Craigslist and Your Job Search

A friend asked me the other day what I thought of Craigslist as a job searching venue.

Actually, Craigslist can be a pretty good place to look. People who are comfortable with the site tend to use it when they want to meet a need right away, so the job postings there tend to be available on a fairly first-come first-served basis.

If you’re looking for work, it’s a good idea to go onto Craigslist and look through all of the job categories that are remotely related to the work that you’re looking for (postings are often filed under the not exactly right category).

Do this twice or three times per week – it only takes 10-20 minutes, and you can sometimes get lucky and find a real gem. I’ve personally found several interesting opportunities over the years on the site, and I’ve found good talent for my businesses there as well.

The only word of warning that I will offer is that since there is no quality control whatsoever, scams can often work their way onto the site. Don’t post your personal details publicly on the site, and watch out for network marketing and other “opportunities” that ask you to buy into their program, or work exclusively on commission.

Note: This post is extracted and adapted from the post by the same name on Tough Economy Jobs. In addition to being the creator of the Tough Economy Jobs blog and HuntingToHired, Danny is also co-founder of Firepole Marketing, the definitive marketing training program for entrepreneurs, small businesses and non-marketers.