Career Builder: Using Job Boards For More Than Jobs
With the job boards you and your company might already be familiar with - Monster, Career Builder and others - many other job search sites are popping up that may actually be worth checking out. One such site is Jobr, a jobs board for non-traditional industries. This website lacks the quick searches typical of most job boards, but does provide access to a database of over 700 different careers. From these roles, you can learn about a new career option or get in touch with recruiters to find out more information about each open position that interests you.
Jobr's career database makes it easy to navigate. You can search careers by keyword, location, job description or company name. Once you find a role that interests you, your resume will automatically get uploaded and your profile will be updated with relevant details about the positions you're interested in. Jobr works with recruiters in each of the industries they serve, offering them full access to their members' resumes to help narrow down their hiring pool. Since Jobr is based on virtual profiles instead of traditional resumes, someone looking for a job can upload just about anything: a portfolio of work samples, a list of hobbies or even photos from their Facebook account.
While Jobr is somewhat inaccessible, it does offer a comprehensive list of jobs to help you search for one or get in touch with recruiters. The role of a job board can vary greatly depending on who you ask. Like most of the sites we've talked about before, these sites are also used for finding new opportunities and networking with other people looking for work. CareerBuilder is especially useful when you're trying to find a job that you don't necessarily want but might be able to benefit from (like an entry-level position at an engineering firm). On the other hand, Monster is great when you're looking for something more all-encompassing, like a consulting position in marketing.
As you might be able to tell, there are so many career websites out there that each one is different and offers something different to their users. The key is finding one or multiple sites that you can use to your advantage, whether that's getting notifications about available jobs or networking with other people in your field.
Source: http://timeforall.com/career-buider-using-job-boards-more-than-jobs/
Title: Jobr: Right Place For Your Career Transition?
The following is an article posted at The Muse, a career website geared towards recent college graduates.
"Jobr is a new service that connects you with recruiters and employers looking for new talent. As an employer, you can post your job opening and browse through the profiles of potential candidates. You can also search through the job descriptions of any particular industry or company. Jobr gives you access to a database of over 700 different careers. For each role, you can see how big the industry is, how profitable it is, and how many employees are employed in your chosen career."
Source: http://www.themuse.com/advice/jobr-right-place-for-your-career-transition
Jobr's service is somewhat different from other services like Monster or careerbuilder. It works on a pay per view basis which also means they will collect and store your resume [not good]. Jobr's profiles are not meant to replace resumes but rather serve as a way to share your experience with potential employers. The site itself is visually pleasing and easy to navigate, making it an appealing option for those who want to keep things simple.
I have a problem with their approach if it replacing the resume all together. Especially for recent college graduates. I do like their idea of navigating through a list of careers, but it does have it's problems. Many times there is not a connection between the title of the job and the actual job itself (ex. Executive Assistant could be just answering phones and doing some filing). The other problem is that it only covers certain industries (tech being one of them) so this will leave out many job seekers who are trying to transition from one industry to another.
There is no need for any resume replacement sites when there are thousands of free websites dedicated to them (i.e LinkedIn, CareerBuilder etc). Jobr is an interesting idea. I like the simplicity of it, but I think there are plenty of other similar websites out there that will satisfy many career transition needs.
Source: http://www.themuse.com/advice/jobr-right-place-for-your-career-transition/
"Most job boards actively encourage you to create a profile and upload your resume. One of the most frustrating things about these sites is that some employers will tell you that they won't consider your profile as an application for a job because it's not a "real" resume. That's not something that a job board can fix, but it's frustrating to hear as someone who is trying to transition into a new career. Jobr, on the other hand, lets you upload just about anything that you want. So if you don't like your resume and aren't going to update it for any job openings anyway, you might as well upload a thing of your favorite pictures from the past year instead."
Source: http://www.themuse.com/advice/jobr-right-place-for-your-career-transition/
A blogger took a stab at summarizing the positives and negatives of various careers with job boards.
Source: http://blog.jobr.me/2010/11/jobr-is-right-place-for-your-career.html
"Jobr is the new way to find your next job, a place where you can get in touch with recruiters and employers looking for new talent. As a recruiter, you can post free job ads and browse profiles of potential candidates. You can also search through the job descriptions of any particular industry or company. Jobr gives you access to a database of over 700 different careers. For each role, you can see how big the industry is, how profitable it is and how many employees are employed in your chosen career."
Source: http://www.jobr.me/
"Jobr is a new service that connects you with recruiters and employers looking for new talent. As an employer, you can post your job opening and browse through the profiles of potential candidates. You can also search through the job descriptions of any particular industry or company. Jobr gives you access to a database of over 700 different careers. For each role, you can see how big the industry is, how profitable it is and how many employees are employed in your chosen career."
Source: http://www.jobr.
Conclusion:
Job boards open up a world of opportunity to anyone looking to change careers or reinvent their current career path. They provide a useful resource to job seekers, but they can also be a potential traffic generator when actively searched by people looking for jobs in different fields.
As an employer, the benefit of using these career websites is that they save you the costs of hiring an employee and the free advertising that comes with it. A drawback is that some employers will tell you that they won't consider your profile as an application for a job because it's not a "real" resume. That's not something that a job board can fix, but it's frustrating to hear as someone who is trying to transition into a new career.