Top 10 communities for finding job opportunities

Internet has revolutionised the way people search for jobs and recruiters hire candidates. There are multiple online portals and job communities available at the job seekers' disposal where they can upload their portfolio and engage with recruiters. The users can modify search criteria to find jobs in their region and according to their expertise.

According to Statista, 67% of unemployed people referred to job communities to find jobs in the year 2016. This clearly exhibits the significance of communities for a job search in this era. So, whether you are looking to find your first job or you wish to change your current job, you can simply refer to some of the top communities for job search.

Here is a curated a list of top 10 communities and platforms that would help you in finding the perfect job opportunity:

1. Indeed

Indeed is undoubtedly the forerunner among job search communities. The platform receives over a whopping 250 million visitors each month. Every day, thousands of jobs listings are featured globally on Indeed. So, job seekers can leverage the community to find a job.

It helps job hunters to find perfect jobs with features such as advanced search. The job seekers can customize the search based on filters such as location, experience level, salary range, nature of work (part-time, full-time), etc.

In Indeed, job hunters can apply for a job listing by uploading their resume and filling the details needed by the employers. They can upload their resume on the website and easily apply for jobs. Furthermore, indeed notifies the job seekers via email regarding new job listings pertaining to their criteria. This makes job searching easy and hassle-free.

2. LinkedIn

LinkedIn is one of the most popular professional networking sites in the world. The platform has over 575 million users out of which, 275 million are the active users. In India, over 56 million users are registered on LinkedIn. Here, users can find jobs by building their profile or by looking for job listings in the platform.

The users can create their profile by specifying their skills, experience and educational qualifications. Basically, a LinkedIn profile acts as a resume for the candidates. However, it is much better than a plain resume as job hunters can add their bio and cover photo for proper personal branding.

In LinkedIn, recruiters post jobs or they search for suitable candidates by leveraging their connections. Similarly, job seekers may use LinkedIn to search and apply for jobs. The job hunters can even leverage networking to spread a message that they are looking for a job.

3. Glassdoor

Glassdoor is a platform where job hunters can find jobs and even find unbiased reviews of companies. So, it helps the candidates to know more about the company that they are interested to join. The candidates can easily apply to jobs online via Glassdoor.

The employees and former employees of a company can add their reviews about the company. These reviews can be about salaries, environment, culture, benefits and interview process of the company. These reviews help job seekers to get a taste of the company.

4.Monster

Monster is one of the popular job searching platforms in India. The platform offers an array of resources for job seekers. The job hunters can scroll across several job listings that are posted on a regular basis and easily apply online.

Monster helps the candidates in their job search and it also helps them to know about various companies through the review section. It allows the candidates to post their resume, write reviews about companies, receive career advice and salary insights.

5. Career Builder

Career Builder is another popular community where the job seekers get access to resources such as job listings, career advice, resume posting and many other resources. The platform partners with several newspapers and creates an online classified of jobs.

The platform contains direct listings posted by the recruiters and local job openings mined from online sources and newspapers. Job hunters can easily apply to jobs through the platform.

6. Facebook

Facebook is the most popular social networking website with over 2.38 billion users. The communication giant launched its job board feature in the year 2017 with an aim to help the job seekers in finding a perfect job.

Job hunters can find jobs through various business pages or even carry out job search to find a job in their domain. According to Business Insiders, 65 million businesses use Facebook pages to post a job listing and to find the right candidate for the vacant position. In such a scenario, users can land with their next job by following Facebook.

7. WhatsApp

WhatsApp is operational in 180 countries and has a huge user base of over 1.8 billion users. The app was launched with an aim to support hassle-free communications. It allows users to send text messages and share media with other users. Users can interact via voice calls and video calls.

WhatsApp launched its version for business where the businesses can connect with their vendors, employees and customers. Today, it has become one of the best apps for businesses. This app is quite useful in a job search. Different businesses and recruiters create groups where job seekers can connect with potential employers.

8. Microsoft Kaizala

Just like WhatsApp, Microsoft Kaizala is a robust communication app that comes with several functionalities. It is a networking app where the users can chat and coordinate with customers, suppliers, partners and vendors. The group functionality of the app helps users join public and nearby groups and engage with like-minded people.

One of the most active communities on the portal is 'Jobs'. Every day there are multiple job postings from recruiters looking for potential employees. The job seekers can benefit from the posting, apply for jobs and interact with a network of recruiters.

9. Twitter

Twitter is a popular social networking platform where people share tweets and build their network. The job hunters can use this platform for personal branding, finding leads, connecting with companies & industry insiders and researching about various companies. Users can search for jobs in twitter using suitable hashtags and keywords. They can also follow the account of recruiters to keep abreast of the latest job postings.

10. Google for Jobs

Tech giant, Google has a feature 'Google for Jobs' whereby it compiles jobs from various sources and then displays them according to the search criteria specified by the user. When users look for a job on Google, they can find job listings from LinkedIn, Indeed, CareerBuilder and other job search websites.

Users can also customize the job search according to the company, date of the job posting, category, location, experience level, etc. The best part about Google for Jobs is that job seekers can find job openings from different websites in a single search without visiting them individually.

So, these were top 10 communities were job hunters can find a perfect job. You can try all of these and simplify your job search.