Job Search Engines

The internet is littered with job databases where you can post your resumé or access job postings that correspond to your qualifications.  But with so much out there, how do we choose?  The best bet is to contact a few companies that hire in your area and ask where they post their openings.  Start with the databases they provide you, and more information will come your way. In the meantime, check out a few of the bigger job search engines we've listed below. 

Monster.com

Monster.com is one of the largest online databases for job searching in the world, registering as one of the top 20 most visited websites out of 100 million globally. Monster.com is a site that provides resources for every step of the job searching process, from writing a resumé to preparing for an interview, career mapping, and keeping an active eye on the current trends of your industry.  A valuable resource for anyone searching for any kind of job, Monster aims to provide counsel and resources to help you find and launch a career that is right for you. 

CareerBuilder.com

Careerbuilder is also one of the largest job search engines in use today.  The site offers thousands of resumé posting opportunities, and has partnered with Knight Ridder, Tribune, and Gannett to local and national job listings and power the job posting databases behind over 1,000 companies including AOL and MSN. The site also offers free resumé review. 

Indeed.com

Indeed is among the huge variety of job search engines, offering millions of job postings from thousands of websites. Compared to other large search engines, the site has a fairly simple and user friendly set up.  Indeed offers tools to keep you updated on the new postings in your search area, allowing you to save any search as an email alert so that new postings will be emailed to you daily. Beyond providing search tools, Indeed offers search forums and live conversational venues online so that communities of job seekers can connect on salary and industry trends and ask each other questions.

Coolworks.com

Coolworks is a smaller and more informal database of jobs, geared towards those looking for seasonal jobs and alternative temporary jobs.  If you sign up, you can receive weekly email newsletters and alerts when new jobs are posted.  This engine is ideal for recent college graduates or anyone who wants to work on mountains in the winter, summer camps or any kind of resort that hires for only a handful of months at a time. 

Whatever your career path, all of these search engines offer an impressive degree of customizable searching. Utilize all their resources and you will find more tips than you can even use in just one sitting. Above all, remeber to be confident and patient.