We've been reviewing, researching, and testing job sites since 1995, and we found that these sites performed the best for job seekers in 2006.

Best Job Search Engine - Indeed.com

For a quick snapshot look at the job market, Indeed.com is a great job search starting point.  Indeed is an “aggregator” – on a daily basis, collecting job postings from hundreds of job sites (Monster, CareerBuilder, etc.) and employer Websites.  Try the user-friendly capability to sort search results by full-time, part-time, contract, internship, or temporary status as well as by company or location.

Best General Job Site – JobCentral.com

Created by an association of large employers, JobCentral.com is an excellent resource, offering filters (like age of posting) and also many additional job listings from supplementary resources (like Indeed and SimplyHired).

Best Online Classifieds – Craigslist.org

Most often named as “the source” of THE job lead that worked by successful job seekers who found their job through a job site.  Craigslist has jobs and “gigs” (part-time and short-term jobs) as well as links to networking events, classes, etc.  It is organized by location (city and state or country). See Job-Hunt's Guide to Using Craigslist for tips on using it.

Best Site for Job Seekers Over 50 – SeniorJobBank.org (now Workforce50.com)

Many job sites for the over 50 crowd are really just doorways into the database of jobs at one of the major sites.  SeniorJobBank has its own database of job postings by employers who are specifically interested in hiring experienced, reliable, and mature staff.

Best Site for Veterans – HireVetsFirst.gov

The Government has created an excellent site for veterans to find help with their job search.  It has links to America’s Job Bank and USAjobs plus information and resources to specifically assist in the transition from military to civilian jobs.

Best Site for Entry Level and College Students – CollegeJournal.com

An excellent job site for finding that important first or second job out of college plus the wonderful articles and advice about job hunting and business that you would expect from a site by The Wall Street Journal.

Best Personal /Job Networking Site – WorkMinistry.org

Offers job seekers the ability to connect with local face-to-face support groups, both faith-based and not, combined with a first-class job site containing thousands of job postings.

Best Business Contacts – Ziggs.com

Ziggs.com provides a free method of finding a variety of contacts within a company or searching through the database of profiles by name.

Best Employer Collection – Employers by State

Yes, in all modesty, we need to give Job-Hunt an award for the largest collection of links to employer Websites, organized by industry within state.

Best Collection of Job Search Support Groups – Job Search Networking and Support Groups

Yes, again, in all modesty, we need to give Job-Hunt an award, this time for the largest collection of links to job search networking and support groups, organized by state.

Trends to Watch for 2007 – New Networking and Tools

Expanded person-to-person connections facilitated for job seekers by sites like LinkedIn, Jobster.com, H3.com, YorZ, Tutorfinder, and Jigsaw.com, and new Web tools provided by sites like Google, Yahoo, and JibberJobber.  Stay tuned – more discoveries ahead in 2007.

© Copyright, 1998 - 2012, Susan P. Joyce. All rights reserved.

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About the author...

Online job search expert Susan P. Joyce has been observing the online job search world and teaching online job search skills since 1995. Susan is a two-time layoff "graduate" who has worked in human resources at Harvard University and in a compensation consulting firm. In 1998, her company, NETability, Inc. purchased Job-Hunt.org, and Susan has been editor and publisher of Job-Hunt since then. Follow Susan on Twitter at @jobhuntorg and on Google+ .

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