Why pay to find a job? While headhunters were popular in the pre-internet days, paying to find a job – especially in the current economy – is extravagant. With plenty of free job search engines and websites available, why pay for a service that can be found for free?

Many paid job websites advertise themselves as having industry-specific positions that the average job seeker won’t otherwise find. Nevertheless, if that job seeker goes to free industry job boards, many of the same positions listed on paid job boards as hard-to-find can be found easily. The job seeker, essentially, needs to know where to look.

Free job search websites and engines are everywhere. The job seeker, on the other hand, needs to know where to look. General free job search websites have listings for all types of positions and allow an individual to find positions based on keywords and areas. Other free job search sites are industry-specific; the job seeker, then, can browse through listings that are only relevant to his or her career field.

But websites with listings put together by a sales associate are becoming outdated, and free job search engines, such as ManagementJobs.net, are the latest trend. These websites pull their listings from other employment sites ranging from general to career-specific job boards. Even listings only on employers’ websites are added to search results. The job seeker simply needs to enter keywords or job titles relevant to his or her career field and a location and will receive results for all open positions in his or her area.

Another perk of a free job search online is the lack of postage a job seeker needs to use. Postings for open positions simply request that a job seeker send his or her resume by email or that an online application be filled out. This way, a job seeker can send out several emails and inquiries for open positions and won’t need to spend money on a stamp and envelope for each.

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