I've never really used a job search site like Monster before because I get all of my jobs locally or from networking. I'm not really writing this for myself, it's for my mother. She's 53, and her skillset is pretty low - she's done pretty low level stuff that you can just get on the job training for, like dental assistant, nanny, etc. She's out of a job at the moment and is looking online for leads. My question is: what kind of sites have you guys used in the past to get jobs? I know there are lots of scams out there, and many of the sites have jobs geared towards higher skillsets. Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I've known a lot of people that have used Monster and have had luck with it. Your mom could also apply for jobs at hospitals. They usually have a lot of entry level openings that provide on the job training in various different areas.
The only thing that sucks about all these job sites is that most of the time, it's not the actual company that is placing the ads. It's 3rd party 'headhunter' types. Half the time, they won't even tell you the name of the company. Why would you apply for a job when you don't even know what company it is?
Thats a really good idea, and I'm a little ashamed that I didn't think of it, because I work at a huge hospital. Thanks- I'll let her know about that! Keep em coming!
I forgot to add in that my mother is vision impaired, so if anyone knows of any resources for vision impaired or any other type of handicaped resources, it would be appreciated. She's not 100% blind and can legally drive, if that helps.
Because you're not required to interview there if you don't want to? Just apply and they'll tell you after that.
Of course, the huge hospital at which you work missed the whole "hiring" part of human resources 101. They paid extra special attention during the "layoffs and downsizing" lecture, though.
jobsearch.org and careerbuilder.com are really good. the jobs from the workforce commission are gonna be on jobsearch.org
Indeed they did. And they also attended the 'it's not what you know or what you do, it's who you know' seminar.
