<p>I posted this in Internships, Careers Forum, and I didn't get any responses, so here: I am going to try in this forum:</p>
<p>I am just curious about these career search websites. Do they work? I have never heard of anybody getting employed through these websites, while a lot of people would recommend them as your primary place to look for jobs.
So what do you think of Monster.com CareerBuilder.com TalentExchange.com and even Indeed.com?
And there are some that want money just to join such as TheLadders.com? Do these work?
I am very skeptic, I think you are better off throwing your resume at a company's career website than utilizing these proxy websites, what do you think?</p>
<p>Thanks
And feel free to share your experience!!</p>
<p>Those websites do work (for full-time employment), but they shouldn’t be your primary source of information. If you’re in college or a recent graduate, you should always start with your school’s career services department. If you have been out of college for a while, you start with tapping into your network of friends and colleagues to see if anyone is hiring (most employees are paid thousands of dollars for bringing in new talent, so they’ll be glad to help you).</p>
<p>After those resources, the best place to find a job is through Linked-in. You can target certain companies, follow them, then track their openings on that website. You can also track their recent hires in similar positions to see what sort of qualifications the company is seeking.</p>
<p>After Linked-in, look for professional societies in your field and go to their monthly meetings and presentations. Make friends and contacts, and ask around to see if any of them are hiring or know who is hiring. People in your field will probably know what companies are looking, especially if your field is small. </p>
<p>Then you want to get into Indeed, Monster, etc to see who is hiring. If you find a position, apply on both Monster and on the company’s website. Also keep an eye out for career fairs in your area and company presentations.</p>
<p>Yes I totally agree. Networking and Career Fairs are what works for entry level.</p>
<p>But see the thing is with a website like theLadders, that advertises 100k+ jobs. Why would a company put a ‘serious’ job position - possibly in management or a very technical field - on the cyberspace. I mean entry level positions are - to a certain degree - filled by networking and these are not high risk positions. For a risky job position isn’t the company better off by hiring somebody from their own talent pool (or having their own people bring them a candidate) than just contact any random person on Ladders.com</p>
<p>So are jobs advertised on this website different than monster or careerbuilder?
If anybody is experienced with such websites could you please explain the differences between those websites?</p>
<p>I’m a recruiter. Yes, Monster and CareerBuilder work. I rarely post jobs on them, however; they work so well, I can’t handle all the responses. So I post “agents”, specifying my criteria. When there’s a “hit”, I get an e-mail alert and a link to the resume. Indeed.com, by the way, is a Monster affiliate.</p>
<p>For professional positions, I’m more likely to float it around LinkedIn than I am to post it. </p>
<p>Other than that, BanjoHitter is dead on target.</p>
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<p>That’s a good question. I’m sure everyone has their reason, but the most common is probably that it is a last resort (you get nothing on Linked-In or through headhunters) because the job requires very specific experience. </p>
<p>There are also some companies that want thousands of applicants with all types of experience (companies seeking things like intelligence rather than specific education or experience). They accept everyone that applies, then use a series of standardized tests and IQ tests to reduce from 5000 to 50, then interview those 50. You see that in consulting, VC, and banking. </p>
<p>Then there are also some people that probably think “what the heck? Let’s see what sort of responses we get.” It’s cheaper than a headhunter.</p>
<p>I also knew of one company that would post on Monster before promoting internally. They had no interest in actually hiring - they just wanted to see what sort of resumes and experience came in so they could use it as a benchmark against their internal candidate.</p>