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Is Monster still the place to go for jobs?

I guess a lot depends on what type of job you are looking for. I am an entrepreneurial minded person with solid technical AND business skills and 15 years of experience. I am just tired of trying to make small innovative companies to be successful (ultimately run out of resources). Would Monster be the right place for me to look for a job? Or, are there any other/better sites? How do you people put up with Monster's constant advertisments?

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1. I can tell you that I've never received an offer through Monster, but they do have quite a few job ads at any given time. Of course, the fault may be mine in that I haven't really aggressively pursued anything posted at that site. For another job website with plenty of listings, there's also careerbuilder.
2. I have gotten all of my professional positions through Monster.com but I am also in the IT field. Try the links below for some other sites to visit.
3. Its weak! Most positions are already posted somewhere else just like Hotjobs. Careerbuilder.com is ok.
4. I just got a job working with animals through Animal Jobs Direct - http://www.animaljobsdirect.com - might be worth considering if you are looking for a career change. Good luck!
5. In a word, yes. There are "other/better sites." Monster is getting obnoxious with all those ads, and it's not the only game in town. Networking really works to find a job since most jobs are not posted any where. LinkedIn, Ziggs, ZoomInfo, Jigsaw, etc. provide assistance with finding friends and former co-workers. Probably the best sit for you is CareerJournal.com, from The Wall Street Journal - http://www.CareerJournal.com CareerJournal is for "senior" level jobs. (Note: Not CareerBuilder >> CareerJOURNAL, completely different site). Other effective sites: * Craigslist.org - http://www.craigslist.org/ This is the one specified the most often in the last year as the site someone used to successfully find a job. Craigslist is a giant online classifieds site, broken up by location. For each location, employers post "jobs" and "gigs" (which are short-term jobs, like project assignments, that may tide you over until you get a real job). * Indeed.com - http://www.indeed.com This site is a central source for finding job opportunities listed. Indeed is a "job aggregator" which collects jobs from job sites (like Monster, HotJobs, and CareerBuilder, but NOT Craigslist) as well as from employers, newspapers, etc., so you go to one central place to search for the jobs and cover more sites than you even know about. * Job-Hunt.org - http://www.job-hunt.org/ With over 8,000 links to employers and career resources, Job-Hunt will help you identify possible employers and also job search networking and support groups to help you with your networking. If you're tired of start-ups, you might want to check out Job-Hunt's links to Fortune 500 companies, available by state and by sales rank. Good luck with your job search!