Job Search Links & Resources
There are thousands of job boards, job search engines and job search resources out on the web. Many are very effective; many are not! Following are some recommendations of useful sites.
Job Search Engines – Aggregators
- www.simplyhired.com – SimplyHired: a premier meta-search engine that aggregates posting from multiple sources. It also has a really interesting and useful partnership with LinkedIn. There are additional add-on apps for social media.
- www.indeed.com – Indeed: The original and largest! Another very useful meta-search engine
- www.linkup.com – LinkUp: Aggregates only from company websites
- www.careerjet.com – CareerJet: Very similar to Indeed.
- www.flipdog.com – FlipDog: An effective job board “scrubber”
Job Boards – General
- www.monster.com
- www.careerbuilder.com
- www.linkedin.com/job/ – LinkedIn job search portal
- www.glassdoor.com/job/ – Glassdoor job search portal
- www.usjobs.com – USJobs: Sponsored by the National Labor Exchange
- www.kitlist.org – KIT List: mail job posting service
- www.craigslist.org – Craigslist: Yes, Craigslist! Don’t overlook this site.
Job Boards – Government
- www.usajobs.gov – USAJOBS: The federal government’s official job search site.
Job Boards – Temporary
- http://www.net-temps.com/ – NetTemps
- www.flexjobs.com – FlexJobs
Job Boards – Technical/IT
- www.dice.com – DICE: The “go-to” board for technical opportunities
- www.kitlist.org – Kit List – Kit Tech: Kit List also has a tech board
Job Boards – Finance, Accounting and Banking
- www.financialjobbank.com – FinancialJobBank
- www.efinancialcareers.com – eFinancialCareers
Job Boards – Executive
- www.theladders.com/careers/search – The Ladders: Career Search page
- www.6figurejobs.com – 6FigureJobs
- www.execunet.com – ExecuNet
Job Boards – Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Pharma
- www.biospace.com – BioSpace
- www.medzilla.com – Medzilla: Life Science, Biotechnology, Pharma, Medicine and Healthcare postings
Job Boards – Start-ups/Early Stage/Venture-backed
- www.ventureloop.com – VentureLoop
- https://angel.co/jobs – AngelList Start-up Jobs
- www.startuphire.com – StartUpHire
- www.venturebeat.com/jobs/ – VentureBeat Job Board
Job Boards – Non-Profit/Philanthropic/”Encore”
- www.idealist.org – Idealist: Non-profit, and internship postings/information
- www.opportunityknocks.org – OpportunityKnocks
- www.encore.org – Encore.org: Most comprehensive site for those seeking to launch an “encore” career
- www.philanthropynewsdigest.org/jobs – Philanthropic jobs board of The Foundation Center
Job Boards – Niche
- www.smartrecruiters.com/blog/best-50-niche-job-boards/ – SmartRecruiters: Check out this blog post identifying the Top 50 Nice Job Boards and Search Engines
Search Management Tools
- www.jibberjobber.com – JibberJobber: A popular tool for managing every aspect and stage of your search campaign