5 best websites to post jobs free

Today's recruiters have to fulfill staffing requirements quickly and efficiently. However, the tools at the recruiter's disposal are often limited, as the companies are limited in the choices they provide to their recruiters and headhunters. Current paid job sites provide questionable value for the prices they charge: sites such as CareerBuilder, Monster, Indeed can quickly empty out your wallet while providing just a few not relevant candidates. We've decided to compile a list of free websites where you can post jobs and actually expect decent results.

1. CBCJobs.com - this is the premiere staffing website when it comes to getting something for nothing. You can post jobs free, search their huge resume database free, create a careers webpage and much much more. Your free job is fed out to tons of recruiting sites and portals as well - all for free.
2. Craigslist.org - Craigslist is still a formidable resource when it comes to getting candidates for jobs. CL has been clamping down on spammers recently, and it can be sort of hard to navigate. It also still charges for jobs in a lot of areas - however, posting gigs is still free and you can get a few good resumes that way.
3. SmartRecruiters.com - this is a company based in the UK that basically makes money through affiliate programs for Monster/CareerBuilder/Dice - it let's you post a basic job free and then pitches you its affiliate programs. Worth a try.
4. Jobvertise.com -  this company has been around the web for a long time. Still let's you post jobs for free.
5. Snagajob.com - large corporate recruiting portal that provides free basic job listings to lure you into paying for a more advanced listing.

Free Online Classifieds

• Craigslist is the nation's largest free classified ad provider, but it now charges for job postings in most cities. You can still post free job announcements on Kijiji, an online classified service owned by eBay. This site has been operating since 2007 and covers nearly as many U.S. cities as Craigslist, as well as some in Canada.

Social Media Sites

• Many social media sites have free classifieds and job-posting options. Once you register and join these sites, you can send your job vacancy announcements through the social media network directly or by using job boards for specific groups and industries. LinkedIn and Twitter are two of the most active sites; both allow you to target your job postings by participating in appropriate interest groups.
  On LinkedIn, once you create a profile and join groups, you can post positions in discussions or on each group's job board. To post on Twitter, you simply tweet your job opportunities to your followers. After you register, look around the site and start following some of the key people whose interests fit your mission. As you gain followers and update your status messages, you can inform people of your job opportunities. With only 140 characters, you need to practice brevity and create short URLs that link to the full job description on your site. Twitter has quite a few job feeds that you can use as examples for implementing a social media job posting strategy.

More Alternatives

• The nation's labor departments do not charge fees for employment posting. Because the unemployed must register with the state labor office, your vacancy announcement will get plenty of views from eager, motivated applicants. Visit the U.S. Department of Labor to find the labor department for every state. Most college and university career services offices do not charge fees for posting your job announcements. In addition to providing information to current students, many career service offices also provide job leads to alumni through newsletters and special e-mails. Don't overlook national associations and community organizations that may be relevant to your recruitment needs. Contact them to find out if they provide job leads to their members.

Scott Dietrich

HR Reporter Blog

7-2-2015