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Whenever I see layoff announcements, I feel compelled to share more job search strategies for sourcers. Like this one…

How To Search Job Boards
You Never Heard Of

Do you know how many job boards there are online? What are you thinking? 20… 40…? 100…? There was once an organization called “International Association of Employment Web Sites” and according to them there were more than 40,000 employment sites that serve job seekers, employers and recruiters worldwide. At least, as of 2013. I was trying to find a more recent estimate but its been difficult to find a definitive number.

That being said, how likely is it for you to search everyone? Pretty unlikely? Well, don’t be so sure. Eventhough there are 40,000+ job boards out there, Yahoo has done a pretty good job of indexing their content. As such, if you search Yahoo a certain way, you will be able to search most (if not all) of those employment sites. In doing so, you not only find jobs that your jobseeker competitors might know about, but you will also discover niche job boards that focus on your particular skillset. For example, let’s say that you are an accountant looking for an accounting position. This is how I would look for that job with Yahoo.

• intitle:accounting (intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers) (apply OR submit OR eoe)

At this writing, there are 298,000 results! In comparison, I search Indeed.com, I get 59,000+ results. Not bad. For those who need a refresher on the fundamentals, this is what is happening with my search.

• intitle:accounting – Yahoo look for web documents that have accounting in their title

• (intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers) – Hey Yahoo, while you’re at it, look for the words job or jobs or careers in the title of web documents as well.

• (apply OR submit OR eoe) – Just before you show me anything, check those webpages for the words apply or submit or eoe. Why? Job descriptions typically say “apply for this job” or “submit your resume” or have eoe on it somewhere. (Equal Opportunity Employer)

Just in case the lightbulb is flickering in your mind (but not quite fully lit), here are a few more examples to spark your online curiosity.

This is how I would find an accounting job in Atlanta:

• (404 OR 678 OR 770 OR 912) intitle:accounting (intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers) (apply OR submit OR eoe)

This is how I would find an accounting job with great benefits:

• “excellent benefits” intitle:accounting (intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers) (apply OR submit OR eoe)

This is how I would find an accounting job where I could work from home:

• (intitle:”work from home” OR intitle:virtual) intitle:accounting (intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers) (apply OR submit OR eoe)

Although I am using Yahoo as the searchengine of choice, since their results are being powered by Bing, you can run the same searches there as well. In doing so, you may stumble across additional results? Why? Although the same search technology is powering both websites, they still have different indexes. Sure there will be some overlap, but there will always be some results unique to each engine.

Happy hunting!

Jim Stroud
Your SourceCon Editor 

P.S. Quick update from Peter Weddle, leader of the “International Association of Employment Web Sites.”

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 is the last day…

Time is almost out for this special Sourcers Anonymous deal. In a nutshell, two peer-reviewed articles will earn you a ticket to the upcoming SourceCon. Afterwards, it reverts back to four peer-reviewed articles would be needed to earn a ticket to an upcoming SourceCon event. Submit 2 articles now!!!

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