they are capable of. Interview comes after the potential employer has seen your resume. Your resume is the key to your golden career. Don’t be in a hurry when creating your resume. Resume isn’t just a piece of paper but it is one of the most important documents that tells the potential employer who you are and what you can do. Be careful when preparing your resume. Those little typo that you think may not be a big problem might be the only thing coming in between you and the dream job you are applying for.
Be Bold and Outspoken
Although networking on the computer and making use of social media platforms is a must, face to face talk is the best way to network. Meeting in person and shaking hands is way more effective then sitting behind a computer screen and networking online even in this day and age. Whether it’s a career fair or any other gathering that you are at, be bold and connect with people. Don’t be shy to talk about your ambitions, your career goals, your dream jobs and the industry you want to be in with people. Your contact at the moment may not know about these but your passion may lead them to refer you to someone they know.
Although these tips can help you land your dream job, the only person that can make it happen is you. It doesn’t matter whether you read hundreds of articles each day, it doesn’t matter whether you dream of someday landing your dream job, what matters is that you have what it takes to get there. And one thing that is of most importance when it comes to grabbing that dream opportunity is the fact that you need to be able to get up when you fall and stay on track. Be persistent, be bold and reach out. Your dream job isn’t as far away as you would like to think. Just mold yourself to be the one who can achieve and the career you want will be knocking on your door in no time.
Share your tips and thoughts on how one can successfully land a dream job.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Happy New Year! well almost!! Time Management for 2010
Time management skills and techniques
Time management skills are your abilities to recognize and solve personal time management problems. The goal of these time management lessons is to show you what you can do to improve those skills.
With good time management skills you are in control of your time and your life, of your stress and energy levels. You make progress at work. You are able to maintain balance between your work, personal, and family lives. You have enough flexibility to respond to surprises or new opportunities.
All time management skills are learnable. More than likely you will see much improvement from simply becoming aware of the essence and causes of common personal time management problems. With these time management lessons, you can see better which time management techniques are most relevant for your situation.
Just get started with them. Many of your problems gradually disappear.
If you already know how you should be managing your time, but you still don't do it, don't give up. What you may be overlooking is the psychological side of your time management skills, psychological obstacles hidden behind your personality.
Depending on your personal situation, such obstacles may be the primary reason why you procrastinate, have difficulties saying no, delegating, or making time management decisions.
The psychological component of your time management skills can also be dealt with. The time management skills information below will point at a relevant solution for your situation.
Get Organized Now!
Ideas, tips, tools and more to help you organize your home, your office and your life!
How to avoid procrastination
Ability to beat procrastination and laziness is among the most important time management skills to learn. Identify your causes of procrastination and start fighting it now.
Decision making skills and techniques guide
Good decision making skills is the foundation for life and time management skills. Information on decision making skills and techniques with links to related decision making articles and resources.
Prioritizing techniques save your time and energy
Prioritizing skills allow you to focus on what is most important. Learn to set priorities wisely, and you will achieve more and will have more of personal or family time.
What is planning and why you need to plan
Planning as an important time management technique. Planning optimizes your efforts of achieving a goal.
Action plan techniques
Learn to plan efficiently. Simple and powerful techniques to convert your goals and ideas into an effective action plan.
Effective delegation skill and techniques
Why delegation skill is important for personal time management, how to choose delegatee, how to delegate. How to train your delegation skill.
Build coping skills to withstanding life's challenges
Well-developed coping skills help you maintain control and do the best that could be done when faced with outstanding challenges.
Do you often feel foggy in your brain or struggle to maintain energy?
Then I would highly recommend learning more on this subject. While you cannot increase the number of hours in your day, you can increase the energy and mental performance you put in those hours, and the quality of life you get out of them.
Analyze and improve personal time management skills with a time log
Time log is a very effective time management learning tool. Your minimal effort and a few tips and techniques can eliminate much of wasted time and help you reach balance.
A personal digital assistant ( PDA ) outperforms other time management tools
Advantages of a portable hand held personal digital assistant, or PDA, compared to paper notes or other personal time management tools.
Time management skills are your abilities to recognize and solve personal time management problems. The goal of these time management lessons is to show you what you can do to improve those skills.
With good time management skills you are in control of your time and your life, of your stress and energy levels. You make progress at work. You are able to maintain balance between your work, personal, and family lives. You have enough flexibility to respond to surprises or new opportunities.
