There is a popular saying that in the recruitment world that up to 70% of Jobs are not advertised in the conventional media platforms, hence in order to tap from the hidden job market, there is need to go beyond the conventional search and research the companies you are interested in and possibly approach them directly.
Be that as it may, Job search tools such as Job Boards, publications, Careers Fares are still efficient means of job search as discussed below:
1. Job Boards: They still provides the most effective means of career search for job seekers, apart from the fact that it is easily accessible, it is also usually interactive allowing job seekers to interact immediately by sending their applications, CV's and getting feedback online, Email alerts provided by most job websites is also one of the important distinguishing attributes of career websites, you can register your email address and receive job alerts by email, this enables you to ensure that your perfect job doesn't pass you by. Some websites also provide you with interactive videos, career advice and guides for your career development
Career websites come in so many forms and sizes, while some job websites specialise in specific areas, for instance Oil careers: for Oil Industry or computerjobs.com for IT vacancies, Others target a specific area or country for instance Jobcentre Plus for UK or Joblist Nigeria for vacancies in Nigeria.
It is impossible to provide a list of best job sites because how good a job website is depends on what exactly you are looking to get from it, for general Jobs, you may want to start with popular ones like careers builder, yahoo hot jobs, monster.
Checking the websites of the companies you are interested in can equally give you a very good head start as companies in most cases advertise for jobs on their websites first, before publishing on Job boards.
2. Publications: Although the internet has turned out to be the ideal choice for Job seekers, there are still a lot of Jobs that are not made available online, some of these Jobs can be found through publications, newspapers, Industry Journals. There are some newspapers that have special sections for Jobs, this can be a very useful resource for jobs especially if you are looking for a low skilled or more localised Job, newspapers can be a great place to start.
3. Company Websites: As mentioned earlier, a lot of Jobs are not made available in the popular Job boards, some of these companies have careers section where they advertise Jobs anytime they have vacancy, hence if you are interested in any particular company, the smart thing to do will be to check out their vacancy section from time to time and apply anytime Jobs are made available.
4. Direct Contact with the Company: A lot of people have succeeded in getting job position by simply picking a phone and calling a particular company they are interested in asking for vacancies, this has actually worked for me at one point when I was looking for a Job, while this might work for some small companies or local companies, it may not work for some big establishments as they oftentimes may require you to go through their Human resources at their head office. It is worth giving a shot, you never can tell the information you might get by simply making that phone call.
5. Career Fares: One big advantage of career fare is that it gives you the opportunity to interact face to face with the company representatives or (in some cases) the recruiters before that actual interview, you can use this at your advantage to learn more about the company and the job directly from the employers and determine if it is the kind of company or Job you are looking for before making that job application and going for that interview.
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