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Comparing the different online Job Databases

Whether you’re looking for a job or posting one that needs to be filled, point your browser to the following sites. When it comes to comprehensive career databases, they’re the collective granddaddies of them all.

CareerBuilder.com

In a nutshell:
The number one job site on the Internet — 900,000 jobs and 16 million job seekers.

Number of jobs listed:
900,000

Cost to Employers:
$269 per posting per month.

Industry focus:
Offers job listings in all categories, from professional to skilled and hourly.

Strengths:
My CareerBuilder features a personalized job search that will e-mail you job openings that match your preferences. Post your resume for free with customizable privacy settings.


Weaknesses:
None we could find.

America’s Job Bank

In a nutshell:
Developed by the U.S. Department of Labor, the site is part of a suite of web-based employment, career and training portals.

Number of jobs listed:
About 1.2 million.

Cost to Employers:
Post unlimited jobs and search the resume database for free.

Industry focus:
Job openings, most of which are full-time and in the private sector, come from all over the country and represent a wide range of professional and technical positions.

Strengths:
Basic, easy-to-use site; can search by keyword, job number, military code or occupation. The 22 career categories can be subdivided into more specific jobs.

Weaknesses:
Bare bones job listings; doesn’t offer "extras" like career counseling or feature articles.

Yahoo! HotJobs.com

In a nutshell:
Calls itself the "one-stop career solutions resource" with job listings and resume postings.

Number of jobs listed:
More than 400,000.

Cost to Employers:
$275 per posting for 30 days.

Industry focus:
Can search by 27 job types, including accounting and finance, administrative, entry level, health, legal, retail, marketing, start-up and technology.

Strengths:
Register with myHotJobs to set up a personalized job search, track your resume statistics or keep your posted resume private.

Weaknesses:
Extras not easily accessible; you must dig around site to find them.

Monster.com

In a nutshell:
The result of a 1999 merger between The Monster Board and Online Career Center. Until 2004 when CareerBuilder.com surpassed them, was the #1 job site.

Number of jobs listed:
More than 400,000.

Cost to Employers:
$335 per listing for 60 days. Special membership benefits available.

Industry focus:
Search 42 job categories, all of which offer a wide variety of positions.

Strengths:
International network with 15 countries; detailed job listings; great career resources, including portals for entry-level and executive jobs.

Weaknesses:
With such a large database, some less popular careers are excluded or have few job listings

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