5.3 Online Job Banks
Job banks on the Net post many thousands of jobs in
Canada every day. To manage your own career you need to know how job
banks work and keep up with their evolution. Do remember that, while the
Internet does provide many job opportunities, only a small
percentage of job openings show up as advertised vacancies.
Learn about the varieties of online
job banks
There are lots of different types of job banks in
cyberspace and they offer a variety of services to users:
- The Canadian federal government offers a number of
free online employment services, including Job
Bank Canada which lists jobs employers post with Service Canada offices across the country.
- BCJobs is a website dedicated to posting jobs available in British Columbia. You can search by Category, Region and Key Word.
- Many job banks allow users to post résumés and
search ads for free. On Workopolis, you can search by region/industry/title and apply for jobs online,
read articles and develop your resumé. This is one of Canada's
largest job banks.
Sector Job Banks
Job banks are now being created to post jobs in
particular occupational areas. Here are several:
Education (Apply to Teach Network)
Arts and Culture (Culture Works)
Tourism (Tourism Work Web)
Aboriginal Communities (CareerPLACE)
Volunteer Sector (Volunteer Opportunities Exchange)
You can find these and other job banks related to
specific career areas in Module
5.5 (Career Specific Job Banks).
Use Job Search Agents
Some job banks now offer "job search agents."
These are programs that provide you with regular e-mail updates on jobs
that match your criteria. You fill out an online form with information
about the type of job you want. The agent regularly searches the
database of jobs and automatically e-mails you job postings that match
your profile.
Workopolis
offers a Career Alert service which automatically uses your defined search criteria and e-mails you the results. This program will scour Workopolis's database of jobs and notify you of new opportunities. Click on "Register for free" to activate the Career Alert and search the jobs database.
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