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Most people check out the big Employment Super Sites (see links). But, they are not the only, or even always the best, place to look. Smaller, more focused sites can often be much more useful to you.
Employer Web Sites
If you have a list of specific employers that interest you, go to their Web sites, if they have Web sites, and look for jobs posted there. The link to their jobs may be named "careers," "employment," "human resources," etc.
If you don't see anything obvious on the home page, try clicking on "About Us" (or a similar link) or the "Site Map" which should take you to a page that lists all the pages on the Web site. You can always look for a contact in the Human Resources department by clicking on a link named "Contact Us" or something similar.
Even if you don't find jobs posted on the employer's Web site, use the opportunity to collect information about the organization. The more you know about the organization, the more targeted you can make your resume, cover letter and interview.
Professional Association Sites
These are usually very useful for expanding your network. An association membership dues payment may be the cost of entry. Don't join an association just for access to the job postings, particularly if you aren't allowed to see those postings before they collect your money.
At a minimum, an association Web site should help you with your personal networking and staying up-to-date with what's going on in your industry. Also, look for local meetings and events, and national/international conferences for great networking.
The best have their own job boards where you can search for job openings specifically targeted for members of that association by other members, by sponsors, or just by employers who need someone with the knowledge and skills that association members would have.
The upside is that the jobs should be well targeted for you, if you meet the membership qualifications.
If Assosiation sites have a job board, it may be very rudimentary and not updated frequently. Many offering a resume posting service do a poor job of it, with no privacy protection for posted resumes so that the complete resumes is available for viewing by anyone who goes to the site. So be very cautious when posting your resume.
Alumni Association Sites
Your high school, college, university, and fraternity/sorority or social club may offer career support for alumni/ae (which is usually defined as anyone who attended the school, not just graduates of the school). So, check out the school's Web site to see what services they may offer you.
Specialized Employment Sites
The specialized sites focus on a "niche" - an industry, profession, or location, or a combination of any of those. They are smaller than the super sites, and usually that's just fine. They are serving a smaller, more selective audience.
Typically, the specialization means the site is smaller, fewer jobs and also fewer resumes. So, your resume probably has a better chance of standing out in a smaller resume database. And, some employers will only post at these sites because they are frequently less expensive than the Super Sites and their job postings don't get buried in the avalanche of postings from other companies.
Regional Employment Sites
These sites focus on a specific geographic area . The upside on these is that the jobs should be located where you want to work, assuming that you look in the correct region's listing. The downside is that there may not be thousands of jobs listed - but there should be fewer job seekers competing for those jobs, too.
Recruiters and HeadHunters Sites
Sometimes you want to go through an independent recruiter or headhunter to find a job.
See Recruitment
Online Classified Ads
Check out the newspaper web sites in the target location to scan the online job classified ads. Local radio and tv station Web sites may also have job postings, or links to local job sites. Check out Newspapers.com for links to newspapers), inlcuding local business papers and college newspapers. .
Recently the trend for many newspapers and other media is to use an employment super site rather than their own want ads. So you may still need to read the paper to get the ads printed there.
Networking
According to the experts, only 10% to 15% of all job openings are advertised on the Internet or in a newspaper or other publication. So, you need access to those jobs, too. keep advantage of your friends / neighbors etc. access. Talk about your job opportunities on parties. go to a fair that is related to your career-interests.
Links to find Job Opportunities
Multiple Continents
- JobPilot - billed
as "Europe and Asia's unlimited career market on the Internet,"
JobPilot is really 20 country/continent job sites collected
under one umbrella, starting with Asia (the only continent),
and including Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark,
France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Thailand, United Kingdom, and the USA. The JobPilot home
page offers continent/country choices which lead to the
local job sites for each country or continent. Once you
have selected your preferred geography, search for jobs
based on type of work (permanent, entry level, or freelance/contract),
language (e.g. Czech, Danish, etc.), and category (e.g.
IT/Telecom, Sales, etc.). The site for France is in French,
the German site in German, etc.
- Monster Global Gateway - Enhance the journey of your life by working all over the world. Tell Monster where you are and where you want to be, and we will help take you there.
- Job Universe - JobUniverse.com is the first global network of IT careers opportunities: 20,000+ listings from 14 websites around the world.
- Jobline - Jobline matches up employers and jobseekers in 12 European countries. Check out our individual country websites to see how Jobline can help you.
- Jobmatch
- Jobware international - Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Australia
- StepStone - StepStone is one of Europe's leading online recruiting companies.
- LatPro.com - job
listings for Spanish- and Portugese-speaking professionals
across the world. Search for jobs by category (e.g. administration,
advertising, etc.), by country (Argentina through Venezuela,
including the USA), or by keyword. Fee-based membership
("full" or "associate") is available if you choose.
