Free Job Posting

Free job posting can be a powerful tool in your hiring arsenal. Online job posting is cost-effective, cheaper than print and farther ranging. With job posting on the Internet, your reach for candidates can be national or even global in scope. There are several cyberspace options available.

There are several sources for free job posting available to you.

America’s Job Bank

This is the largest free job bank on the Web funded through state programs and federal grants. Here you can select a state and get the location and contact information for the nearest job bank office near you. You can make posting selections by category and use a “Search for Resumes” link to search specific cities nationwide for candidates. Or you can use the “Resume Scouts” automated search function and have results emailed to you.

Craigslist

Email: jobs@craigslist.org).

Phone: 800-664-0633

Craigslist offers free job posting by specific city nationally or globally for 30-45 days with renewal options. Listings are free with the exceptions of New York City, Los Angeles, CA and San Francisco, CA. This online jobs Web site offers templates to make the job of posting easier. Modifications and editing are a snap.

Local colleges or universities have job placement offices and would be happy to list your job for free. Contact the job placement coordinator at the community college‘s student center, and the job placement person at the university’s placement office. Call your alumni office for the same assistance and information.

Alumni Office

Contact your alumni office for information about old school pals who are business owners like yourself. Assuming that you’re in a non-competing business, they should be willing to help. .

Professional Associations

Contact association directors of associations in your industry to see if they will allow you to post ads free. Assocaition Web sites will provide more skilled and industry specific candidates than other free services. Talk to association members and let them know the types of candidates you‘re looking for. They may know someone or be able to make qualified referrals because no business owner will ever make a referral unless it reflects positively on him.

Association Newsletters These may allow free job posting ads as stand-alones or sometimes coupled with a business ad. Check the editorial/advertising office for information. Talk to Chamber of Commerce members and any buddies you may have in the business community to see if you can place a job posting inn their newsletters or perhaps on their Web sites

StaffingLinks.com offers a free job posting service.

Check the U.S. Department of Labor Web site for the location of the nearest Department of Labor or Employment Development Office near you. These offices provide assistance to local job seekers for free. They actively look for employers open to hiring these candidates and will be willing to post a job.

Most small business owners don’t have a human resources staff, but you can check Resume Writing Tip: Screening article on the screening process and what to look for in a resume. Unless you set some restrictions, using one of the online free job posting services can result in a deluge of resumes. Be specific when you write the ad copy.

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