Best Places to Look for Jobs on the Internet

Not long ago a reader pointed out a good place to look for jobs at Big Job Board. I've decided to include a few of my favorites to get people on the right track.

Websites of Local Newspapers: The first place I would recommend looking for jobs in your area is your local newspaper and/or free weekly or pennysaver. Oftentimes these papers also have websites that usually have a classified section and/or job search engine. What I like most about these sites is that major employers usually advertise at these places for jobs, as well as local businesses, so you are getting the best cross-section of the positions available in your surrounding area.

Direct websites of major employers in your area: I have found more than a few positions for myself and others by going directly to the websites of the larger companies in my area. If nothing else, thse websites also usually give the name and contact information of a personnel or human resources director if there are no current positions available. This person can be handy as a contact to leave a resume with or as another source for insights into what the company is looking for in an employee.

Government Job Websites: If you are interested in a job with the government you can either look at your county's website, you local state jobs website or the USAJOBS federal jobs website. A check on all three would be a way to thoroughly check all the options available.

Indeed: Indeed is a website that I like to use because it has posting from nearly every dinky town you can think of and also gives the website that the listing was sourced from, so you have a few resources for jobs off of the original listings.