Pro's and Con's of Job Search Engines
Pro'sThere are a vast number of internet sites that provide job listings. You’re probably familiar with some of the better known sites. (Monster, Hotjobs, and CareerBuilder to name a few.) Niche job boards covering specific skill sets are also becoming more and more popular as a job lead source.These web-sites have large numbers of job openings that you can actively search. They generally offer the opportunity to slice and dice your search based on a number of parameters. (Geography, salary, position title, industry etc.) You get a customized list of job openings from many different companies. These sites also offer a more passive job seeking approach with the opportunity to post your resume for potential employers to find. They may also offer other services such as emailing newly posted opportunities to you based on criteria you name. Most if not all these sites are free to the job seeker. And they're convenient to use when you have easy access to a computer. Con'sWhen using these sites you can become the target of a job offer scam. Job scams take many forms including legitimate looking job postings. They may also take the form of an "employer" responding to your posted resume. Many are work at home scams.Once you post your resume it is difficult if not impossible to take it back. If you can envision a situation where you might not want it in the public domain anymore, this could be a problem. When you submit your resume in response to a posting you don’t know who will be reviewing it. The odds of it being the hiring manager are not good. More likely it will be a recruiter or someone in HR to do the first pass scan. And because you don’t know it makes follow-up a little more challenging (but not impossible). SummaryJob search engines are definitely viable job lead sources. I’ve hired many good applicants from job board postings and I’ve known a lot of people who have found good jobs that way. Over the years I've also had good results when as a job seeker I responded to postings.If you're taking a more targeted approach to your job search, respond to specific postings as appropriate. If your objective is to get your resume in front of as many people as possible posting your resume may be the way to go. Make sure the job postings to which you’re responding are for legitimate opportunities. Investigate the company by going to their web site or through a Google search. And remember...If it sounds too good to be true--don't go there! Home to Job-Seekers-Edge.com Other Common Job Lead Sources Beware of Job Offer Scams when using Job Search Engines How to Write Your Resume Employment Application Do's and Don'ts
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