How did you do YOUR job search?

[Gooberlx2]

University job website.

 

[theeedude]

Originally posted by: nerve
I submitted my resume directly on the companies website.

I now am working there.

ditto

 

[mugs]

Pretty much every job I've ever gotten, including the 3 I've had since I graduated from college, has been through a connection.

 

[Dacalo]

Most of my jobs are through networking.

 

[TallBill]

My mom sat next to a top level manager on a business trip to Dallas.

 

[zoiks]

Got my last 2 jobs on CL.

 

[Aikouka]

I applied through their website and was never called/contacted. My aunt knew a higher up manager and gave him my resume and I was called. I don't know how their online system works, but I think people with less credentials than myself got a job through the online system.

 

[TreyRandom]

I didn't search for my current job; my current employers sought me out and called me.

Most of my jobs have come through connections. However, I have used Dice, Monster and Careerbuilder in the past, though I've never posted my resume online.

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: E equals MC2
<-- Monster. Oddly it was one job that I didn't even submit cover letter for.

I'm asking because I'm trying maximize my job search now that I'm out on the market again (sick of my current job - project mgmt).

Monster, Careerbuilder, Hotjobs... what else did you do? (or can you do?). Agencies do nothing for me since all they specialize is finance & administrative.

Indeed.com covers all of them for searching. Once you find something submit a coverletter and resume.

 

[meltdown75]

my brother bumped into a friend of mine from H.S. about 10 years ago

friend told him to tell me to put in my resume

bam, job.

ironically my brother has been chronically between jobs since then and i have only had this one.

 

[shopbruin]

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: brtspears2
I wanted to work for one particular place. I searched their website directly.

Anyone else have luck applying for job directly through the website?

me. I did the exact same thing. I work for a university.

my last job however, i was going to apply through monster and a friend of a friend worked there, so she pushed my resume through for me.

 

[MaDDinGO]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: Gibson486

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
What kind of job are you looking for? I'm getting sick of Project Mgmt myself.

really, that type of position seems really exciting. What do you hate about it?

It can be enormously stressful and frustrating trying to get people from different departments working together on tasks that aren't their highest priority when you have deadlines to meet.

Wow, I think you just described my job to a tee.

 

[microAmp]

I used Monster.com, HotJobs.com, CareerBuilder.com, and looked at individual company websites. My current job was found using the company website, don't think it ever got listed on the 3 I mentioned first.

 

[poopygood]

Originally posted by: homercles337

Originally posted by: E equals MC2
<-- Monster. Oddly it was one job that I didn't even submit cover letter for.

I'm asking because I'm trying maximize my job search now that I'm out on the market again (sick of my current job - project mgmt).

Monster, Careerbuilder, Hotjobs... what else did you do? (or can you do?). Agencies do nothing for me since all they specialize is finance & administrative.

Indeed.com covers all of them for searching. Once you find something submit a coverletter and resume.

+1

indeed is awesome

 

[E equals MC2]

Originally posted by: senseamp

Originally posted by: nerve
I submitted my resume directly on the companies website.

I now am working there.

ditto

That's fine if you know what you want (ie, I'm gonna go for Microsoft!). But how do you do that when you are looking for a xxx position, not so much what company? You don't magically know all the companies out there that are servicing your desired position.

 

[invidia]

Craigslist feels more direct and personal. I actually get calls from employers when I respond to their job posting at CL.

 

[brunell8]

I used USAJobs.com - but government work is hard to get into right now if you're not a vet.

 

[Imported]

Craigslist initially.. got a job. Was contracted out.. after six months or so I wanted out so I began looking for a new job, but continued working. Went through a couple recruiters who didn't do much.. and then the company I was contracted out to offered a job and I took that.

 

[ranmaniac]

Monster, also word-of-mouth about other through co-workers.

 

[Svnla]

All the big net job sites didn't do jack for me. No call, no lead, nada.

Good for me = college career center (my very first job out of college), CL (good job leads), and company websites. That's how I got all my job offers/leads.

 

[necine]

They found my resume on Monster.com and contacted me.

 

[thomsbrain]

I used Google to find all the related organizations in my area and went to their web pages' employment sections. Also searched Monster and Craigslist, but found nothing useful. I also interviewed for a position that I heard about through my academic adviser in college.

 

[Special K]

The company sponsored a design competition among the various project teams in a class I took in grad school. Our team won, and they put us in contact with recruiters later that year.

 

[TXHokie]

I applied directly at the company's website I was interested in.

 

[Sukhoi]

On a similar note, when dealing with medium and small sized companies what is the best way to determine if they are financially stable?