As a job hunter it is very difficult to avoid any resource which may help you get a job. Today I am therefore giving brief reviews of a number of sites I check each time I carry out a job search, just in case they might provide a useful opportunity and I may get lucky. Some are certainly better than others, but should you be on the graduate job trail these reviews may help, though it is important to remember, they are just my views and you may in fact totally disagree.
Hot Recruit - 1/5
Hot Recruit is a job site I was put on to by someone else, I almost wish I had never found it. Quite probably my least favourite job site it has a number of spectacular issues and random oddities.
Pros:
- Simple Job search feature, simple to use at any rate
- Ability to set up email alerts, see applied jobs etc. Most sites have this as well I just felt one pro would have been overly harsh
Cons:
- Home to 90% of the fake marketing - really door to door sales jobs. Finding a real job in amongst the options is a needle in a haystack
- Utterly bemusing search criteria. If you search for Southampton it gives you a number of options including Southampton Common. How many jobs, realistically will there be on Southampton Common. This is more an oddity than a major con, but really, what!?
- Yet to find anything remotely suitable for myself. Given the number of jobs on other sites I have found, this either means the jobs don't use it, or its search just fails.
- On the first page of a marketing search I get offered the chance to apply to be a weight loss coach. If anyone can tell me the progression from those two jobs I would be impressed
- Out of date. I was being offered Christmas jobs in January...enough said
Conclusion
I only check this because its in my job seeker bookmarks. If you want a job in hard door to door sales then this is your site. Then again you can find the jobs on many other sites as well. Similarly it claims to offer a wide range of seasonal jobs, I just never found them.
Only Marketing Jobs - 2/5
This is only useful to anyone searching for marketing jobs. Well, slightly useful. I would have expected Only Marketing Jobs to turn up regular opportunities but this simply has not been the case.
Pros:
- Once a search is completed, you have a chance to narrow down or expand criteria by clicking on side bar links. This allows you to really find only relevant jobs
- Simple and easy applying feature which uses a pre saved C.V to send to organisations
- Colourful..
Cons:
- Does not seem to have many relevant jobs to starting out/graduates. Also it works by finding keywords the job poster has used, so in my job results this morning was a 45-50k salary. As expected, it was not looking for an entry level graduate.
- Spam Email. An irritating feature of many sites is their desire to spam you, not even with jobs, just emails telling you how great they are. I wouldn't mind if they actually were!
- When searching you have to select specific marketing fields, there is no "All" so finding the relevant jobs initially can be a challenge
Conclusion
Its okay if your looking for a marketing job and you can always block its pointless spam. I am yet to find and apply for a job through it, which doesn't say much for a specialist site sadly.
Direct Gov Search 2/5
You may recognise the name of this as it was tagged into the post on the job centre plus site. I was informed this morning it will be replacing it from the 31st March, this to me is not a good thing
Pros:
- Easiest search function of all. You can write what you are looking for and were in a sentence and it will return the relevant jobs
- Nope that's it, for now at least. I imagine if I am still searching in April I will need to be better acquainted with it.
Cons:
- Because of the ease of the search function you do not get the same depth in the search results. You cannot specify how far from Southampton or filter out results you have already seen. That requires an advanced search, which looks a lot like the job centre one..
- Unattractive- really minor that.
- Job return from a search is a real mixed bunch.
Conclusion
It just is not as good as Job Centre Plus. Searching is easier, I get that. But the process and return is worse for the moment at least. Job Centre is also playing up so perhaps they are trying to make the transition easier by making Job Centre worse. "I'd go direct, gov!" now appears to be a command rather than a suggestion.
Hi Anthony
ReplyDeleteReviews are really important and I'm sorry you're not getting the optimum experience from Only Marketing Jobs.
To answer a few questions:
You can set up daily emails which do meet your salary requirements and will hopefully give you the results you need.
Spam emails. Damn, that's not what we want you to refer to them as however if you feel that's what they are I'll get our teams to ensure there's more value placed in the email. But as you say, you can always unsubscribe.
We are of course niche which means we can't cater for everyone's needs but for those eager to chase a career in marketing, we're pretty sure there a few sites more relevant than ours.
You may not know this but we host a number of free events for jobseekers to attend. Mainly evening social networking sessions that help you to meet direct employers, recruitment agencies and fellow marketing professionals. A list of our up coming events can be found here: http://blog.onlymarketingjobs.com/category/events/upcoming-events/
I also think you would benefit from joining our LinkedIN group of circa 11,000 UK members. Why? You can view jobs, speak directly to us, post questions and seek advice plus much more. You can join here: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1780141
We also have an informative blog to keep you up to date with the real world and to give you all the help and tips you need when looking for a marketing job. Here’s the link: http://blog.onlymarketingjobs.com/
I could go on but hopefully you'll be able to see for yourself there's more to us that just a jobs site. Give us another chance?
Best regards
Mark Lennox
Founder | Only Marketing Jobs http://www.onlymarketingjobs.com
Hi Mark,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments. Its good to see a response such as this to a review.
I am aware I can set up email notifications, but effectively I can do the exact same thing when making a search. The irrelevant results which appeared were, I imagine, because the job posters had made an error somewhere.
It is good to hear you take the comments about email on board. Though I understand that Only Marketing Jobs is not specifically catered towards graduates thus the emails will not hold necessarily that much useful information for me.
I will have a look at both the blog and the LinkedIN group but as for giving you another chance. Of course! I will continue to check Only Marketing Jobs and hopefully find a position suitable for me. Thanks again for taking the time to reply to my review.