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Using IT Job Sites

To use them to their best advantage requires more than trolling through them for attractive openings. Sure, you can continuously scan the big portals, like CareerBuilder, Monster.com and Yahoo Tech Jobs. Another very useful option is Indeed's Computer/Internet Jobs, an aggregator of listings from other sites.

But to get the most from these IT job sites you need a formula to guide your search. One such formula goes like this: 2 general purpose sites + 3 niche sites. That is, use a total of five sites, combining two mega-portals like Indeed and three niche sites like Java Jobs and SAP Jobs.

This formula was created by Peter Weddle, editor of the famed Guide to Employment Web Sites. Its goal is to cover the entire IT job market without requiring you to scan every site.

Key point: After you pick your five sites, it's a good idea to use the automatic notification tools these sites offer, the daily or weekly emails. Also, keep in mind these "Tips on Getting a Better IT Job."

(MFW note: Web sites come and go. Don't be discouraged if a couple of these links don't work. Just try another, or go to the Google site.)

IT Job Sites include:

Sure, it's not reasonable to think the highest paid jobs are here, but this is an interesting and needed IT job niche site. For fresh grads, it offers a list of starting salaries (churned out by Salary.com), along with job interview tips its Craigslist (Search for the state, then "Jobs" by City). The upside of Craigslist is its size, with many employers using it. The downside is that some employers complain that they get a slew of unqualified applicants from this mega site. Still, it's considered a good place to hunt for an IT job.

This site, 37signals provides IT job listings from plenty of other sites. It offers programming and design jobs, as well as a cornucopia of other tech jobs, from project manager to digital user analyst.

The Ladders lists jobs that pay $100k or more a year, many of which are IT jobs. (In fact, after management jobs, the largest category at the site is technology jobs.)

Check out the prices bid for freelance PHP coding. Are you getting the going rate?

And, finally, Google Job Search, not an IT job site but a directory of job sites, you can filter the job sites by category. Also helpful: the directory offers lists of resume advice and job recruiters.

Source: Datamation, James Maguire, 2/10/10