Best Job Search Sites for 2018 and 2019
Many job search sites have come and gone, for me, LinkedIn still produces the best results, however, this depends on your industry and profession.
Take a look at these websites, and best of luck finding your next gig.
- Indeed Job Search
- Glassdoor Jobs
- Google for Jobs
- Monster
- ZipRecruiter
- SimplyHired
- CareerBuilder
- Snag
- LinkUp
- Craigslist Jobs
- US.jobs
- Robert Half
- Job.com
- USAjobs.gov
Make sure to get your resume ready, and also your LinkedIn profile goes long ways to get you hired.
Top Job Search Sites To Get That Next Gig
Looking for a new job, or at least want to know where to start? There are a number of job search sites out there, but not all are necessarily created equal. Some are fantastic, and others are just trash. You think you’re submitting a resume, but it turns out you’ve just given your contact info to the same guys that send you those emails from a Nigerian prince.
What are the best job search sites? The ones you need to use that have a chance of ACTUALLY getting you an interview or a job?
These 7 job sites are the best places to start
Craigslist
It seems strange to mention it, because – let us not kid ourselves – some shady stuff goes down on Craigslist. However, Craigslist happens to also be one of the best job search sites out there. Not that the odd spam doesn’t show up, but no website is immune from it totally.
What’s great about Craigslist though? It’s local focus. Yes, it’s worldwide, but you look at a local database of people looking to fill jobs. What this means is that you avoid a lot of the spam you find on so many other job sites.
You can see what jobs are available in your area or in an area you’re looking to relocate to. There aren’t too many better places to start.
Indeed.com
Indeed is one of the cleanest job sites out there, far more so than some others that could be mentioned (but yet won’t be, because they don’t belong on this list) and is also incredibly simple. Indeed, like Craigslist, is ruthlessly simple. Job postings, descriptions and/or links to job pages on company websites. You can also upload your resume for employers to see.
It’s short on features. It looks about 15 years out of date. But darned if it doesn’t deliver and keep the spam out.
Robert Half International
Robert Half International is the largest employment and staffing agency in the world. They may not place you in a permanent position every time, but if there’s anyone who has work…they are them. They place thousands of people in jobs every week all over the world on a temporary, temp-to-hire and on a permanent basis.
They specialize in white collar jobs, especially administrative professionals and other entry-level office work, but they also cover far more than that.
It’s not as if it wasn’t going to be mentioned. You can’t make a list of job search sites without mentioning LinkedIn….unless the title is “Job Search Sites That Aren’t LinkedIn” or something like that. No list of job search resources is complete without it.
While it’s more of a professional networking tool than a job search site, it also happens to be one of the places where businesses look to recruit people for positions. If you apply for a job, rest assured that they WILL look at your profile.
It’s also a decent place to search for jobs, as you get to see far more about a company than just who and what they are along with a job description.
Glassdoor
The beauty of Glassdoor is that you not only get to search for jobs, but you also get to see salary information. The slick interface happens to help quite a bit too. It’s actually packed with information, far more than any other job sites, especially when it comes to compensation and comparing job posts between companies.
If you want more information than the typical job posting gives you, Glassdoor is the place to look.
USAJobs.gov
This site is a bit different than the others, as USAJobs.gov is the job board of the federal government. You can see job postings all across the country, in dozens of departments and agencies. The listings range from postal carriers to clerks to wildlife biologists, nuclear scientists, law enforcement…even the intelligence services.
The US Government is one of the largest employers in the nation, with more than 2 million positions available at a time. There may not be something for everyone…but it’s as close as it gets.