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What is a Job Board?

Tricia Christensen
Tricia Christensen
Tricia Christensen
Tricia Christensen

A job board used to refer to a physical board or case, often located in an employment center or agency. People looking for work might check the job board every few days to see hand posted offers of work. Today you may find a few of these job boards still, especially in universities, and occasionally at an employment office. More commonly, the job board is now job listings on the Internet, similar to classified ads for jobs.

You’ll find a variety of job board types of the Internet. Companies like Monster.com and craigslist can help you view job boards of all kinds. They may be organized around specific occupations, locations, or some companies actually search jobs for you if you have filled out applications for them. Some job boards are devoted to certain types of work. For instance, if you want to be a freelance writer, you can find numerous job board sites, which allow you to apply for jobs or to bid for work. In most major fields, you’ll find websites devoted specifically to searches within that profession.

A job board holds papers describing different job openings and how to apply for them.
A job board holds papers describing different job openings and how to apply for them.

Job boards tend to make money for people who are willing to post jobs on the Internet. Companies like craigslist and Monster charge companies who want to place ads for jobs on the board. They do not charge people who want to search these sites and look for work. There are a few job boards which will charge you to search for jobs, and these may not be good investments. Generally companies list in multiple locations, and what you can find on one site, you can find on another that doesn’t charge you to look or apply.

Craigslist was founded by Craig Newmark.
Craigslist was founded by Craig Newmark.

One thing made clear by job board listings on the Internet is that they are taking business from the other main source for job searches, classified ads in newspapers. In larger cities, you may see fewer and fewer want ads since it may be more cost-effective to list jobs with Internet companies. Since they deal with high volumes of ads, Internet companies can usually charge less than do newspapers, and still make a tidy profit. Because the old standby of want ads is changing, it makes sense when you’re looking for employment, to check Internet job boards first. You’ll usually find the most jobs in your profession online instead of in the paper.

Job boards often list employment opportunities according to different industries.
Job boards often list employment opportunities according to different industries.

All who seek employment, except on a very casual basis, should add basic familiarity of computers and the Internet to their skill set. This can make navigating a job board, or multiple ones much simpler. To help people with this, many government run employment centers now offer computers, Internet access, and computer training, so people can more effectively look for employment.

Tricia Christensen
Tricia Christensen

Tricia has a Literature degree from Sonoma State University and has been a frequent SmartCapitalMind contributor for many years. She is especially passionate about reading and writing, although her other interests include medicine, art, film, history, politics, ethics, and religion. Tricia lives in Northern California and is currently working on her first novel.

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Tricia Christensen
Tricia Christensen

Tricia has a Literature degree from Sonoma State University and has been a frequent SmartCapitalMind contributor for many years. She is especially passionate about reading and writing, although her other interests include medicine, art, film, history, politics, ethics, and religion. Tricia lives in Northern California and is currently working on her first novel.

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ITstudent

Can you help me how to create a website similar to jobstreet. This is for my thesis. Thank you in advance.

anon142350

In job boards, can the applicants submit a resume? and if they can, who matches up their skills to their jobs? The administrator (if the job boards sites have one) or is it included in the program?

mutsy

Cafe41- I have used Monster.com and I think it’s great.

I also want to add that the Miami Herald as an online site called CareerBuilder in which they list all of the job postings for the current week.

cafe41

Great article- I want to add that Monster.com also offers career advice including job-hunting strategies and career advice forums.

In addition, job applicants are able to save previous searches and keep track of previous position that the job applicant applied for.

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    • A job board holds papers describing different job openings and how to apply for them.
      By: Feng Yu
      A job board holds papers describing different job openings and how to apply for them.
    • Craigslist was founded by Craig Newmark.
      Craigslist was founded by Craig Newmark.
    • Job boards often list employment opportunities according to different industries.
      By: Kadmy
      Job boards often list employment opportunities according to different industries.