Is Monster still the place to go for jobs?

Question

I guess a lot depends on what type of job you are looking for. I am an entrepreneurial minded person with solid technical AND business skills and 15 years of experience. I am just tired of trying to make small innovative companies to be successful (ultimately run out of resources). Would Monster be the right place for me to look for a job? Or, are there any other/better sites? How do you people put up with Monster's constant advertisments?

Answer 1

In a word, no. Monster is no longer "the place to go for jobs."

I interview people about how they connect with their new jobs. The answer is usually a friend of a friend, former roommate, ex-boss, etc. In other words, NETWORKING really works to find a job since most jobs are not posted any where. LinkedIn, Ziggs, ZoomInfo, etc. provide some assistance with finding friends and former co-workers.

When it comes to Monster, it is one of the biggest, although technically CareerBuilder is bigger. And, I think they are killing it with all those ads you mentiond. Too much to wade through to get to the jobs.

BEST FOR YOU: http://www.CareerJournal.com

(note, NOT CareerBuilder >> CareerJOURNAL, completely different site).

CareerJournal.com is from The Wall Street Journal, so you know it's well-connected, and it's well-run, too. CareerJournal is for "senior" level jobs. It has an excellent search capability, will e-mail results to you (like most of them do, now), etc. Good, solid site, with jobs for people with 15 years of experience.

OTHER OPTIONS:

In general, these are the most effective employment Websites:

* Craigslist.org - http://www.craigslist.org/

This is the one specified the most often in the last year as the site someone used to successfully find a job.

Craigslist is a giant online classifieds site, broken up by location. For each location, employers post "jobs" and "gigs" (which are short-term jobs, like project assignments, that may tide you over until you get a real job).

There are over 400 locations/craigslist.org sites, so pick your locations and do a search through the jobs and gigs - which are posted in reverse chronological order (newest at the top, oldest at the bottom).

Since each location is a really different site, the quality can vary dramatically, depending on what the people in a given location will tolerate. Craigslist allows people to flag postings that are spam or scam, but it still happens.

For some tips on using Craigslist, see Guide to Using Craigslist to Find a job - http://www.job-hunt.org/onlinejobsearchguide/article_guide_to_craigslist.shtml

* Indeed.com - http://www.indeed.com

This site is a central source for finding job opportunities listed. Indeed is a "job aggregator" which collects jobs from job sites (like Monster, HotJobs, and CareerBuilder, but NOT Craigslist) as well as from employers, newspapers, etc., so you go to one central place to search for the jobs and cover more sites than you even know about.

Search on the kind of job you want (carpenter, sales associate, vice president of marketing) and the location in the U.S. - city, state, or Zip. Then you can sort by full-time, part-time, contract, etc. You can also save your search to have results e-mailed to you even when you don't visit the site.

SimplyHired is another job aggregator, but Indeed usually has more, and more recent, jobs. http://www.simplyhired.com

* Job-Hunt.org - http://www.job-hunt.org/

Job-Hunt will help you identify possible employers and also job search networking and support groups to help you with your networking.

Job-Hunt has over 8,300 links to employers and job search resources on Job-Hunt, including over 6,300 job sites and employers by state - online classifieds from local newspapers as well as links to the various Craigslist sites, state and local government jobs, colleges and universities, all the state Employment Offices (where you register for unemployment compensation), and many, MANY other employers.

Be sure to check out the job search networking sites where you can make connections with employers and other job seekers, usually for free or very low cost.

The Fortune 500 companies are also organized by state, and there are many other carefully-selected resources to choose from on Job-Hunt.

Good luck with your job search!

Answer 2

I have being on the job market several times in my life in order to improve my previous job. From my experience in my area (Midwest) carrerbuilder.com is the best place to post your resume and look for jobs. I have got just in the past 2 years 2 awesome jobs through that site. I have also experienced cases where jobs that where posted in career builder were posted in monster only a couple of days later. You also get a little less expose to advertisement.

Answer 3

Yea, Monster and hotjobs.com

Answer 4

Monster's scare me.

Answer 5

Monster is still good, but I also used CareerBuilder.com in my search.