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Old 10-12-2014, 07:46 PM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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Old 10-12-2014, 07:47 PM
 
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They all suck. I use linkedin and ZipRecruiter. Craigslist has worked before but 90% of postings are scams so to hell with them too. Use Zip it combines all those job boards into and sends your app direcrly to hiring manager.
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Old 10-12-2014, 08:07 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
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I've always used Indeed, and am starting a job I found on that site in hell 11 hours. Almost bed time lol. I check craigslist but have never gotten an interview from it.
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Old 10-13-2014, 05:35 AM
 
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Good old fashioned networking has worked far better for me. Go to events, conferences, exhibitions, and meet ups and network, network, network. It's amazing how this kind of human contact has turned into real jobs.

Number two has been relationships with competent head hunters who don't waste my time.

By contrast, the online "job boards" have been almost a complete waste of time. I am not a Luddite, though. I'm in technology and I spend a substantial amount of time online.

Just my own 2 cents, others may differ.
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Old 10-13-2014, 07:29 AM
 
Location: Altadena, CA
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I'm currently doing a search and I'm using Indeed.com, or rather, reliant upon it for 75% of my searching. I'm also using LinkedIn, but I have been disappointed lately with the quality of the job postings there. Way too many lame jobs posted in a spammy way by less than impressive companies. If I filter it to my specific keywords, sometimes I get 0 results.

I like Indeed.com.
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Old 10-13-2014, 08:22 PM
 
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Use indeed.com. When you see a listing that interests you, go to the company's site and apply directly.
This.

You might have some luck on LinkedIn depending on your field and role but I greatly prefer Indeed.
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Old 11-06-2014, 02:38 PM
 
Location: TN/NC
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I've used Indeed almost exclusively. Use the easy apply feature to get a large volume of applications out and you're bound to get at least a few callbacks.
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Old 11-06-2014, 05:40 PM
 
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Craigslist has provided some good laughs!! It is amazing what someone these people think they can get away with. They can't write a complete sentence or spell, but want to hire you for a job. Lol
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Old 11-06-2014, 08:24 PM
 
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Dice is very good, and Careerbuilder is spam heavy. I like Indeed. I REALLY need to beef up my LinkedIn profile. I feel that I'm missing out.
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Old 11-06-2014, 08:32 PM
 
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Jobs posted on LinkedIn are also posted on indeed. Just use indeed.
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