Wednesday, December 31, 2008

The Best Way to Use Employment Classifieds

By Alex Wu

Are you looking for a job that will match your qualifications and the salary and benefits that you are looking for? Are you an employer that is looking to hire a qualified employee to work for your company? Employment classifieds are the answer.

There are the local paper classifieds that one can go through to find a job. There is also a place where people looking for a job may post an ad. As an employee your job will probably not get much exposure in the local paper. As an employer you will get a lot of applications, and many will be from unqualified employees.

If you will be moving to another state, you can also access their employment classifieds online. This is great if you have a spouse that got a job transfer or promotion, and you need to find something for yourself.

There are many websites, and they offer different services and different prices for both employer and employee to place an ad or post a resume. This may be cheaper than what you pay for a newspaper ad. It will reach a larger audience because so many professionals are using the Internet these days to find employment.

As the person placing the employment classified ad, you have so many places you can place these ads in today's market with the Internet leading the way. You can attract people from different states if you would like. The cost varies to place the ad, but you can find some free venues. Either way your field of hiring is much larger when you use this route.

As an employer when you place your employment classified ad, be sure to list the qualifications, and it is also a good idea to put a salary range and benefits. This is often what employees are looking for when they come to look for work and send in their resume. The salary range can be based on experience and qualifications. This way you can weed out the people that would normally apply if they are not qualified or do not have the years of experience that you want.

The Internet just opens up a wider range of classifieds for both the employer and employee. Some websites will have a cost for employees and some do not, many have a small fee for employers, and some do not. This is a choice that you will have to make.

Some places will guarantee work for you as an employee at jobs offering 100,000 dollars a year. You must realize that most of the jobs require much experience, and degrees or certifications. You also have no idea how long this might take, or if the job will be a good match for you. Be wary of these websites, read the terms of service before you sign an agreement and give out a credit card number. The free sites will offer you good options. - 16036

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