5 Ways To Look For Jobs Online

The internet has made job-hunting a lot easier with so many employment sites now out there. From the comfort of your home (or even on your smartphone while on the go), you can search for vacancies and apply for roles.

We hope you find this article useful as it aims to offer advise and different ways when seeking your next role.

Whatever you are looking for, from healthcare to retail, technicians to veterinarian, job-specific sites such as DVM Jobs can assist with your employment search. 

Search online job boards

Online job boards are the most common and easiest place to find vacancies. On top of the large job search engines that display vacancies in all industries, there are specific job boards out there dedicated to specific industries. For instance, if you have your heart set on becoming an oncologist, you may get lucky finding oncology job openings on Practice Match. By signing up to job boards, you can get sent alerts of job vacancies that meet your preferences. To get the most out of these platforms, it’s worth signing up to multiple job boards (but be wary of job boards that require sign-up fees).

Use recruitment agency websites

Recruitment agencies will often list vacancies on their websites. You will likely be able to apply via the recruitment agency. It’s worth sticking to trusted and established recruitment agencies – there are many shady recruitment agencies out there that will post fake ads to lure people in. 

Look out for vacancies on social media

“A lot of employers are now recruiting through social media (commonly referred to as “social recruitment”). This could be through promoted job ads or through adverts in job vacancy groups on Facebook. If you use LinkedIn, you may even find that employers approach you. This has become a popular headhunting platform for recruiters – it’s worth polishing up your LinkedIn profile to see if it has any impact. 

Apply directly to company sites

Some companies are ideal as a headhunting platform for recruiters will have the option to apply for jobs through their website. Think about some of the companies that you would like to work for and head over to their websites to see if they have a section for recruiting employees. Many large corporations are likely to constantly be hiring – although there may not necessarily be any local vacancies. 

Email potential employers directly (even those that aren’t hiring)

Some of the most sought after companies rarely ever advertise vacancies. This is because they constantly have applicants coming to them regardless of whether they are hiring or not. If you have your heart set on working for a specific company, it could be worth emailing them directly to see if there are any vacancies likely to come up in the near future. You may get lucky and apply to a company just as they’re looking to hire a new staff member. If there aren’t any vacancies available, don’t despair – the fact that you have shown interest could still benefit you in the future and an employer may approach you at a later date. You can usually find contact details such as email addresses on a company website. Different departments may have different email addresses – do your research to make sure that your email reaches the right person. 

Those are 5 ways when searching for a job online.