ALT-2 Website Reviews Careerbuildercom
Careerbuilder.com has two million unique viewers per month according to a report by Cnet news last year. In the same report, it stated that Microsoft has bought a stake in Careerbuilder and will use this engine exclusively in most of the MSN European sites.
With that development, you can expect the numbers and popularity to grow.
Careerbuilder has been around a while and billions of people have used the site over for sucessful job searches over the years. It's a full search engine that provides other consumer friendly tools to assist in job choice, submission of resumes, and they even offer a free career test.
The website is user friendly with filters and ability to save job searches, and you can even get job recommendations from the website based on your unique searches. All of this adds up to an efficient method for conducting your job search.
Additionally, you can find career fairs, a salary calculator and career advice in the convenience of your home.
The layout and colors are attractive and the search engine is well maintained. The pages load quickly and the information is organized in a logical manner. As long as you provide the correct parameters, the search engine delivers results.
Navigation is easy but it's still possible to get temporarily lost in the maze of information if you're not watchful.
The ability to upload your resume and have prospective employers come looking for you is a good skill-marketing feature. You can also submit your resume to organizations looking for new hires. In short, it operates as well as any of the other major job search engines.
You will find, however that some of the job offerings are stale and that places limits on your choices.
What's not to like about Careerbuilder? In the past, paid advertisements were not scrutinized carefully before they were accepted and some unscrupulous business opportunities appeared on the site. A recent visit didn't show any of those ads.
Careerbuilder reported that it took action and dismissed a great number of business opportunity ads that promised more than they could provide.
In order to provide a free search engine and the extra business tools, the site is obligated to place advertisements to help pay for operating costs. You'll find them on every search engine, commercial blog and website for that same reason.
The categories for searches are somewhat restrictive and geared to mainstream job searches. For example, if you wanted to search for freelance writing, you would have a difficult time finding a job using the available filters. Part time jobs also require a different method of search.
For the twenty one million unique visitors who use Careerbuilders every month, the search engine is standard fare and compares well with the other major search engines. You can be sure that Careerbuilder.com will continue to attract its fair share of job searchers for a long time to come.
