Have any of you old school-ers tried these online job finders? Success? Failure?

[Edited on February 27, 2006 at 11:51 AM. Reason : ]

2/27/2006 11:51:17 AM

yes. got a few offers off of jobs i posted for on monster. the interview:application is like 1:50 though (and i'm not exaggerating too much). a lot of companies use monster to post their "wishlist". some don't even have funding yet for the jobs they post - they are just trying to see who they can get to apply. funny thing is that i received one call back like 8 months after i had applied. just apply apply apply. OR if you have some years of experience, get a head hunter. if and when i start looking for a new job, that will be the first call i make.

2/27/2006 12:02:11 PM

Yea, I tried it.
Had some success.
Got a couple of interviews, which later turned into some job offers from monster.
I ended up taking a job that i found in the N&O, though.

2/27/2006 12:02:53 PM

a head hunter?

Is that like a travel agent for the job market?

2/27/2006 12:03:34 PM

i got plenty of calls but they were never for what i wanted

it was always some sales, outside sales or telemarketing bullshit

but i still got called tho

[Edited on February 27, 2006 at 12:07 PM. Reason : there were a few good ones tho, just didnt match the pay i wanted]

2/27/2006 12:07:39 PM

I always got calls from people wanting me to sell insurance. I read an article somewhere that companies only hire like 1% of thier workforce from online listings. Another trick to it is to update your profile or upload your resume once a day so yours is always at the top of the listings. You know the people that read through those things only go through the first page or two of entries.

2/27/2006 1:09:15 PM

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"a head hunter? Is that like a travel agent for the job market?"

um sort of. they are professionals that basically help match you and introduce you to companies and jobs based on what they want out of a candidate and what you have skill wise. in other words they do the searching and contacting for you. and they have access to info about jobs that you don't. they charge a fee but the hiring company always pays this.

thing is it won't work for a right out of college candidate. you need specific skills that you possess that others don't have. it takes some time and experience to differentiate yourself. to most companies, most college grads all look alike skill wise.

[Edited on February 27, 2006 at 4:17 PM. Reason : er]

2/27/2006 4:14:31 PM

I got my current job thanks to my listing on Monster, and it's pretty cool. Benefits and all that.

2/27/2006 5:44:37 PM

First job was from a website (monster or computerjobs), second was connections. Connections are the heezy. They flew me down for an onsite interview without even communicating with me.

2/27/2006 6:33:11 PM

Got my job at boeing via monster

2/27/2006 6:42:49 PM

i've had several interviews and one accepted job as a result of monster listings. just be aware that ~75% of the listings on these sites are posted by head hunters. i've had mixed results with head hunters. a good one can be a real asset, bad ones are just annoying.

2/27/2006 9:22:01 PM

^yah, i have not really had good results with headhunters

my current job though, i did get through monster, which i'm happy i happened to find at the time.

-ZiP!-

2/27/2006 9:23:39 PM

The advantage to using a headhunter is the level of discretion. If you've posted a resume online and your current employer comes across your resume, they might not be so happy to discover you're job hunting

2/28/2006 12:17:31 AM

Got my part time job via monster

2/28/2006 3:23:10 AM

Are the jobs you guys are getting off of Monster a result of having your resume posted and then people contact you, or is it that you are responding to posted ads?

BTW, I got my current job off of Monster by responding to an ad.

2/28/2006 7:42:43 AM

failure

2/28/2006 8:36:28 AM

^^ mine was in response to a posted ad. if they contact you first, sometimes that's not a good sign. not always though, if they get your name from a more industry-specific site/organization and contact you first, it can potentially be a good thing.

-ZiP!-

2/28/2006 9:08:26 AM

I was found for my job via monster.

2/28/2006 9:17:22 AM

I got a job off Monster by responding to an ad. It was a contract position though.

2/28/2006 1:09:00 PM

I responded to an ad.

2/28/2006 3:18:07 PM

I've had a few offers from Monster. I think it's probably better than some other online job seeking sites.

2/28/2006 11:22:21 PM

I pulled interviews/offers both from people compaines which contacted me and companies from I contacted
as long as it not a "work at home deal" the places seemed legit

3/1/2006 12:58:10 AM

My current job was found on monster. Plus while I was looking, several recruiters contacted me based off my monster profile.

Since then, I have hired two employees from monster and now looking for another as of this week.

3/1/2006 11:37:38 AM

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"I pulled interviews/offers both from people compaines which contacted me and companies from I contacted as long as it not a "work at home deal" the places seemed legit"

wtf just happened here?

3/1/2006 5:53:33 PM

Success. I got my job on monster.com.

3/1/2006 6:36:39 PM

^^ whoops, I didn't proof before i posted

3/2/2006 11:34:52 AM

You got your job off FroshKiller, jadn. ;P

3/2/2006 12:50:03 PM

I wouldn't have known about it even being available if it weren't for monster, then

3/2/2006 9:05:49 PM

every time i search monster lately, it is all staffing agencies.

i hate dealing with their bullshit, i mean they contact you saying your resume is impressive, then make you take tests and treat you like a damn kid. fuck that.

3/3/2006 10:01:40 AM

we (oakley associates, architects, p.a.) are looking for an employee through monster.com.

3/3/2006 10:47:41 AM

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"From : WOLFeatRAM To : GraniteBalls Received : Friday March 3, 2006 at 1:07 PM Subject : Monster it wont let me post in Old School Monster is def worth the time IF you have a good resume. I posted my resume last Monday and landed an interview three days later and I am starting in May. "

3/3/2006 1:10:03 PM