Communication Job Boards and Resource List
by Joe Dysart
Here are just some of the job boards out there.
Industry-Specific Job Boards
International
Association of Business Communicators Job Centre: Testimony
to the old axiom, "It's who you know," IABC's Job Centre
is a simple-to-use jobs board that's an excellent first stop in
any communication's job search. Here you can create your own, free
account for tracking job opportunities and offers, and store your
resume and template cover letters. IABC will also allow you to post
a profile here for employers to view. Plus, it offers a search agent
that will auto-email you word of jobs that fit your personal search
criteria.
SunOasis Jobs:
This is an extremely well-designed, comprehensive jobs and careers
site for communicators specializing in editing and writing. You
can search SunOasis for jobs by region, in Canada or internationally.
Plus, the site sports a wonderfully detailed Q&A insider's overview
on how to search the Web for editing and writing jobs.
Careers-N-Communications:
Another great niche site, C-n-C enables you to create a candidate
profile online that communications firms can peruse. There's also
a database of jobs postings.
PRWeekJobs:
This site features a multifaceted search engine, enabling visitors
to find PR jobs by industry, job title, level of experience and
location. All facets of the industry post offerings here: corporate,
agency, non-profits and educational organizations. Like most of
the larger industry sites, this one also has a sign-up for an email
alert service offering news of jobs featuring your personal taste.
WorkinPR.COM:
This is one of the more sophisticated boards in the industry, featuring
a relatively powerful search engine. Click here to find a PR job
by city, state, industry, full-time or part-time, title, income
and/or years of experience. The board also offers an email newsletter,
tips for a successful PR resume and a monthly profile of a successful
PR professional.
BIG BOARDS
You could probably spend days cruising all the behemoth jobs boards
on the Web. Hopefully, the selections that follow will save you
some time. All placed among the top links recommended by Top10Links,
a Web site review firm that rates sites based on traffic, usability
and best overall performance.
Monster.com:
For many Web analysts, Monster is essentially the benchmark by which
all other job boards are measured. Sporting an extremely slick interface,
Monster gives job hunters access to about a million jobs in 22 countries.
Loaded with all sorts of columns and articles on job hunting, Monster
also offers detailed online advisories for those thinking of switching
careers, and other "special case" scenarios. Plus, you'll
also find chat rooms and bulletin boards where you can swap job-search
war stories.
CareerBuilder: Offering
a very simple, inviting and uncluttered home page, CareerBuilder
automatically imports ads from employer sites twice a week - so
you know the listings are current. The board enables you to use
up to 13 search criteria to pinpoint a job that's perfect for you.
The site also offers quick links to specific searches for jobs in
Asia, Canada, India and the UK. Plus, there's a wry bonus: a "Boss
Button" on CareerBuilder's home page, which instantly transforms
the site into a gray sea of nondescript text. The Boss Button is
a perfect foil should your department lead walk by while your ogling
greener pastures.
WorkThing.Com:
This UK-based job site is conveniently divided into three sections:
Search, Career Path (jobs and information on each industry) and
At Work (inspiration for your work life). Here you'll find everything
from resume posting to interview dos and don'ts to salary comparisons.
HotJobs.com:
In addition to the standard services found at other top sites, HotJobs
enables you to control which companies see your resume online. It
also has an easy-to-use tracking service that will inform you how
often your resume has come up in a search, and how many times it
has been viewed. You can create and save up to five different "search
agents" here, which you can use every time you visit the site.
For example: you may want to create search agents featuring your
own, personal criteria for jobs in five, specific states -- or in
five, specific countries. Search for jobs in 30+ countries in their
international directory.
OTHER RESOURCES
JobHuntersBible.com,
a site maintained by Dick Belles, author of "What Color Is
Your Parachute?" Chock full of insights and tools for job-searching
on the Web, JobHuntersBible.com will enable you to get the most
from job hunting on the Web, and is especially designed for those
new to the Web.
"International Jobs Directory: A Guide To Over 1001 Employers,"
by Ronald Krannich and Caryl Rae Krannich. A thorough guide available
at major online booksellers like Amazon.com
and Barnes & Noble.
EscapeArtists.com:
This site offers moral support - and a plethora of job opportunities
- for living and working abroad. Besides a basic jobs board, EscapeArtists.com
also offers great back-grounders on living overseas, country profiles,
U.S. embassies - as well as an assortment of articles and e-books.
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