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Topic: Has anyone found a job through online sources?
| Author | Message |
| minty409 | Posted – 11/26/2007 11:53:54 AM | show profile The author of the updated version of "What Color is Your Parachute" says that finding jobs online rarely happens - less than 10% of employees had success with online listings. Who here has found a good job (at a respected and semi-known company) through a website (at a place where you had no personal contacts?) |
| Canadiana | Posted – 11/26/2007 11:56:04 AM | show profile Me! I've found all of my freelance opportunities through online job postings (not knowing anyone) and some pay very well! |
| foodlit | Posted – 11/26/2007 12:27:14 PM | show profile That author clearly has no clue. I'd say that the percentage is much, much higher. I've been finding candidates online since the internet came about, and each year, it's a better and better resource for finding both candidates and new clients to work with. If you're not on LinkedIn, you should be. That is where I find most of my top candidates... You also may want to investigate a new service called jobfox.com I think it's free and it's like eharmony for job searching...you fill out a detailed questionaire on your skills, upload your resume, and jobs are sent to you in order of how they match up. I've found many candidates over the years via postings and resume searches at Monster.com, craigslist, hotjobs, careerbuilder, and more. Also, large companies have people applying directly through their corporate site, and when I was onsite with BankofAmerica, we hired many great candidates who sent their resumes in that way. |
| noname1234 | Posted – 11/26/2007 12:30:20 PM | show profile I have found several jobs at major media companies through online sources (companies where I had no personal contacts and simply responded on an online ad). I think that author's info is way out of date. |
| sauerkel | Posted – 11/26/2007 5:17:52 PM | show profile | email poster not jobs ..but good interviews I have had many interviews, but no job offers. Mainly because I'm a career changer so, I have to compete with folks who have exactly the right job experience that hiring managers are looking for. But, I think if I had a contact at one of these companies I was interviewing with, I might have had a better chance at getting a job offer. |
| minty409 | Posted – 11/26/2007 5:30:46 PM | show profile Good to know . . . Thanks for the advice Foodlit. I will certainly check out those sites. I've only applied for Time Warner editorial positions online, and you can't help but wonder if you're just sending your information out into the ether. |
| Suet | Posted – 11/26/2007 5:52:41 PM | show profile Yes, I've found several freelance writing clients online. I've written for some clients for a couple of years without any contact other than email, which still seems a bit weird to me. |
| mushkambaryan | Posted – 11/26/2007 11:40:30 PM | show profile Job Sites Could you please list some of those job sites? I haven't had much success with Craiglist or Monster... And employment agencies are not helpful at all. I have been freelancing lately, but I still need a day job. |
| questoo1 | Posted – 11/27/2007 7:29:03 AM | show profile I suppose people don't look at porn, stocks or weather online either. Its 2007..thats a crazy statement. Are mediabistro, dice, monster, hotjobs etc..just there for pr then? Those that don't get responses to their resumes online likely don't have strong resumes (not to say the candidate isn't strong, just the marketing is weak) or are applying to the wrong jobs and wouldn't get a better response if they mailed, faxed, or hand delivered it. |
| Stanley_Milgram | Posted – 11/27/2007 10:46:43 AM | show profile I, too, find the author's statement hard to fathom. All my steady freelance clients have been found through online postings -- some of them even on Craigslist which has a very high ratio of foolios looking to get lots of labor for little or no money. I live in Germany and all my clients come from out of the country (mostly, from the U.S.). If online postings didn't work, I wouldn't work. |
| anewstart | Posted – 11/27/2007 11:29:15 AM | show profile Indeed.com that's the one to use! |
| Bee News | Posted – 11/27/2007 11:50:03 AM | show profile ed2010.com journalismjobs.com http://www.poynter.org/indeed/ http://careers.poynter.org/search.cfm idealist.org http://www.nedsjotw.com/ Also try searching journalism schools' websites... Oftentimes they have listings for their recent grads and alum |
| mushkambaryan | Posted – 11/27/2007 12:37:24 PM | show profile -Indeed.com -ed2010.com -journalismjobs.com -http://www.poynter.org/indeed/ -http://careers.poynter.org/search.cfm -idealist.org -http://www.nedsjotw.com/ Thank you, guys! I will tap into those resources and see what happens. |
| gordo4 | Posted – 11/27/2007 12:47:46 PM | show profile Found a great F/T job through mediabistro.com job board It was a diligent, lengthy ordeal; responded to almost 100 job postings in just over a year. Searched every day, including weekends. It can be frustrating at best sometimes; you find what appears to be a PERFECT match, and often get no response at all. But I never gave up, and eventually found an excellent match for both myself and new employer. If you don't have personal contacts, become/create one (with becoming a thorn). Don't get discouraged; get mad! NYC is the biggest place with biggest opportunities. |
| harlemwriter | Posted – 11/27/2007 1:44:07 PM | show profile I found a f/t writing job at a nonprofit through idealist.org. This was the first job I've ever gotten without some kind of connection. But the organization focuses on a field I have done a lot of freelance writing about. I think with online job ads it really helps to be very qualified for the specific position. Or maybe I just lucked out! Good luck! Can your freelance clients help you find something? |
| Mirage | Posted – 11/27/2007 2:05:32 PM | show profile 2 of my last 4 full-time jobs were found through online sites -- I think Mediabistro and Indeed. I've also gotten several steady freelance jobs by having my resume posted online. |
| mushkambaryan | Posted – 11/27/2007 3:54:53 PM | show profile Mirage, where did you post your resume online? Was it jobfox? I just did. Any other sites?? I am not going back to employment agencies!! |
| Mirage | Posted – 11/27/2007 4:26:00 PM | show profile Actually, I checked out jobfox yesterday (never hurts to keep your options open) based on Pam's recommendation, but it doesn't seem to list jobs in the NYC area as of yet. I have always had active resumes on Monster, Careerbuilder, and various other sites (inc. Freelance Marketplace). It's amazing what falls into your lap when you're not even looking. What's frustrating is the fact that when you ARE looking, it seems next to impossible to find a good job... :-) |
| Potluckcraft | Posted – 11/28/2007 3:46:09 PM | show profile Thanks Pam/foodlit I've been a job seeker for a few months and I've used these forums for both guidance and solace. I just wanted to say thank you to Pam for her excellent, consistent advice. |
| writesonwater | Posted – 12/5/2007 11:01:28 AM | show profile Yes,, Pam usually nails it. |
