Today was the last day of my employment. I’ve hit LinkedIn, Indeed, and Glass door. What else should I do?
I feel like most job aggregators pull/crawl the same listings? That said, I’ve had success with Indeed in recent transitions.
Are you in a certain field/industry? Going directly to the websites of companies you know is a good place to start.
This lines up with my experience. The job listings look the same across LinkedIn and Indeed. Last time I was job hunting, Indeed had a better search function, so I was able to find relevant postings there more easily. These days, I am not actively searching, but I do periodically check on some companies’ websites within my field to see if anything pops up that might be worth a shot at.
LinkedIn has been the most effective for me, personally. I seem to have less-scammy recruiters reach out to me on LinkedIn than on other platforms. I’m in my current role that I didn’t even apply for, but got offered from a direct outreach by a recruiter, and it made the process very seamless.
I’ve used Indeed in the past, but seem to encounter a lot more scammers from India there. That could just be related to my field, though. I get more phishing attempts from Indeed than job offers.
Same - I only received a follow-up from a direct application to a company once, and that was about twenty years after I had applied, and even then only to inform me that the role was no longer being filled.
Recruiters reaching out to me via LinkedIn is how I’ve gotten every job ever since LinkedIn existed.
It depends on the field
You could consider
- Cord: had some contact from companies leading to interviews but also some contact me and then ghost on response
- Otta: more manageable search than LinkedIn
- Hackajob: been a waste of time for me
Linkedin is still the big gun. Really don’t like how they game everything around job hunting, or the endless sea of Indian recruiters from Hyderabad pretending to be in UK/USA who can barely speak English and ‘have a requirement…’ but clearly have no concept of geography.
I’ve had three recruiters reach out to me on LinkedIn in the last four weeks, so I’d say make sure you have a profile set up with a current resume on LinkedIn if you’re looking for work.
