Jobseekers Prefer Job Boards to LinkedIn and Google [INFOGRAPHIC]

A new study from Millennial Branding and Beyond.com looks at how Baby Boomers, Generation X & Y use social media and other tools for their job search.

5,268 job seekers were surveyed total, including 742 Gen Y (18-29 year olds), 1,676 Gen X (30-47) and 2,850 Baby Boomers (48-67).

Highlights:

All generations are spending almost all of their time job searching online instead of offline, spending between 5 and 20 hours per week searching and still favor job boards as their top resource.

Gen Y is more optimistic about finding a job, values workplace flexibility and intends to go back to school instead of continuing their search over older generations.

Gen X values job security and has suffered more stress and frustration due to unemployment relative to others.

More Boomers use social networks in their job search over Gen X and Gen Y and they turn to LinkedIn first, while the other generations turn to Google/Google+.

“The most surprising statistic was that Boomers are using the internet as well as social networks more in their job search than younger generations,” says Dan Schawbel of Millennial Branding. “Since Boomers are out of work longer and understand the fundamentals of networking, they are going to LinkedIn in order to find new opportunities.”

 

via Jobseekers Prefer Job Boards to LinkedIn and Google [INFOGRAPHIC].

Jobseekers Prefer Job Boards to LinkedIn and Google [INFOGRAPHIC]

Craiglist and Indeed are some Great Places to Find Jobs

Today we had a chat with Heather Sanford, who is a jobseeker based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The reason I wanted to pick her brains on job hunting is that she is very prolific online and seems to know her way around social media better than most of us. If you think you can help Heather in any way, please get in touch pronto!

Hi Heather, please tell us what type of job are you looking for and where?

I am looking for a coordinator or specialist position in Marketing, Communications, Advertising, and/or PR. I have been looking primarily in Las Vegas, because that is where I live and I am unable to sell or rent my condo.

How are things progressing?

Slow. I am not just looking for a job; I am looking for my next career move. I want a company I can grow with, a position I can really enjoy, and it is a slow process. Some would say I am being too picky in this economy, but considering we can spend 40+ hours at work, I want to make sure that whatever I find, it is something I will be happy with.

What is your take on the job market as a whole at the moment?

Sluggish, especially in Las Vegas. There is so much competition out in there and not enough jobs. In addition, the companies that are hiring are paying significantly less because they can.

Which routes do you use to get interviews and to what success?

I use Craigslist and Indeed to find jobs. My last job was found through Craigslist, and Indeed offers an array of jobs from different job boards. It is like a one stop shop. I find social media platforms (i.e., Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) to be a waste of time, when it comes to finding work. It is great for networking and building an online presence but I have never found jobs on these social media platforms. I have received job offers from people on LinkedIn but it would be sales job, commission based only, and seemed fishy.

Your best tips for job seekers out there?

• Know what to look for in a job posting, to avoid non-legitimate jobs (i.e. scams)

• If a company asks for a headshot or picture, it is not legitimate (unless it is a modeling job).

• If a company does not post a detailed job description, don’t bother with it.

• If you think you are not qualified for a job position, but you know you could do it, still apply. You never know…

• Have confidence in yourself and your work

• If you are not getting any responses on your resume, change it up.

 

via Craiglist and Indeed are the Best Places to Find Jobs.

Craiglist and Indeed are some Great Places to Find Jobs

The 10 Best Websites For Your Career - 2013

1. Linkedin

The largest professional social networking site, LinkedIn has more than 238 million members in 200-some countries worldwide. People are signing up at approximately two new members a second. It is free to become a member and post a summary of your career and work history. Recruiters and hiring managers use ten-year-old LinkedIn more than any other website to connect with job candidates.

2. Indeed

Indeed is a Google-like search engine for jobs and one of the most efficient sites for surveying listings, since it aggregates information from job boards, news sites and company listings. An advanced search function enables users to drill down on a location, keywords and salary range. Indeed says it has 100 million unique visitors month. It’s available in 50 countries and 26 languages.

 

3. SimplyHired

Like Indeed, SimplyHired is a Google-like search engine for jobs and a quick way to survey a massive number of job listings. The site, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., aggregates information from job boards, news sites and company listings. At last count, it had 30 million unique visitors a month. One advantage of SimplyHired over Indeed: Job listings display a user’s LinkedIn connections to each job.

 

4. Idealist

The nation’s largest employment board for nonprofit jobs, idealist has more than 1 million registered users. The site launched in 1996. It also includes volunteer opportunities, a blog with stories like tips on how to make a personal video and an interview with Warren Buffett’s son Peter about his philanthropic work. Funding for Idealist comes from foundation support, donations and from fees it charges U.S.-based organizations to list on the site. It also collects fees from graduate degree programs that exhibit at its career fairs.

