Posted by John Vinson

Rarely is advice given which is beneficial to employers, and potential employees alike. If you find yourself either looking to hire or looking for a job, then utilize this advice – use specialized career sites in your strategy. Too many times, people will simply post their resume or job openings on a massive career search engine (Monster.com, Careers.com). Getting lost in the shuffle, many times hosting their page in the wrong category.

Depending on the health and size of the career field you’re looking for, there will either be a huge list of specialized sites or very few. ‘Green Jobs’ have taken off in the past year, due to the expanse from governmental legislation. Green Job networks and boards have been springing up all over the internet.

Chris Russell, a web designercreated a Green Job search engine and has seen an ample amount of success, “I started experimenting with green jobs last year with niche sites for green jobs.”

“I saw the growth and noticed there were a lot of green job boards out there.”

The site has been live for just a little over a month, and already there have been 10,000 hits with 15 job sources utilizing the service.

Russell expands on his thoughts concerning the industry, “Hopefully as it grows, I can look at the global market because this is definitely a global phenomenon.
A lot of these companies are creating sustainability officers to reduce their carbon footprint.”

That is but one example of how specialized search services can be used to find success in job hunting. The sites are easier to maintain, and provide an environment which can be less overwhelming than larger outfits.

For employers, there are benefits which come from searching for talent on specialized services. First, finding potential employees using a specialized site is an early indicator for spotting ambitious employees. There are hundreds of thousands of resumes on Monster.com, but it takes initiative to find and host a resume on a smaller, more focused site.

As with any advice, you’re not guaranteed success using this method. Instead, just add it to your job hunting or hiring strategy. Here are a few sites to look at for examples on where to start:

Gamasutra – Video Game

Engineer.net

FreeLance Job Search

Krop.com

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 at 8:30 am and is filed under Career, Employers, Jobs, Resume, Search, Tips. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

About the Author: John is a staff writer for WebProNews.