Job Search Journey - Where are You Looking - CareerAlley

Job Search Journey - Where are You Looking - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Where has your job search journey taken you? If you are like me, you start out on one page, get distracted by something you see and 30 minutes later you have completely forgotten where you started. For job search on the web, this may actually be okay. Of course, this all depends where you wind up (and Im assuming that any wandering remains within the job search category), but many of these excursions can take you to valuable sites. Okay, so what am I trying to say? Its okay to wander from time to time but your job is to find a job and, as Dick Cheney said Youve got a job to do, and because youve got a job to do, youve got to focus on that, so you dont have time for personal considerations. Alright, maybe not the best motivating quote, but you do get the point. So, a few of my wanderings are listed below, but not to worry they are all in support of your job search journey. Firednetwork.com My journey to this site was prompted by a comment to my post on Secrets of the Job Hunt. This site a business networking site with resources for a number of topics but today we will focus on employment (click the link a the start of this paragraph). You can register (for free) at the top of the site. In the middle of the page are links for Resources, Recommended Reading and Discussion Board (each has a brief description below the link). Below the links (and I will get back to these in a minute) is a list of Friends which are related links. The Resources link is a great place to start, you can click through a number of resources (like Jobs Search and Post, Headhunting Firms and Job Search Websites). This site is certainly worth traveling to in your job search journey. The Job Search Strategist I traveled to this site via Digg.com while I was looking at something else. The tag line is Strategies, tips and tutorials on how to find work and advance your career. The posts are pretty good and they cover a full range of job search topics. There are links from time to time and a lot of good information (like How to Spot Fake Job Ads). Certainly worth a stop in your travels. The 20 Best Job Search Web Sites A very good article by pcmag.com, I also discovered this via Digg.com. So, as you might have guessed by the title, this article lists some of the best job search sites. Each of the sites listed have their own pros and cons and many you will recognize as top sites (due to other rankings). While I cant cover them all here (and some have already been covered in previous posts check out Job Search Sites), I have covered a few below (because I wandered to these as well). TweetMyJobs.com Okay, so I know that you are wondering how you can possibly Tweet a job, but the tag line for this site The worlds largest Twitter Job Board! Currently tweeting over 300,000 jobs! says it all. At the top of the page are tabs for Browse Jobs and Sign Up. Click Browse Jobs to see a listing of about 560 companies. Click on any of these companies to see the current postings. On the main page (at the bottom of the first screen) is the section for Job Seekers. Here you will get an explanation of how this site works. From what I can tell, once you sign up (and follow this site be sure to enter your city and job type) you will get notifications on your cellphone for jobs that meet your criteria. JobServe.com Another job search board where, according to the site, there are more than 22,900 jobs. The top of the page has a different type of search box where you list Rolls, Skills, Location, Job Type and the type of match. There is also a small map to the right of this box where (I think) you can select the region. Below the search are boxed links to Upload your Resume and Manage your Job Applications. On the right hand side of the page are quick industry and quick location searches. Wherever your journey, good luck in your search.