Finding Jobs On Company Web Sites
Tuesday September 2, 2008
Company web sites are among the best sources for finding job listings, especially if you know what companies you are interested in working for. You can go directly to the source and search for and apply for jobs online directly at many company web sites.
At most company sites, you can apply for all level positions online - from part-time hourly jobs to top management positions. Employers ranging from AT&T to Walmart have jobs online, so does the government (both state and federal), non-profit organizations, and schools.
Here's how to use company web sites to job search, including locating career information and job listings, online job applications, and benefits, as well as where to look if you can't find jobs on the company web site. Then, once you have found jobs you are interested in, use sites like Glassdoor.com and LinkedIn's company profiles to find out more about your potential employer and the jobs that are available.
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Comments
Excellent post! There are two other quick points to keep in mind regarding jobs on company websites.
First, there is a top-level domain (like .com, .net, .org, etc) which is dedicated to only hosting websites for company jobs - .jobs (such as walgreens.jobs). So if people want to find jobs with a company (like Target), they should just try CompanyName.jobs first.
Second, there are job search engines out there which solely aggregate from company websites - they don’t even allow people to post directly! Three such sites that do this are Linkup.com, Hound.com and GetTheJob.com - though I’d biasedly say that LinkUp.com is the best option.