- OverseasJobs
- select Jobs on the home page to view listings of job
titles which may be searched by keyword to narrow the
choices to a location and/or a job title or other descriptive
keyword. They also offer a weekly e-mail with new job
openings and other information.
- TopJobs - the home
page is a gateway page offering separate site for Australia,
Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and "international."
- Aldaba - Bolsa de Trabajo con ofertas pre-clasificadas, registro y difusión de Curriculum Vitae y cursos de especialización - spanish!
- Bolsa de Trabajo - La Bolsadetrabajo.com es la primer bolsa de trabajo en español que desde 1995 le da servicio a empresas y profesionistas de todo el mundo - spanish!
- Compurecruit - Thousands of job world-wide
- EMDS - Holder of at least 1 university degree, 0 to 10 years of work experience, eager to develop an international career, visit the world of EMDS
- EngineeringJobs - This web site is dedicated to World-Wide Workers and contains really useful links to other web sites for those seeking to further their careers elsewhere on planet Earth.
- Fisitajobs.com - Global job board for automotive engineers. It is a service provided by the International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies
- Freelance.com - Freelance.com is an innovative online professional services marketplace that connects pre-screened freelance professionals around the world with Fortune 1000 and market-leading companies.
- International Job Bank - Dedicated to providing the latest and best in Asian and international employment information to job seekers, recruiters, employment agencies, and employers worldwide.
- International Pharmajobs - International Pharmajobs is an Internet-based job market specializing in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech industries.
- Job Square - We have worldwide positions available or positions near your backdoor.
- Karyab - Karyab is aimed at introducing skills and expertise in different fields to the companies and industries worldwide.
- Michael Page International - Michael Page International is one of the world's leading executive recruitment consultancies. Over 50 offices in 13 countries.
- Nokri - "Nokri.com is truly a global job site. It offers unique job search criteria. The job site is free for applicants.
- Overseasjobs - OverseasJobs.com resources for international employment and work abroad.
- PlanetRecruit - PlanetRecruit is probably the most cost effective way of advertising your vacancies online.
- Resortjobs - ResortJobs.com features worldwide resort jobs with ski areas, camps, parks,cruise ships and hotels.
- Topjobs on the net - Jobs are advertised on this site by employers who are either recruiting for international vacancies or who are willing to relocate.
- Wideyes - Wideyes (Jobline) Search for talented people and advertise on Wideyes' global network. Read CVs from around the world in your own language thanks to our dynamic translation.
- Worldwideworker.com - This site offers the possibility to jobseekers and companies of finding jobs/employees in a particular area of expertise in the Oil & Gas industry.
Media, Institutions, Career planning resources, Seasonal and & Au Pair, Non Profit etc.
- 1 Job.net - Job links.
- 12getajob - Job links.
- AIESEC - The world's largest student organisation. AIESEC facilitates international exchange of thousands of students and recent graduates each year.
- CareerVoyager - Massive worldwide links
- CIETT - CIETT is the International Confederation of Temporary Work Businesses.
- Council Exchanges - For 52 years Council Exchanges has been a world-leader in language learning and cultural exchange services.
- Escape Artist - Escape From America Magazine - If you want to restart your life in a new country our magazine is the place to fuel your jet.
- iAgora.com - iAgora is a website created as a meeting place for such internationally-minded people
- IAPA - IAPA (International AuPair Association) is the international trade association for qualified au pair agencies and companies, actively engaged in the au pair industry.
- Idealist.org - 20,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 150 countries, which you can search or browse by name, location or mission.
- International Labour Organization - ILO - The International Labour Organization is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights.
- Internjobs - InternJobs.com is a national database of internships for students and recent graduates. Jobs seekers can search the internships database by keywords or locations and post a resume online for employers
- Job Searching: International - A large resource for finding jobs all around the world.
- JobMonkey.com - Our mission here at JobMonkey is to help you find seasonal or year-round jobs working for employers who can offer you unique opportunities to travel the world.
- Labor Market - Job links.
- Perm. Mission of Italy to the UN - A Permanent Mission is the diplomatic organ set up at an international organization by a Member State in order to maintain continuous contact with such Organization.
- Summerjobs - SummerJobs.com features summer job opportunities for students and temporary workers
- The International Volunteer Programs Association - IVPA is an alliance of nonprofit, non-governmental organizations based in the Americas, that are involved in international volunteer and internship exchanges
- Volunteers For Peace - Over 2000 affordable ($200-$400) short-term international voluntary service programs in 70 countries.
- Workingday.com - WorkingDay operates as a headhunter in the graduate market.
Africa
- Jobs - in English, covers South
Africa
South America
- Bolsadetrabajo.com
- in Spanish - search for jobs by specialty (e.g.
administration, agriculture, etc.), country (from Argentina
through Venezuela, including Cuba, Germany, and the USA),
days since the job was posted, and/or keyword.
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