All time management skills are learnable. More than likely you will see much improvement from simply becoming aware of the essence and causes of common personal time management problems. With these time management lessons, you can see better which time management techniques are most relevant for your situation.
Just get started with them. Many of your problems gradually disappear.
If you already know how you should be managing your time, but you still don't do it, don't give up. What you may be overlooking is the psychological side of your time management skills, psychological obstacles hidden behind your personality.
Depending on your personal situation, such obstacles may be the primary reason why you procrastinate, have difficulties saying no, delegating, or making time management decisions.
The psychological component of your time management skills can also be dealt with. The time management skills information below will point at a relevant solution for your situation.
Get Organized Now!
Ideas, tips, tools and more to help you organize your home, your office and your life!
How to avoid procrastination
Ability to beat procrastination and laziness is among the most important time management skills to learn. Identify your causes of procrastination and start fighting it now.
Decision making skills and techniques guide
Good decision making skills is the foundation for life and time management skills. Information on decision making skills and techniques with links to related decision making articles and resources.
Prioritizing techniques save your time and energy
Prioritizing skills allow you to focus on what is most important. Learn to set priorities wisely, and you will achieve more and will have more of personal or family time.
What is planning and why you need to plan
Planning as an important time management technique. Planning optimizes your efforts of achieving a goal.
Action plan techniques
Learn to plan efficiently. Simple and powerful techniques to convert your goals and ideas into an effective action plan.
Effective delegation skill and techniques
Why delegation skill is important for personal time management, how to choose delegatee, how to delegate. How to train your delegation skill.
Build coping skills to withstanding life's challenges
Well-developed coping skills help you maintain control and do the best that could be done when faced with outstanding challenges.
Do you often feel foggy in your brain or struggle to maintain energy?
Then I would highly recommend learning more on this subject. While you cannot increase the number of hours in your day, you can increase the energy and mental performance you put in those hours, and the quality of life you get out of them.
Analyze and improve personal time management skills with a time log
Time log is a very effective time management learning tool. Your minimal effort and a few tips and techniques can eliminate much of wasted time and help you reach balance.
A personal digital assistant ( PDA ) outperforms other time management tools
Advantages of a portable hand held personal digital assistant, or PDA, compared to paper notes or other personal time management tools.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Don't Quit
Don't Quit
When things go wrong as they sometimes will.
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill.
When funds are low and the debts are high.
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns.
As every one of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out:
Don't give up though the pace seems slow
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far:
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things seem worst that you must not QUIT.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Website for employment
New: Search by Key Words on Interns Over 40(ex:Resume, Skills,Internship)
Monday, October 19, 2009
Top 20 Job Search Web Sites
As we all know by now, unemployment numbers are sky high and companies are laying people off like it's 2001 again. However, there is a silver lining for those looking for new employment: there are more resources than ever to help job seekers find work.
These 20 Web sites take different approaches to find you the right job. Some sites, like Indeed, simply aggregate material from all other sites, while sites like TheLadders make you pay to take advantage of their high-paying job services. No matter how select or general you want your job search to be, one of these sites has you covered.
Scroll through our list of favorites and find the career site that best fits your own needs. And good luck with the job hunt!
Beyond
Beyond.com claims to be the "largest network of niche career communities" on the Net. It essentially hooks together different organizations like PRJobForce.com and PhillyJobs.com all in one place, which makes it easy to find leads in your community.
CareerBuilder
As the Web's biggest job site, CareerBuilder gets more than 23 million visitors a month. The company has been around since 1995, and has developed an incredible network of listing sources and job search centers since that time.
Craigslist
The granddaddy of online classifieds gives those who are focused on searching for jobs within their communities an easy way to look. It might be one of the least-polished entities listed here, but the sheer number of local job listings makes up for it.
ExecuSearch
ExecuSearch looks to be a selective, higher-tier job search property. ExecuSearch screens and reviews every resume that is submitted, and helps employers find the best possible candidates for their open positions.
Hound
Hound's search engine shows jobs from employer Web sites only. In theory, this cuts out duplicate listings and shows opportunities that are not posted on other job boards.
Indeed
Indeed works as an aggregator for listings from major job Web sites, company Web sites, associations, and other online sources. Its simplicity and ease of use are its best features.
