| There are loads of online job search sites available. | | | | job search site to the recruiters also. |
| The key to successful job hunting is to know the | | | | 6. Check how often companies are posting job |
| right sites to apply in. Short listing the effective job | | | | requirements. Any good website would always |
| search websites is an important exercise which most | | | | mention the job posting date, so that you do not |
| of us under value. Uploading your resume anywhere | | | | waste time applying for a job posted months earlier. |
| and everywhere is not going to help. You don't want | | | | The relevancy and the frequency of updating jobs |
| to make an online presence; you want to get jobs | | | | are important criterion. |
| matching your criteria. And targeting them through | | | | 7. Give preference to sites with greater interactivity. |
| the right websites is the first step. | | | | Look out for blogs, forums or other interactive |
| Here are a few pointers you should keep in mind | | | | platforms within the job search website. |
| while choosing an effective job search site. | | | | 8. Check out for tools offered by the site enabling |
| 1. Give importance to the site popularity. Register | | | | better management of your search. These may |
| yourself with not just the top ranking but also the | | | | include flagging off, getting job alerts and |
| fastest growing job search portal. The higher the | | | | notifications, facility for easy and fast uploading of |
| traffic, the more you are going to get noticed. | | | | resumes and simpler management console. |
| 2. Choose an integrated job search site which | | | | 9. Check if the job search site offers something |
| gathers postings from various job search engines and | | | | extra. That is, it goes beyond the actual services of |
| company websites. You can get all information in one | | | | recruitment. These may include stuff like company |
| place and hence save time and energy. | | | | reviews and online networking platforms. |
| 3. Give importance to the resume uploading facility. | | | | 10. Check for privacy and safety of the job site. You |
| Ensure that the process is easy, instant and safe. | | | | definitely do not want to take any risks. Ensure that |
| 4. Lay emphasis on the search process. Does it allow | | | | they are not using your email id to spam. Always |
| you to search jobs via various parameters such as | | | | read the privacy policy before short listing the search |
| industry, location, years of experience, level of job | | | | website. |
| etc? Ensure that the job search process is easy and | | | | Ensure that you check on the above factors before |
| precise. | | | | you short list the job search sites to register with. |
| 5. Check the site not just as a job seeker but also as | | | | The site should satisfy the basic criteria of |
| a recruiter. After all, it's the recruiters you need to | | | | convenience, accessibility, easy management, |
| appeal to. It is important to judge the appeal of the | | | | interactivity, safety and other add on benefits. |