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Poll: Have you ever gotten a job using a job board?

January 21, 2013, 6:08 AM PST

Takeaway: Job boards have come under a lot of fire for their usefulness. Have you had any success with them?

And I thought I was outspoken! Vincenzo Pilato, in this blog, says:

Putting your resume on [job boards like CareerBuilder or Simply Hired] is the same as placing it in the trash can. The odds of someone offering you a job are close to none!

I can’t say that I necessarily disagree with him, but I wanted to get a sampling from you guys just to see if any of you have actually gotten a job or job lead from any of the major job boards. I’ll pop over to the IT Leadership blog and ask if any hiring managers use the board. I’ll post the results once everyone has had a chance to weigh in. (Feel free to talk about your experience with job boards–both positive and negative–in the discussion below.)

Have you ever gotten a lead on a job via a job board (like Monster, CareerBuilder, etc)?

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Never, ever!

dinomutt Updated - 21st Jan

I've done at least a dozen (successful) job searches since the introduction of job boards, and I have never gotten a job from one of them. With that said, posting my resume to these job boards has resulted in successful placements, but never to a job that I applied directly for. It was always the scenario where a recruiter then found my resume on the job board, and placed me to a different opening - most of which were never listed on the job board.

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It worked for me!

egalvezd@... 22nd Jan

Hi
All the jobs I get in the last 6 years were by job boards (monster and others) Some of them by active search, others a recruiter called me because my resume was found there.
Direct networking never get my a job, maybe people who know me don't trust on me happy

My wife worked as recruiter for a time, she used the company's applicants tool but also searched in job boards.
regards
Enrique

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Sure

aidemzo_adanac Updated - 21st Jan

I'll use a job board to find out who's hiring and then work directly, eliminating the job board. I leave my resume up on line whether looking or not though, I always get interesting offers and you never know when one will open a new door. Personally I think job boards are a waste of time though, the ratios simply do not support the effort.

If I was actively seeking work, a job board would just be another tool in the box, I find it so much easier, a lot faster and results in better salary to hunt direct and skip ads, job boards etc.

Nothing beats calling the employer (not HR) directly and asking for work.

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Worked for me

the-dream 29th Mar

I was working for company doing a job I enjoyed and the climate changed to the point where I had to leave before they could finish setting me up for failure. I was willing to weather the storm but I also wanted see what else was out there. I posted my information and was picked up by a company in less than one month. I was more than willing to take a step back so that I could get in the door somewhere else, but fortunately the recruiter found a job that fit my skills better than I ever though and with more pay. So it worked for me (Got the job before I resigned of course)

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Yes I have . . . but

rpeteg@... 31st Jan

The best jobs I've had are those where I applied directly to the company . . .

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Try living in NH

syhcoach@... 27th Jan

I've gotten inquiries from NYC, Milwaukee, Seattle, and San Jose in the past six months alone. Go figure!

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