New Delhi, June 27: Hunting for a dream job? Stop dreaming and spruce up your resume. Job hunting on the net has been active for sometime now. Thanks to which the dream of being “gainfully employed” gives thousands that necessary career boost. Most sites offer quick results and claim to be pretty reliable but lets take a closer peek.
Naukri.com is India’s answer to the job crunch and seems to be a site that everyone is logging onto. It is a forum where employers, placement agencies and job seekers can exchange information, quickly and inexpensively. At Naukri, you can advertise for a job, search for one, browse through resumes, add your resume, visit other Indian and international career sites and do much more. They have recently started a print edition as well.
There’s also another monster of a site at www.monsterindia.com. They call themselves the world’s number one job site and have been pretty successful so far. Besides a host of other features, I found this monster particularly appealing since it offered advice on work related queries.
Hotjobs.yahoo.com claims to be continuously creating new ways to help one find the right fit for those prime positions as easily and cost-effectively as possible. Their merger with Yahoo! - the world’s most trafficked Internet destination - has created one of the most powerful resources in the online recruitment sector Hotjobs targets top quality candidates, helps track applicants and takes them every step of the way from resume submissions to procuring that much awaited offer letter. Says Meenal Sethi, “I thought finding a job would take me forever but applying online saved me the hassle of being bogged down with too much paper work.” Careermarketplace.com claims to be the most actively promoted employment outlet in the industry where thousands of talented job seekers visit and search for employment every day. Some sites have even got their own resume analyser. Alljobsearch.com is the most powerful and comprehensive job search engine that amalgamates different kinds of jobs from many resources in one place to make your online job search much easier. This site searches everywhere, including thousands of other popular job sites, professional sites, employers sites, newspapers and news groups. A dynamic online search methodology or DOSM, helps to dynamically add a site within minutes. DOSM provides a unique solution to search very diversified dynamic sites and even the sites with dynamic urls. Whether you are looking to post jobs, search for resumes or automate staffing procedures, megajobsites.com promises to help. They charge a fee for most of their services thought it is free to create an account and receive other resumes through their friendly resume distribution service. The sites also help with applicant tracking or email marketing requirements.



Another benefit of the net is that it provides job seekers a chance to apply internationally. Agencycentral.co.uk contains a unique directory allowing employers and job seekers to find recruitment agencies in a more efficient way. They boast of receiving more than 95,000 visitors each month. These sites seem to be making business doing business. While their track record might not yet be accurate, it appears like the customer is quite keen to be part of the race.