Why Review Job Seeking Sites?by Shoshanna Grey | More from this Blogger 15 Jan 2006 07:31 PM I am about to start some reviews of job seeking sites and I realized that I should probably explain myself before I start. Why bother to review job seeking sites? Well, when I have looked for a job in the past it has been hard to even know where to start on the internet. Some job sites were helpful and some were a waste of time. Of course, every site claims that they are THE BEST! Not very helpful when you are trying to decide where best to conduct your job search. This is the introduction to a series that I will add to periodically in order to give you an idea of where to start when you begin your job search. Before I do that, though, let me remind you of a few important points about job searching. Don't Limit Yourself to One Source I will suggest job sites and the help that they can be to you. Don't limit yourself just to one or two sites that I suggest. Take your job search seriously and make sure that you take advantage to everything that is available to you. Newspapers, job listings, websites, word of mouth. All of these are important. Take Your Search Seriously Spend time every day looking for a job. If you are not working, then job seeking IS your job. If you already have a job and are just looking for a better one then you are in a more challenging situation, but you still need to work on your job search every day. Set aside a few hours in the evenings or take advantage of your lunch break. I'm not saying that it will be easy, but it is necessary. Be Persistent There is always that one fortunate person who starts job searching and finds something the next day. You may be that person, but more likely it will be much more challenging. Job seeking is hard and it takes a lot of effort and perseverance. Hang in there and don't quit just because you are not successful right away. For more information on job searching, see my other posts in that category. Learn more about Shoshanna Grey  Shoshanna Grey has worked as an occupational social worker, teacher, child care provider, customer service reqpresentative, college recruiter and several other positions over the years. Relevantemployment tags User Comments jasonalba (5) 08 Jun 2006 07:06 AMRachel, thanks for doing these reviews. As a job seeker it is frustrating trying to figure out where to spend your time. I wasted a full month looking on job boards and applying to positions that I'm not sure really existed. I think I got 2 replies out of 100 postings. I'd like to invite you to check out a site I made for job seekers. It isn't necessarily informational (although there is a peer library), nor is it a job board (although I've passed along job leads from employers) - it is an organizational tool for job seekers. I found that there are lots of tools for career professionals, but nothing for the poor job seeker. This is similar to what a salesperson would use to organize the sales leads... now the job seeker can organize the companies and postings, and even their network! Please review http://www.JibberJobber.com - I made it for job seekers, and it comes from a job seeker :) You can sign up for a free account and then use it for as long as you want. - jason  Shoshanna Grey (2785) 26 Jul 2006 07:57 PMI'm sorry I missed this message up until now. I'll try to visit your sie in the next few days. Thanks for sharing it! Discuss this article
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