Online Job Searching and Finding Genuine Jobs on the Internet
Before starting to search job listings to find legitimate jobs online it is important to decide what type of employment you are seeking. You can find legitimate jobs as a freelancer, if you want to be self employed and have multiple sources of income, or seek paid employment to be contracted or employed by a company and work full-time or part-time for that employer.
Whether you want to find freelance jobs or to work as a paid employee you will need to know where to find legitimate jobs online. Before you start searching classified job listings it might be a good idea to set up your own profile at LinkedIn, on Facebook and at Twitter. All of these are valuable networking opportunities and you could find legitimate job offers through your connections on those sites.
• Job listings for freelance work and opportunities for self employment.
Legitimate jobs can be found from websites where freelancers can bid on offers of freelance work, or approach potential clients with an application to complete jobs for them. You will of course be competing against other freelancers with similar skills to yours. Some of those freelancers could have more experience or charge lower fees than you do, so your application might not be accepted.
Classified job listings are often used by people who join money making programs, and then try to get referrals and increase their own income from those opportunities. These are obviously not genuine job offers, so be very careful which ones you choose to follow up.
You could be more successful using job sites and classified listings to advertise your own skills under 'jobs wanted'. You can then specify that you are seeking legitimate work and do not want to be contacted by job agencies or people promoting money making schemes. You might receive some bogus job offers but it should be obvious when you get messages from genuine business people needing someone with your skills to do legitimate jobs for them.
• Job listings for paid employment.
Free classified listings for jobs can be found at sites such as Craigslist and Adsglobe. If you want to find work in your local area you can look at the job listings classified under your nearest city, or the region in which you live. If you wish to relocate you can look at the job listings under your city, state or country of choice.
You might prefer to visit a job sites with paid listings, from employers who are looking to recruit. These sites can be more reliable for finding legitimate jobs, rather than money making schemes which are after your money. You could start with Monster and use the site to find listings of jobs in your own town, country, or the place where you wish to work.
It is also worth checking online editions of local and national newspapers. These often have legitimate jobs advertised in their paid classified ads. You can also look for regional guides online.Many of these have classified ads, paid or free, which list legitimate jobs online and have a jobs wanted section.
Provided you take a few precautions, when you know where to find legitimate jobs online you should be able to find paid employment or freelance jobs that meet your requirements and your abilities. Do consider advertising for jobs wanted, but make it clear you seek legitimate work and do not want to sign up with agencies or join money making programs.
