How to Post Jobs Online

Post Jobs Inexpensively

Are you convinced about the usefulness of the Internet for employers for recruiting candidates? You should be. You can post jobs online and use the Web for recruiting. Even a job posting in the classified section of your local paper is likely to produce mostly electronic resumes and applications these days. Easily customizable, free, and paperless, why wouldn’t prospective employees apply online? You can post jobs online and reap the benefit of the many potential employees searching online for jobs. Make the online world your recruiting partner; these are the ten best ways to post jobs online.

• Post jobs on your company or organization website. Place the link prominently on your home page. Your job posting will attract candidates that are interested in your mission and vision as well as your open jobs.



• Post jobs in the classified section of your local newspaper; the paper likely has an online partner. When you purchase a classified ad, you automatically post the job online at an often reasonable, additional cost. The Ann Arbor News, as an example, has a cooperative online relationship with MLive – Everything Michigan. CareerBuilder.com powers the online job postings of hundreds of newspapers including USAToday.



• Several reputable Internet resources allow you to post jobs at no cost, or so low cost as to be almost free. Post jobs for free at America’s Job Bank. America's Job Bank (AJB) is the biggest and busiest job market on the Web. The Board is cooperatively managed through federal and state resources and includes all of the state job sites. Thousands of employers post jobs online and thousands of job searchers read their online job postings. Additional, low-cost or free job posting sites are:
  --Craig’s List
  --Freelance Work Exchange
  --Staffing Links: Free Career Search Engine



• Post jobs on college and university alumni boards. Especially for jobs requiring degrees, you’ll locate qualified, often local, candidates. An example of an alumni job posting resides at the University of Michigan Alumni Job Board.



• Post jobs through your local college or university student career center. Many offer free job posting. Others have partnered with services such as MonsterTrak.



• Post jobs on commercial Job Boards such as Monster. The cited pricing is rarely the best price. Look for deals on the website or contact a sales agent. The sales agent will stay in touch with special offers for both posting jobs and searching the job site’s resume database. You can save hundreds of dollars over listed prices.



• Post jobs at professional association websites. The job postings are often low cost or free, especially for members. Your local chapters are almost all online and local candidates will view your job posting. In the same vein, post jobs in industry-related or industry-serving online or email newsletters. The candidates you attract will generally have experience in your industry.



• Post jobs with your state Workforce Development organization, through your state department of labor. They appreciate employer job postings. Click on the map to select a state or choose from the list for the Department of Labor/Employment Security Commission/Job Service Office in your state at About's Job Searching site. In Michigan, employers can post jobs with the Michigan Talent Bank through the Michigan Works. You'll find multiple options for both posting jobs and recruiting candidates.



• Post jobs on discussion boards that allow posting jobs. The forum associated with this site allows you to post jobs in a special jobs folder, as an example.



• Post jobs and job descriptions in emailed messages to business associates and colleagues. Seek candidates for your jobs. Referrals from people you know are usually good candidates because someone you know is vouching for them.

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