Forum - November 2008

ONLINE JOB SITES AND LISTING FEES

Following is information about selected job Web sites of interest to association professionals, including their listing fees. Please note that most also offer access to resume banks for an additional cost.

GENERAL AUDIENCE

www.craigslist.com
$25 for 30-day listing for one geographic location

JOB BOARDS

www.careerbuilder.com $419 for 30-day listing $600 for 2-week access to resume bank

www.monster.com $385 – 30-day listing for one geographic listing $585 – Two weeks (100 miles) access to resume bank

www.jobcentral.com
$25 for 30-day listing

TARGETED/SPECIALTY

www.dice.com (IT jobs) $459 for 30-day listing

PROFESSIONAL

www.associationforum.org $200 member/$300 non-member – 30-day listing (Illinois) $295 member/$395 non-member – 30-day listing (national) Free access to resume bank with listing

www.pcma.org $250 member/$350 non-member – 60-day listing

www.prsa.org
$250 members/$350 non-member – 30-day listing
Resume access: $35/1, $150/5, $315/10

SOCIAL NETWORKING

www.linkedin.com
$195 – 30-day listing
LinkedIn also allows you to use your personal network to
ask colleagues for job candidates at no charge.

of the mouse. Even niche job boards like Dice.com can attract a large number of unqualified candidates. So you probably will hear from a number of unqualified candidates and spend more time screening resumes.

In addition, enterprising search companies who see your job posting will offer you unsolicited help in locating job candidates (usually from their resume banks). Most sites on which you post a listing offer the option to tell these companies you are not interested in their services; checking the box won’t eliminate these inquiries but it can reduce the number of companies who contact you.

Also keep in mind that some of these Web sites charge hefty fees for their listings so cost may be a factor in your decision as to which listings you choose. (See above box for list of some job Web sites and their listing fees).

Professional networking remains as one of the best ways to find new employees, but online recruiting will continue to grow in the foreseeable future. As a consequence, savvy association professionals need to master this powerful tool.