Feeling frustrated with electronic form-letters, I wonder if anyone is even reading my electronic applications, cover letters, etc. So, I ask…has anyone been successful in finding a new job from a company website or jobboard website?
It seems so useless…
I’ve gotten most of my jobs from monster or hotjobs. Sometimes it helps to email the address listed in the posting with a Word copy of your resume, if they don’t say they won’t take those. All the HR/recruiter types I’ve spoken to hate reading resumes from Monster/Hotjobs because they’re… well, hard to read.
My husband just landed a great job thru Monster - it was posted by an agency. He emailed his resume and cover letter, had a 5-hour interview, and a month later, he had the job.
I did. It helps to find sites specific to your field.
I’ve never gotten a job directly from a web site, but most of the recruiters who eventually got me my jobs got my name from monster.com or hotjobs.com.
The last 5 jobs I’ve had I found through websites. But not Monster or Hotjobs. Typically either washingtonpost.com or some specialized ones for my industry.
I scored this plum assignment thru “(insert your city here)helpwanted.com”
Great people, tons of dough and I get to surf the web all day! 
Life is good, man!
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Wow, Gatopescado… what do you do, and how can I get a job like (or related) to that? Do you get to critique websites, or is your workload light enough to permit that? Cool! 
- Jinx
Yep, the one I am in now, got it on Monster.
I actually found it, they didn’t find me !
Ok, now they’re laying my group off this summer, but hey, it was a huge company I wanted to work for…
I found my current job through a website. It wasn’t Monster.com or Careerbuilder.com, but rather the hospital’s own website.