Job searching can sometimes become a job itself, especially if you’re searching for a specific position within a specific job industry.
There’s also dozens of job search sites to choose from, such as Monster, Glassdoor, and the most popular: Indeed.
Many people try to apply for jobs on as many job search engines as possible, but that isn’t always the best strategy— especially if you’re looking for a job in your career field.
Here are some popular and not so popular job search websites based on what type of job you’re looking for and the industry you want to work in.
Lensa
Job search can be a headache for millions across the world in all industries. This is where Lensa comes into the picture to help alleviate the burden and all the unnecessary extra steps presented by the outdated recruitment methods. Lensa helps employers, staffing firms, RPOs and Recruitment Ad Agencies connect with active, qualified, and interested job seekers through a variety of products and services.
Lensa is one of the biggest recruitment and career platforms in the United States market, with +18 million registered users. The company is founded and managed by Hungarian professionals who introduced and developed the well-known Profession.hu.
Their mission is to give job seekers insight into the salaries, positions, diversity, career opportunities, and everything else they need to know to find their ideal employer. Using machine learning and AI, Lensa’s job search engine helps with providing the best options for job seekers based on real-time data.
Indeed
Indeed.com is obviously the largest job website in the world. Even though bigger isn’t always better, Indeed is a very impressive website. About 10 new jobs are posted every second for its millions of monthly visitors to find their next job.
Indeed caters to virtually every job title, position level, and location, so it’s a very popular first stop for those seeking a new job. It’s great for those looking for entry-level positions, and although Indeed lists job openings for executive and more advanced positions, these jobs are posted as much as entry-level jobs.
FlexJobs
Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have found that they prefer working remotely than in an office setting.
This definitely gives more flexibility— and FlexJobs is the perfect job search engine for those looking to continue working remotely. Indeed may be the largest job search website in the world, but FlexJobs is the largest for remote work only.
Unfortunately, not all jobs can be performed remotely, so this site is only useful to those who are looking for remote work.
This is also one of few job search engines that charges a fee for use. Prices start at $9.95 for a week, $24.95 for a month, and $64.95 for a year.
Scouted
Scouted is a much lesser-known job website that caters to recent college graduates. Nearly 5% of all college graduates were unemployed at the end of 2021, and it was much higher the year before.
Finding a job after college can be quite difficult for graduates in certain fields, and many graduates are forced to look for jobs outside of their field of study.
Because the majority of companies look for their next employees based on past experience, Scouted— now owned by Recruiter— seeks to encourage companies to focus less on past achievements (which many college graduates don’t have much of) and more on potential (which many college graduates are full of).
LinkedIn can be considered both a job search engine and a social media platform for networking. You’re able to search for jobs, but the core of this website is more social than any other site.
On LinkedIn, you’re able to create a profile (just like you do on any social media platform) that features your work experience, education, achievements, and certifications.
This information is also readily available to share with employers when you apply to jobs— and you can also connect with job recruiters and others in your industry.
LinkedIn also offers a paid membership that gives the user more insight into employers and applicants in a way to help them understand what recruiters are looking for.
Practice Match
Practice Match is an example of a niche job site, meaning that it caters to a specific niche, field, or industry. This particular site caters to physicians in a variety of specialties and subspecialties such as anesthesiology, cardiology, dentistry, family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, pathology, and rheumatology jobs.
This site and other niche job sites are the best job boards for professionals looking for jobs within their chosen industry. Even recent college graduates can benefit from this type of job search engine because they can find entry-level positions within their field.
The type of job search engine that you should use largely depends on the type of job you’re looking for. Indeed is a great place to start because of the many job options it has to offer in various fields and position levels, but you should try another website if you have no luck finding a job.
Definitely look into a niche job site if you’re looking for a long-term career in your chosen industry. Practice Match is a great option for physicians, and there are other niche job sites that cater to other industries. It also doesn’t hurt to start with a niche job site when looking for your first job if you want to jump right into your career field.