JobCentral
JobCentral is a service formed by a nonprofit consortium of U.S. corporations like IBM and Dell, which makes it ideal if you're looking for corporate job listings.
JobServe
JobServe claims it was "the world's first Internet recruitment service." In 2008, JobServe advertised more than 2.5 million jobs across 15 industry sectors.
Jobster
Jobster uses an active approach to help employers and recruiting teams of all sizes find their candidates. The company calls its method "social recruiting," and it services 24 different job categories.
LinkedIn
Best known for being a social network for professionals, LinkedIn also has thorough job listings, some of which are exclusive to LinkedIn.
Monster
In addition to being arguably the best-known global job-listings site, Monster also offers advice on resumes, interviewing, and salary information.
Oodle
Oodle, which specializes in online classifieds, includes a job classifieds section that finely cuts job opportunities down to job title, category, industry, and company. Did you know, for example, that Best Buy has nearly 10,000 openings?
onTargetjobs
onTargetjobs owns a lot of smaller niche sites like BioSpace.com and MedHunters.com. Its expansive niche database allows users to find compatible job listings more easily than with general sites.
SimplyHired
SimplyHired is similar to Indeed, as it also aggregates listings from major job Web sites, newspapers, company Web sites, and associations. However, the site goes a little deeper and allows users to send their resumes out for posting on five other sites for free.
SnagAjob
SnagAJob is basically the antithesis of sites like TheLadders and ExecuSearch, as its focus is on hourly employment only. The site has partnered with companies like 7 Eleven, Red Lobster, and AMF, to bring the most up-to-date hourly job openings.
TheLadders
This job site has branded itself as the place to look for $100,000+ jobs only. Job seekers have to pay $30 per month to fully take advantage of the site's services.
Trovix
Trovix's free search engine makes the job-search process more personalized. Users input their work experience and qualifications and the site matches results to what info they have given. Trovix also has an innovative feature called Job Map, which allows you to type in your location and see on Google Maps how many jobs are available in your area.
TweetMyJobs
One of the newest sites to take advantage of social media, TweetMyJobs supplies Twitter users with instantaneous job listings that are derived from TweetMyJobs' Job Channels.
USAJobs
USAJobs is the official job site for the U.S. government. With the government looking to significantly increase spending during the next few years, looking at federal jobs might not be a bad move if you're in a tough place.
Yahoo HotJobs
As one of the biggest job sites on the Web, HotJobs distinguishes itself by focusing on features such as status (which shows how many times one's resume has been viewed) and the ability to block companies from seeing your resume.
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5 Post a Comment:
Susan Ireland said...
I want to suggest adding http://job-hunt.org. It's a great all-round job search portal with an unbelievable amount of solid information. And it's free! (And it's not mine)
October 20, 2009 11:14 AM
Rebecca Klayman said...
I suggest adding www.playfairandnoble.com, which embraces the spirit of Web 2.0 by allowing professionals and employers to communicate directly, without the interference and prohibitive costs of recruitment agencies. In fact they are not a recruitment agency.
They share 50% of their fee with the professional and reward referrers with 10%.
October 20, 2009 1:14 PM
Rangachari said...
are they applicable for India too?
October 20, 2009 5:47 PM
Anonymous said...
I prefer the excitement and pace of start-up companies. http://www.startuphire.com is a great resource for these opportunities
October 20, 2009 6:46 PM
Anonymous said...
Great summary article. Thanks for sharing.
October 20, 2009 8:15 PM
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Top 20 Job Search Web Sites
As we all know by now, unemployment numbers are sky high and companies are laying people off like it's 2001 again. However, there is a silver lining for those looking for new employment: there are more resources than ever to help job seekers find work.
These 20 Web sites take different approaches to find you the right job. Some sites, like Indeed, simply aggregate material from all other sites, while sites like TheLadders make you pay to take advantage of their high-paying job services. No matter how select or general you want your job search to be, one of these sites has you covered.
Scroll through our list of favorites and find the career site that best fits your own needs. And good luck with the job hunt!
Beyond
Beyond.com claims to be the "largest network of niche career communities" on the Net. It essentially hooks together different organizations like PRJobForce.com and PhillyJobs.com all in one place, which makes it easy to find leads in your community.
