Company Career Sites are the Trend
More and more companies are developing career sites (if they didn’t already have them) and are focusing their recruiting efforts to their internal sites rather than using recruiters. The main reason, of course, is to save recruiting dollars. This makes it difficult for the job seeker (as you must sign-up individually on each company site) rather than going to recruiters or job boards (unless you are using Hound.com which was covered in my post Balancing your Search – Job Search Sites and claims to pull jobs from employer sites only). The good news is that these sites only show jobs that are available (while some job boards may have postings that are out of date). Today’s list follows.
- Accenture – Accenture, which is best known for consulting, also has technology and outsourcing divisions. You can search for jobs, find out where you fit in the company, visit them on Facebook (yes, they are on Facebook) and look at “life at Accenture”. They have a section for students and recent Grads as well as an “experienced hire” section. Once you are registered, you can save jobs you would like to review and see jobs where you’ve submitted an application. There is also an option to review jobs which match your profile.
- Alston & Bird – This company is listed on Quintcareers.com’s “Best Companies to work for” as well as Fortune’s “Best Companies to work for”, they are a law firm with locations in several different cities. Their career page is divided by sections: Lawyers, Law Students, Foreign Internships, Paralegals and professional staff. You can search for jobs and add a profile.
- Edward Jones – Headquartered in St. Louis MO, Edward Jones is a brokerage firm and is also on both of the lists mentioned above. The main section tabs are: Financial Advisor Opportunities, Branch Support Opportunities and Headquarters Opportunities. There is also a tab for students. There is an “apply now” link at the bottom of the page which allows you to explore opportunities across the tabs mentioned above. Once you click on one of these sections, you can add your profile and apply for jobs.
- Verizon Communications – Listed in 17th place on the 2008 Fortune 500 list, their career site includes the following categories: Verizon Headquarters (NY), Verizon Business, Verizon Telecom, Verizon Wireless and VSO (which appears to provide all of the infrastructure support to the organization). You can watch a video on the company, go to the student site, or click through to the Career Opportunities section and do a search.
Good luck in your search.
