| If you're in the job hunt now, I would bet that | | | | representative cross-section of what employers |
| your #1 source of activity is searching for jobs | | | | seek. Some organizations, such as Execunet, |
| online. In fact, many of the people I talk with are | | | | promote face-to-face networking opportunities |
| limiting their job search entirely to reviewing and | | | | through local chapters. |
| responding to Internet job postings. | | | | In addition, registering on BlueSteps |
| While you'll miss out on many top jobs if you | | | | (bluesteps.com) is often required by recruiters |
| spend 100% of your efforts online, there ARE | | | | who want to review your resume. |
| great positions out there for the browsing! In | | | | 3) Locate composite job engines for your chosen |
| addition, it's a quick way to research your ideal | | | | field. Narrowing your search to niche job boards |
| position, plus get solid keywords for your resume. | | | | can produce a higher rate of return than using the |
| Use these strategies to find better-than-average | | | | "mass marketing" boards such as CareerBuilder or |
| opportunities—and increase your search | | | | Monster, since the jobs are often of better |
| ROI: | | | | quality and not as well-visited. |
| 1) Tap into professional organizations in your | | | | Some niche boards contain MORE listings, since |
| industry. For example, a Google Search for "IT | | | | their fee structure is more attractive to |
| industry Association" yielded not only siaa.net | | | | employers. Finding these sites sometimes means |
| (Software & Information Industry Association) | | | | paging through search engine results for your |
| and tiaonline.org (Telecommunications Industry | | | | industry plus the word "jobs." |
| Association), but (Google's MASTER list of IT | | | | The following is a sampling of focused job posting, |
| associations). | | | | association, and recruitment sites, listed by |
| What can you do with such a list? For starters, | | | | industry: |
| many of these organizations will allow free | | | | IT - Just Tech Jobs (justtechjobs.com), |
| searches on their jobs database. Some also | | | | Developers.Net (developers.net) |
| publish trade magazines that contain | | | | Nonprofit - ASAE CareerHeadquarters |
| advertisements for open positions. In addition, you | | | | (careerhq.org), The NonProfit Times (nptimes.com) |
| can often find local chapters that might be running | | | | Sales & Marketing - Sales Heads (salesheads.com) |
| a networking event or meeting. | | | | Logistics - (jobsinlogistics.com) |
| BONUS: should you decide to join, professional | | | | Engineering - Society of Women Engineers |
| affiliations are a GREAT place to find like-minded | | | | (swe.org), ContractJobHunter (cjhunter.com) |
| individuals who are hiring in your field—plus, | | | | International - (planetrecruit.com), Job Shark |
| the membership can be a boost to your resume. | | | | (jobshark.ca) |
| 2) Consider some of the fee-based services for | | | | Construction - Construction Executive |
| job searching. Many high-powered jobs and | | | | (constructionexecutive.com) |
| confidential listings are shown exclusively on | | | | Biotechnology - HireBio (hirebio.com) |
| executive sites such as Execunet (Execunet.com), | | | | To sum up, finding a reliable and quality source of |
| NetShare (Netshare.com), and ExecutivesOnly | | | | leads—whether from online or offline |
| (executivesonly.com). | | | | resources—can take a bit more ingenuity |
| While some of what these sites may offer more | | | | and time, but will pay off by producing better |
| than you need, registering with one or two can | | | | results for your career search. |
| help broaden your search efforts and give you a | | | | |