Finding Jobs Online

by Kassandra McGhee on September 24th, 2010

Looking for the right job opportunity? So where are good places to find them online?  Below is a list of online resources to help you in your job search.  Remember, a good job search is a safe job search.  If you don’t feel comfortable applying for a position online, please don’t!

Indeed.com

  • Indeed.com is a search engine for jobs, allowing job seekers to find jobs posted on thousands of company career sites and job boards.

Simplyhired.com

  • SimplyHired.com is a vertical job search engine that pulls listings from thousands of sites across the Web including the leading job boards, company career sites, newspapers, non-profits, government sites, and more. Simply Hired allows job seekers to search all of the jobs on the Web in one place for free.

NPO.net

  • NPO.net is a full-featured job board that services only recognized nonprofits and certain government agencies (such as city offices and companies that provide the majority of their services to the nonprofit community) that desire to find staff with deep community service experience. 

USAjobs.gov

  • USAJOBS is the official job site of the US Federal Government.  One-stop source for Federal jobs and employment information.

IllinoisSkillsMatch.com

  • ISM maintains the fastest growing pool of thousands of available, qualified job seekers, plus an extensive variety of jobs at every skill level in hundreds of industries and occupations in Illinois.

Craigslist.com

  • Website with local classifieds and forums - community moderated, and largely free.  More than 1 million new job listings each month. 

Dice.com

  • The leading career website for technology and engineering professionals, and the companies that seek to employ them, in the United States.  Dice.com is designed for the specific needs of technology professionals, enabling them to perform highly targeted job searches based on specific criteria, including location, type of employment, skillset and keyword.

LinkedIn.com

  • Your professional network of trusted contacts gives you an advantage in your career, and is one of your most valuable assets. LinkedIn exists to help you make better use of your professional network and help the people you trust in return. Our mission is to connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful.

Monster.com

  • Monster.com is the premier global online employment solution for people seeking jobs and the employers who need great people.

Careerbuilder.com

  • As the U.S.'s largest online job site, CareerBuilder.com puts over 1 million jobs in front of poised job seekers wherever they are - at home or at work - in print and on the Internet.

HigherEdJobs.com

  • Today, HigherEdJobs.com is the leading source for jobs and career information in academia.

GCHERC.org

  • The Greater Chicago Midwest HERC is a free search engine available to anyone seeking employment in higher education, research, healthcare (medical centers), and arts and culture.

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