Craiglist vs CareerBuilder, which is the best option??? (apply, interviews, real estate) - Job Search -Interviews, resumes, recruiters, and more - City-Data Forum

FBJ · 02-05-2009, 01:49 PM

I think If you live in a major city like LA, Boston, Philly, NYC, or Chicago, go to craiglist because I have gotten 2 interviews in just 7 days from replying to jobs on Craiglist and ZERO call backs from CareerBuilder. Why? because careerbuilder is on commercials all the time and is too well known and craiglist is not on TV so a lot of people don't know about it. I highly recommend going to craiglist if you live in a big city

danameless · 02-05-2009, 03:08 PM

You should be careful with craigslist since some of them job postings are scams, but I see that most of the jobs there are small companies who don't have much of a recruiting budget. I see a lot of jobs for small offices, real estate, sales, restaurant/retail - that sort of thing.

Careerbuilder is more commercialized, but it is also more well known and used by major companies.

So if your looking for any job or a job in a small office, then you probably are better off with craigslist - but I would probably stick to Careerbuilder if your looking for a career position or possible entry-level into a career role.

I have used careerbuilder and gotten many calls from recruiters before, and some employers directly too. Perhaps you need to update your resume and make yourself more marketable if you've never had any luck with careerbuilder.

FBJ · 02-05-2009, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by danameless

You should be careful with craigslist since some of them job postings are scams, but I see that most of the jobs there are small companies who don't have much of a recruiting budget. I see a lot of jobs for small offices, real estate, sales, restaurant/retail - that sort of thing.

Careerbuilder is more commercialized, but it is also more well known and used by major companies.

So if your looking for any job or a job in a small office, then you probably are better off with craigslist - but I would probably stick to Careerbuilder if your looking for a career position or possible entry-level into a career role.

I have used careerbuilder and gotten many calls from recruiters before, and some employers directly too. Perhaps you need to update your resume and make yourself more marketable if you've never had any luck with careerbuilder.

I plan to still use CB, it's just not my number 1 option to find a job, more like number 4

FBJ · 02-05-2009, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by danameless

You should be careful with craigslist since some of them job postings are scams, but I see that most of the jobs there are small companies who don't have much of a recruiting budget. I see a lot of jobs for small offices, real estate, sales, restaurant/retail - that sort of thing.

Careerbuilder is more commercialized, but it is also more well known and used by major companies.

So if your looking for any job or a job in a small office, then you probably are better off with craigslist - but I would probably stick to Careerbuilder if your looking for a career position or possible entry-level into a career role.

I have used careerbuilder and gotten many calls from recruiters before, and some employers directly too. Perhaps you need to update your resume and make yourself more marketable if you've never had any luck with careerbuilder.

I plan to still use CB, it's just not my number 1 option to find a job, more like number 4. CL ads are cool because it's more of a "catch me if you can" type of ad where you have to be on top of your search game. CB ads stay posted for 30 days.

emh · 02-05-2009, 03:23 PM

I tend to prefer craigslist mainly because they have a few more jobs that fit into my skill set. In fact, I have yet to apply for any jobs off of careerbuilder....I just can't find anything that I'm qualified for (despite having 2 masters).

FBJ · 02-05-2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by emh

I tend to prefer craigslist mainly because they have a few more jobs that fit into my skill set. In fact, I have yet to apply for any jobs off of careerbuilder....I just can't find anything that I'm qualified for (despite having 2 masters).

i agree, it seems like the jobs i see on craiglist are the ones I have tons of experience in but on CB all I see is jobs like Executive Director and Program Manager.

tangram · 02-05-2009, 03:49 PM

It seems like Craig's List might require some more effort on the job seeker's part than Careerbuilder as well.

FBJ · 02-05-2009, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by tangram

It seems like Craig's List might require some more effort on the job seeker's part than Careerbuilder as well.

why is that?

tangram · 02-05-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TVandSportsGuy

why is that?

With Careerbuilder you already have your resume posted automatically and links to the company's website readily available.

With Craigslist you have to submit your resume and look up the company manually. Not major work, but work nonetheless.

I also suspect a company using Careerbuilder has an automated process vs. Craigslist which is a true classified.

So I think Craigslist is a better job opportunity than CB.

desertsun41 · 02-05-2009, 05:20 PM

If your in a major city Craigslist has started charging for ads. This keeps the spammer scammers away so most all jobs are legit. Smaller cities where the ads are still free perhaps 80% of all job postings are all email phishing ads.

Hey just an hour ago on my local news, a thug posted a fake car ad to intice some unsuspecting car buyer to his home. When the car buyer knocked on his door, the scammer shot and robbed him. Yes they caught the street thug.