 

5. Glassdoor

This five-year-old site, based in Sausalito, Calif., bills itself as the Trip Advisor of career sources. It offers snapshots of information gratis. If users want to delve more deeply, they must fill out a questionnaire about a recent or current job, including compensation. Glassdoor does no independent checking of the data its users provide. The site says it has salary information for 2600,000 companies based on 4.5 million user reports. It also offers user-written reviews of what it’s like to work at companies and information about what to expect at a job interview. It allows users to see if they have connections to specific employers through friends or friends of friends on Facebook.

 

6. Monster

One of the oldest online job boards, Monster.com created in 1996, includes listings in 50 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia and sells services to recruiters and companies looking to hire. Job seekers can post their résumés and comb listings for free. The site includes loads of free content on everything from résumé and cover letter writing to interviewing tips to sample resignation letters.

 

7. Internships.com

Internships.com bills itself as the world’s largest internship marketplace where employers can post internships and get access to its internship database for free. At last count the site had more than 82,000 postings at 40,000 companies in 6,500 cities across the U.S. The site includes paid and unpaid, full and part-time internships. One useful feature: a “Who?” button that includes a Facebook sign-in and shows which of an applicant’s Facebook friends are connected to the hiring company.

 

8. USAJobs

The government’s official site for federal jobs and employment information, USAJobs lists thousands of jobs, from the Defense Department to the Department of Transportation. It’s possible to apply for jobs directly through the site. It also has information about eligibility, compensation and benefits for federal workers, including vacation time, commuter subsidies, insurance, and child care.

 

9. The Wall Street Journal careers site

This site is packed with free content aimed at job seekers and those looking to advance their careers. It also includes a link to the financial jobs website eFinancialCareers and a link to the “At Work” blog that includes yet more careers content including articles on subjects like what to do when co-workers won’t leave you alone and the perils of working as a freelancer, and links to articles in other publications about work and careers.

 

10. Specialty job site for your profession

There are a wealth of job sites devoted to particular professions. Examples: for technology and engineering jobs, Dice.com, founded 22 years ago, offers a database of 83,000 jobs and free career advice and news. For media jobs, mediabistro.com has a job board, industry news and paid course offerings. Gorkana Jobs also lists media jobs in addition to posts in PR. For jobs in the arts, try the “Jobs in the Arts” tab at the New York Foundation for the Arts website, NYFA.org.

via LinkedIn – In Photos: The 10 Best Websites For Your Career – 2013 – Forbes.

The 10 Best Websites For Your Career - 2013

Best 10 Tech Job Boards

Tech job boards! For the best technology inclined candidates, you want to post your open jobs on tech job boards. Yes, you will have luck on large ones too but when you are looking for specialized skills it is best to go to specialized markets.Job posting to niche sites accounts for 62% of jobs posted. There’s no reason to miss out on the opportunities that niche job boards provide.

Dice.com is the “career hub” for tech. Dice builds talent communities. Candidates interested in the same things or with the same skills will congregate in these digital communities making it easy to source for exactly what you’re looking for.

 

37Signals has helped Apple, The New York Times, Facebook and American Express find and hire top talent. Not only is 37Signals assisting industry leaders, they are leaders themselves in providing the best tech, design, and programming jobs.

 

GitHub is a code sharing community. When you post your open jobs here you are engaging with a dedicated and skilled group of talent. GitHub encourages building together- post your tech jobs here and you’ll build relationships with potential candidates.

 

iCrunchData is the place for jobs in big data, analytics, and tech. Within each of those broader categories iCrunchData offers very specific sub fields so you can narrow down exactly what you are looking for- and find it.

 

Careers2.0 is stackoverflow’s job board. Careers2.0 brings you the top tech jobs and top tech talent. Posting a job on Careers2.0 introduces hiring managers and recruiters to over 20 million developers to source from.

 

TechCareers by Beyond.com offers more than just job listings, but also educational tools as well as networking opportunities.  TechCareers takes a well-rounded approach to the job search providing everything candidates and employers need.

 

ITJobPro is a global tech sourcing solution. A job board, “without borders” IT Job Pro will help you find the best IT candidates regardless of location. The right candidate is out there; it’s just a matter of finding them. IT Job Pro helps you look.

 

RubyNow is THE job board for Ruby developers. This job board is particularly niche but it guarantees you find exactly what you are looking for in a candidate. RubyNow offers full-time positions as well as contract.

 

CrunchBoard gives you access to millions of TechCrunch readers- an Internet savvy and technically inclined bunch. CrunchBoard is one of the most popular job boards for internet and tech jobs. Surprised? Didn’t think so…

 

Mashable is not only a great news source, but also a great people source.  Mashable’s job boards are not limited to tech, but they always have tons of tech positions. No matter the job description Mashable has got your match.

 

via Best 10 Tech Job Boards | SmartRecruiting.

Best 10 Tech Job Boards