CareerBuilder
As the Web's biggest job site, CareerBuilder gets more than 23 million visitors a month. The company has been around since 1995, and has developed an incredible network of listing sources and job search centers since that time.
Craigslist
The granddaddy of online classifieds gives those who are focused on searching for jobs within their communities an easy way to look. It might be one of the least-polished entities listed here, but the sheer number of local job listings makes up for it.
ExecuSearch
ExecuSearch looks to be a selective, higher-tier job search property. ExecuSearch screens and reviews every resume that is submitted, and helps employers find the best possible candidates for their open positions.
Hound
Hound's search engine shows jobs from employer Web sites only. In theory, this cuts out duplicate listings and shows opportunities that are not posted on other job boards.
Indeed
Indeed works as an aggregator for listings from major job Web sites, company Web sites, associations, and other online sources. Its simplicity and ease of use are its best features.
JobCentral
JobCentral is a service formed by a nonprofit consortium of U.S. corporations like IBM and Dell, which makes it ideal if you're looking for corporate job listings.
JobServe
JobServe claims it was "the world's first Internet recruitment service." In 2008, JobServe advertised more than 2.5 million jobs across 15 industry sectors.
Jobster
Jobster uses an active approach to help employers and recruiting teams of all sizes find their candidates. The company calls its method "social recruiting," and it services 24 different job categories.
Best known for being a social network for professionals, LinkedIn also has thorough job listings, some of which are exclusive to LinkedIn.
Monster
In addition to being arguably the best-known global job-listings site, Monster also offers advice on resumes, interviewing, and salary information.
Oodle
Oodle, which specializes in online classifieds, includes a job classifieds section that finely cuts job opportunities down to job title, category, industry, and company. Did you know, for example, that Best Buy has nearly 10,000 openings?
onTargetjobs
onTargetjobs owns a lot of smaller niche sites like BioSpace.com and MedHunters.com. Its expansive niche database allows users to find compatible job listings more easily than with general sites.
SimplyHired
SimplyHired is similar to Indeed, as it also aggregates listings from major job Web sites, newspapers, company Web sites, and associations. However, the site goes a little deeper and allows users to send their resumes out for posting on five other sites for free.
SnagAjob
SnagAJob is basically the antithesis of sites like TheLadders and ExecuSearch, as its focus is on hourly employment only. The site has partnered with companies like 7 Eleven, Red Lobster, and AMF, to bring the most up-to-date hourly job openings.
TheLadders
This job site has branded itself as the place to look for $100,000+ jobs only. Job seekers have to pay $30 per month to fully take advantage of the site's services.
Trovix
Trovix's free search engine makes the job-search process more personalized. Users input their work experience and qualifications and the site matches results to what info they have given. Trovix also has an innovative feature called Job Map, which allows you to type in your location and see on Google Maps how many jobs are available in your area.
TweetMyJobs
One of the newest sites to take advantage of social media, TweetMyJobs supplies Twitter users with instantaneous job listings that are derived from TweetMyJobs' Job Channels.
USAJobs
USAJobs is the official job site for the U.S. government. With the government looking to significantly increase spending during the next few years, looking at federal jobs might not be a bad move if you're in a tough place.
Yahoo HotJobs
As one of the biggest job sites on the Web, HotJobs distinguishes itself by focusing on features such as status (which shows how many times one's resume has been viewed) and the ability to block companies from seeing your resume.
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Posted by Sari Lawson at 5:00 AM
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Susan Ireland said...
I want to suggest adding http://job-hunt.org. It's a great all-round job search portal with an unbelievable amount of solid information. And it's free! (And it's not mine)
October 20, 2009 11:14 AM
Rebecca Klayman said...
I suggest adding www.playfairandnoble.com, which embraces the spirit of Web 2.0 by allowing professionals and employers to communicate directly, without the interference and prohibitive costs of recruitment agencies. In fact they are not a recruitment agency.
They share 50% of their fee with the professional and reward referrers with 10%.
October 20, 2009 1:14 PM
Rangachari said...
are they applicable for India too?
October 20, 2009 5:47 PM
Anonymous said...
I prefer the excitement and pace of start-up companies. http://www.startuphire.com is a great resource for these opportunities
October 20, 2009 6:46 PM
Anonymous said...
Great summary article. Thanks for sharing.
October 20, 2009 8:15 PM
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