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Maybe I've only ever lived in secondary markets, but in my experience, job listings on Craigslist aren't worth my time even to look at. None of the companies t
by jemfinch 16y ago
Maybe I've only ever lived in secondary markets, but in my experience, job listings on Craigslist aren't worth my time even to look at. None of the companies there impress me or make me want to contact them. Extrapolating from my experience, it would seem that in all but a few markets, Craigslist job ads are already scraping the bottom of the barrel, at least when it comes to technical talent.
- harshpotatoes 16y agoIn Seattle, craigslist is kinda the way to apply for jobs. I've found that 99% of the times I applied through the careers section of a company's website, I received no response. Applying through craigslist was the only way I ever got an interview over my 9 month long job hunt, and it was how I got my current job. While I was at a job interview for one company, I was eavesdropping on the receptionist. Some people had decided to cold call the company to see if they could apply to any job openings. The receptionist calmly responded, that they weren't accepting any resumes at the moment, but any job openings would be posted on craigslist. So yeah. While I imagine most cities are probably more bottom of the barrel stuff, in a select few cities craigslist is almost necessary for a job-seeker.