Pro's and Con's of Job Search Engines
Pro'sThere is a vast array of internet sites that provide job listings. You’re probably familiar with some of the better known general job search engines. (Monster, Hotjobs, and CareerBuilder to name a few.) Niche job sites offering opportunities for specific skill sets are also becoming more and more effective 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. Most offer other services such as emailing newly posted opportunities to you based on criteria you name as well. The use of most if not all individual job search engines is 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, you may want to post on a confidential basis only. 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 challenging. 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 your job search is in full court press, your objective is to get your resume in front of as many people as possible. In this case posting your resume should definitely be part of your search plan. To maximize your reach in the shortest amount of time possible you may also want to consider using a resume distribution service such as . If you have more time, you can afford to take a more targeted approach to your job search and apply only to specific postings as appropriate. Be aware of the potential for job offer scams. Make sure any job postings to which you’re responding are for legitimate opportunities. 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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