What Web Sites Are You Using To Help You Find A Job?

There's the "giant" job search and placement websites like Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com who portray that they are the "end all" in finding a job or a job candidate, and then there are the really good, local search job placement agencies that actually do get the job done.

If you go back just a few years and look at some of web site traffic data of these "giant" websites, you can get a sense that traffic is down nearly considerably. Some of this can be seen by simply looking at an Alexa traffic rating found at Alexa.com. Conversely, if you look at the local recruiting companies, they are on the rise in terms of how many new websites are cropping up and more importantly, the growing traffic trends to these local recruiting agency websites.

But the real question is what online resource/website can help you find a job that fits? The Internet provides a plethora of resources and information to help you find that perfect job and perfect job recruiter. Some tips in finding the right local recruiter include the following:

• Is the recruiting agency local to the geographical are you are looking to gain employment? If you are looking for a job in North Carolina and you are using a company in Georgia with a minimal client list of North Carolina companies and minimal job placement in North Carolina, then you should resume your searching for a new recruiter.


• Does the local job recruiting agency disclose a client list?Verify that the recruiting agency is not just a P/T gig for someone who may have a nice website and a few ties to placing job candidates.


• How long has the local job recruiting agency been in business? The recruiting landscape continues to change. Seasoned professional recruiting agencies stay on top of these changes and understand the necessity of abiding by them in order to attain and retain business.


• What industries does the local job recruiting agency focus in? If you are looking for a biomedical job and the recruiting agency you are using has less than marginal experience placing biomedical candidates, that is a sure sign for you to set your expectations as marginal.


• Does the local job recruiting agency utilize the Internet as a job placement resource themselves? If a recruiting agency shows signs of a focus on the Internet and have an up-to-date website, then that recruiting agency probably understands that the Internet is and could be a primary took in the placement process. Social networking sites and Web 2.0 as a whole are increasing the reliance on the Internet as a tool.

Use good judgement in choosing resources to help you find that perfect job. The last thing you may want is to secure a job and have it be the wrong one. Moving from job to job after short periods of time can be a real disqualifier on a resume. Using the right recruiter can help find that perfect job and minimize this potential probability.

Greg Angelillo
Online Editor
JTL Services, Inc.

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