THE BORE

General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: tehjaybo on December 20, 2010, 04:14:42 PM

Title: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
Post by: tehjaybo on December 20, 2010, 04:14:42 PM

I'm absolutely fed up with my current job, and a former boss, now colleague of mine suggested posting up my current resume to these sites.  What kinds of things should I expect?  Do they actually work well?  Is there anything that I need to add/shouldn't put on there?  I'm new to actually looking for a new job.

Title: Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
Post by: demi on December 20, 2010, 06:02:56 PM

CraigsList or newspaper. But you can try your luck on those resume sites... you'll just be yet another in the sea of the unemployed though. Approach companies personally.

Title: Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
Post by: Robo on December 20, 2010, 08:03:52 PM

I found a job using Monster several years ago, but I used it as a automated search engine, wherein they email you positions you might be interested in on a daily basis based on some keywords you supply, then I contacted those places directly.

Title: Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
Post by: lennedsay on December 20, 2010, 08:45:34 PM

Thanks to Dice, we're eating and paying our mortgage.

:bow Dice :bow2

Title: Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
Post by: Reb on December 22, 2010, 02:50:02 PM

Quote from: Billy Rygar on December 22, 2010, 02:25:49 PM

I still get calls for interviews based on a 4 year resume on monster. 

Hmmm, why did you decide to only cover 4 years in your resume?

Title: Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
Post by: Mupepe on December 22, 2010, 03:02:39 PM

Because being a serial killer isn't a positive.

Title: Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
Post by: Reb on December 22, 2010, 03:07:29 PM

Oh ok, thanks for clearing that up.

Title: Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
Post by: Reb on December 22, 2010, 03:07:50 PM

I was about to alter my resume, get rid of some years.

Title: Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
Post by: Mupepe on December 22, 2010, 03:12:16 PM

Is this significant enough for you??

=================>~~~~

BAM!

Title: Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
Post by: Mupepe on December 22, 2010, 03:22:28 PM

it's meant to be able to penetrate you in any position.  you won't find that anywhere else

Title: Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
Post by: demi on December 22, 2010, 04:03:32 PM

Quote from: Billy Rygar on December 22, 2010, 03:21:59 PM

kind of a pointy head.  Gross.

Uncut  :-X

Title: Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
Post by: Mupepe on December 22, 2010, 04:04:03 PM

come touch my anteater

Title: Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
Post by: tehjaybo on December 22, 2010, 09:45:25 PM

I'm getting automated calls saying their company is interested in my resume, but they don't say where they're from or what they do.  That sounds totally legit to me.

Title: Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
Post by: Bocsius on December 23, 2010, 12:22:41 AM

I found Dice to be the best as far as getting called about opportunities as a programmer. Of course, it also depends upon how active the market is in your particular neck of the woods. Where I used to be (Greeensboro, NC), the market for programming has been dead since the great economic cratering of 2008. However, where I am now (Charlotte, NC), the programming market has recovered quite nicely, despite overall unemployment in the area still hovering around 10%.

Title: Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on December 24, 2010, 01:38:37 PM

I'm still getting contacted by recruiters all the time  :lol