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Which career/job website did you use to get your current job? POLL

-hype-hype Member Posts: 165
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Which website have you had the best success of getting an interview or landing a job from you application?
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    Geek1969Geek1969 Member Posts: 100 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Only two IT jobs were word of mouth. It pays to know people.
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    MrkaliMrkali Member Posts: 105
    Got my current job via a craigslist job posting.
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    lsud00dlsud00d Member Posts: 1,571
    Geek1969 wrote: »
    Only two IT jobs were word of mouth. It pays to know people.

    Ditto.

    Both my FTE appointments are the result of a friend saying "hey, gimme your resume!"
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    ptilsenptilsen Member Posts: 2,835 ■■■■■■■■■■
    All of my jobs and contracts were found on Monster. My latest job was found on Indeed. I would still look at other sites, but Indeed is the best overall IMO.
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    xzaxza Member Posts: 65 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Networking
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    SteveLordSteveLord Member Posts: 1,717
    I went to the website of my current employer and other potential ones at the time. I had no less than a dozen at any given week. I found more relevant jobs that way. I feel these top job sites have a habit of encouraging the modern job seeker (in any field) to just sit around and wait for employers to come to them. I am extremely skeptical of people who have been "looking for jobs" for the last X amount of months/years and have not found one.
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    N2ITN2IT Inactive Imported Users Posts: 7,483 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Indeed has been the best, but recently LinkedIn has been more beneficial. 7000+ connects and rising really gives me serious visibility.
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    W StewartW Stewart Member Posts: 794 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Got pretty much all of my jobs on craigslist
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    -hype-hype Member Posts: 165
    I think it's maybe because indeed doesn't charge the employers as much to place an ad than the other websites. I had a feeling it would win.
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    Completed: 9-21-14
    Transferred: 67 CU Completed: 54 CU
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    TheCudderTheCudder Member Posts: 147 ■■■□□□□□□□
    My current job I got through Indeed. The previous 2 were Monster & Career builder --- two sites I don't really bother with anymore, they're just a mailing list for fake & temp contract jobs its seems now.
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    TrifidwTrifidw Member Posts: 281
    Gmail and a couple of email addresses.
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    ajs1976ajs1976 Member Posts: 1,945 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Current position: Word of mouth / networking (former client)
    Past position: Monster

    My other two FT positions started 10 years ago, so not sure if it is relevant anymore, but the local paper's website and Monster.
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    alan2308alan2308 Member Posts: 1,854 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Monster gets a lot of crap for the poor signal to noise ratio, but its where I found my last two jobs.
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    CodeBloxCodeBlox Member Posts: 1,363 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Never had luck with any website other than CraigsList. It should be in your poll as a selection.
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    Network_EngineerNetwork_Engineer Member Posts: 142 ■■■□□□□□□□
    www.dice.com
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    -hype-hype Member Posts: 165
    CodeBlox wrote: »
    Never had luck with any website other than CraigsList. It should be in your poll as a selection.

    I wish i had thought of it at the time. Too late now icon_sad.gif
    WGU BS IT:Network Administration
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    Completed: 9-21-14
    Transferred: 67 CU Completed: 54 CU
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    bud08bud08 Member Posts: 58 ■■□□□□□□□□
    I used Craigslist to find jobs but then applied directly to company's site to avoid recruiters.

    Indeed had been my go-to. It provided a lot of phone interviews but my above method got my foot in the door.
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    OG MaverickOG Maverick Member Posts: 24 ■□□□□□□□□□
    I just signed up for Dice and went through applying to places last night. I'm hoping it works out, but luckily I'm in a position where I don't need to find something fast. Here's to hoping Dice comes through!
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    MSP-ITMSP-IT Member Posts: 752 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Craigslist.
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    DevilWAHDevilWAH Member Posts: 2,997 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I was called up by an old agency who had found me a job in the past.
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    prtechprtech Member Posts: 163
    Posted my resume at Indeed and a staffing agency contacted me the same day. When I browse for jobs, I use Indeed and Craigslist.
    If at first you do succeed, try something harder.
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    BradwmetalBradwmetal Member Posts: 7 ■□□□□□□□□□
    My last two jobs came from getting contacted by recruiters that found my Resume Online. One was Monster the other they didn't say. I did not contact either first
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    -hype-hype Member Posts: 165
    Chalk one up for Craigslist, got my first IT job interview through a craigslist ad! :D
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    Completed: 9-21-14
    Transferred: 67 CU Completed: 54 CU
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    nosoup4unosoup4u Member Posts: 365
    I actually found my job from a Yahoo jobs posting that doesn't seem to exist anymore, job before that was a recruiter
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    gunbunnysouljagunbunnysoulja Member Posts: 353
    Another one for craigslist!
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    ChooseLifeChooseLife Member Posts: 941 ■■■■■■■□□□
    Craigslist brought me the last two jobs, and I was/am happy with both
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    NotHackingYouNotHackingYou Member Posts: 1,460 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Last 3 jobs have been Craigslist
    When you go the extra mile, there's no traffic.
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    xenodamusxenodamus Member Posts: 758
    I watched the websites of several major players in the area that I wanted to work for. When a good fit opened up....I sent a hard copy of my resume and cover letter to the VP of IT.
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    rsuttonrsutton Member Posts: 1,029 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Current job from networking. The last job I held was found VIA Craigslist.
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    xzaxza Member Posts: 65 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Networking!
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