I got my last role by looking through company sites and applying directly. Indeed.com is good, but I found LinkedIn wasn't great for jobhunting unless I already knew the people who were looking. Contacts tend to ignore friends-of-friends-of-friends.

I was prompted to start a LinkedIn account a few months back and I haven't had any luck with it so far. A friend told me that she was able to find a ton of jobs this way, but I don't see how that's possible.

By networking. Linkedin is an electronic version of the old word-of-mouth method of finding work. Typically, people who have a LinkedIn account only associate with people in their line of work.

Breakinger wrote:

FrugalFran wrote: I think Indeed is where everybody goes these days. Depending on the industry you're in, you could create a LinkedIn profile and make some connections, but I personally think LinkedIn is a pain in the butt.

I agree. I was prompted to start a LinkedIn account a few months back and I haven't had any luck with it so far. A friend told me that she was able to find a ton of jobs this way, but I don't see how that's possible. I think I'll just stick to the normal job websites and the newspaper.

It may have to with your field and what you're looking for when it comes to LinkedIn. It seems to me that it has gone in the direction of social media and a newsfeed of memes rather than job postings.

FrugalFran wrote: I think Indeed is where everybody goes these days. Depending on the industry you're in, you could create a LinkedIn profile and make some connections, but I personally think LinkedIn is a pain in the butt.

I agree. I was prompted to start a LinkedIn account a few months back and I haven't had any luck with it so far. A friend told me that she was able to find a ton of jobs this way, but I don't see how that's possible. I think I'll just stick to the normal job websites and the newspaper.

Glassdoor is a new website someone introduced me to. It shows comparable salaries for your given job and has job postings as well.

Indeed.com is definitely a good site to use to look for jobs. When I retired from the military, I created an account with Indeed and set it up to email me prospective jobs daily. The site has several cool features, connects with LinkedIn and will allow you to apply to jobs directly from the site.

I think Indeed is where everybody goes these days. Depending on the industry you're in, you could create a LinkedIn profile and make some connections, but I personally think LinkedIn is a pain in the butt.

jordane wrote: I swear by Indeed.com. I have found many great new opportunities on this employment website. The best thing about Indeed.com is that they email daily with any new jobs in my area. You select the criteria that you are looking for and they will email you.

I'm a huge Indeed fan too. I actually get email texts daily on any jobs I might find interesting. I do believe that you need to do your own research on each company that you are interviewing with.

I have always went straight to the website of the company I was interested in. Whether they were hiring or not or whether I was unemployed or not, if I heard through the grapevine that they were hiring and I was interested, I applied.

Especially if you want to stay local that is a great idea. The large national websites are better if you want to move to another area.

Cents wrote: I highly recommend getting in touch with your local unemployment office. They have so many awesome resources available, including hiring sites and job fairs that you can connect with through your government website.

I have to agree with cents on this one, especially since I was recently unemployed and found my new job by taking advantage of the resources available to me from the unemployment office. It couldn't hurt to check and see if the resources are open to others.

I highly recommend getting in touch with your local unemployment office. They have so many awesome resources available, including hiring sites and job fairs that you can connect with through your government website.

It has never occurred to me to use Craigslist for job hunting. My husband always uses Indeed when looking for work. He is contracted as a third party employee and changes companies as often as three times a year.

Is there a certain industry Craiglist focuses on? Or do they only have specific or part-time jobs?

When I was looking for jobs in a different state it was recommended that I use Craigslist. I found a few different things on there, but nothing that seemed reliable. I would stick with Indeed.com or Monster.com. They seem to have the best reputations.