CNN has called this the worst job market in decades. In today's environment, career Web sites have an even bigger role in our daily online activities. To help, we've compiled a Big Fat List of some of the most popular job boards and career resources, including marketing-focused sites.
6FigureJobs (www.6figurejobs.com): Executive job search for vice-presidents, directors and managers.
Academic360 (www.Academic360.com): Academic resource site with deep listings broken up by discipline as well as function.
Americas Job Exchange (www.americasjobexchange.com): Non-executive job postings with positions listed by state, as well a list of top employers.
Aquent (www.Aquent.com): Talent agency geared specifically towards designers and marketers.
Beyond (www.beyond.com): Robust job search engine with results from a network of niche career community sites. Cool factor: Search career communities by industry.
CareerBuilder (www.Careerbuilder.com): One of the largest job search sites that provides multiple career/job resources and tools.
CareerJet (www.careerjet.com): Employment search engine with a wide range of industries and almost 3 million US-based jobs.
Craigslist (www.Craigslist.org): Breaks up postings by job categories and metro area. Cool factor: Many postings aren't typically publicized on larger job boards.
CreativeCircle (www.creativecircle.com): Niche career staffing site that focuses on marketing and creative positions from 6 top metropolitan areas.
Crunch Board (www.crunchboard.com): TechCrunch's job board with majority of listings focused on the tech industry.
CW Jobs (www.cwjobs.co.uk): Over 10,000 jobs from the UK specifically in the IT industry. Cool factor: Homepage shows "Jobs of the Day."
CyberCoders (www.cybercoders.com): Easily navigable career-firm site with positions from various industries. Cool factor: Career Education Search provides listings of universities and certification/degree options.
Dice (www.Dice.com): Geared towards tech jobs plus some marketing also. Cool factor:Related career information with news articles and blog posts.
HotJobs (www.HotJobs.com): Large-scale job board with multiple categories. Cool factor: Career tools including resume writing and salary calculator.
iMedia Connection (www.imediaconnection.com/jobs): Marketing and media-focused job board.
Jobs.Alltop.com (jobs.alltop.com): RSS feeds with aggregated job listings from over 60 job boards.
JobShouts (www.JobShouts.com): Job boards with multiple industry categories that are tabbed for easy navigation. Cool factor: Job postings are tweeted through @jobshouts.
Indeed.com (www.Indeed.com): Search engine for jobs includes a simple Google-like interface and handy RSS feed. Cool factor: Refine search results by salary estimate.
The Ladders (www.TheLadders.com): Provides listings of only $100k+ jobs. Larger categories are marketing/tech.
LinkedIn Jobs (www.inkedin.com/jobs): Searches jobs posted from companies on LinkedIn and also aggregate Web postings. Cool factor: LinkedIn jobs gives ease of researching company/hiring manager with LinkedIn profiles.
Local Career Sites: Searching local job sites can help narrow down your search. Here are a couple examples: www.smallerindiana.com and www.washingtondcjobstoday.com.
