Author Topic: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?  (Read 996 times)

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tehjaybo

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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.
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demi

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Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2010, 08:45:34 PM »
Thanks to Dice, we're eating and paying our mortgage.

:bow Dice :bow2
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Reb

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Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2010, 02:50:02 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?
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Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2010, 03:02:39 PM »
Because being a serial killer isn't a positive.

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Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2010, 03:07:29 PM »
Oh ok, thanks for clearing that up.
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Reb

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Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2010, 03:07:50 PM »
I was about to alter my resume, get rid of some years.
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Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2010, 03:12:16 PM »
Is this significant enough for you??

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Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
« Reply #9 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

demi

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Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2010, 04:03:32 PM »
kind of a pointy head.  Gross.

Uncut  :-X
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Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2010, 04:04:03 PM »
come touch my anteater

tehjaybo

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Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
« Reply #12 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.
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Bocsius

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Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
« Reply #13 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%.

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Re: How well do the resume posting sites (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice) work?
« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2010, 01:38:37 PM »
I'm still getting contacted by recruiters all the time  :lol
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