Yet another job search entry

Back to the Craigslist vs Monster vs traditional means vs MySpace job search experiment. Here is the current break down on how each has been working out in the last 2 months or so since I've tried them. This is all based on the amount of potential leads for jobs, quality of those jobs offered, ease of use, and any frustrations that have came up.

Traditional means: So far I have had two phone interviews (with the same company) that came as a result of meeting a person at a local software conference in LA earlier this year. Right now they are setting up a face to face interview to fly me out to Denver to discuss an offer. I also have another small business that would like me to come work for them in the area I live in now. For me this option ended up still being the best way to find a new job.

Monster: Three leads have been generated from here but nothing really that would work out. This place is highly competitive for IT related jobs so I am not too suprised about this one. The one thing I will mention is that it seems as if most people who want to get ahead using Monster need to pay for their extra services. Unless you are a very very good writer or have had help with your resume chances are you are going to be over looked without paying monster for a 'professional writer'.

Craigslist: One really crappy job interview came from Craigslist and a few 'bites' from other companies. Only problem with those bites was the fact that the HR person (or whatever they are at the respective company) who posts alot of these jobs are not clear on how they want a person to apply. For example, One post asked for a person to submit their resume and salary for jobs listed. I did that. What do I get? An email back from the person who posted it saying that they need a seperate page for each piece of software I know (God knows how many pieces of software IT guys are expected to know) how to use and projects that I worked on. Not to mention a lot of them cannot spell right or are not clear on what the job really entails. This place is free for a reason.

Myspace: To my suprise I have had a number of friends send me messages saying that they would be able to get me a job where they work. I have not really taken anyone up on it yet but one bulletin out to my friends/family and I was able to generate a few potential places to go work. I would say it is a on par with Monster and much better then Craigslist.

Believe it or not I have found that the traditional ways of trying to get jobs is still the best way to go. Networking or asking friends/family for any openings is head and shoulders above all the others.