We posted multiple ads about 10 days ago on multiple job boards for 3 different sales positions we are presently working. Our highly unscientific experiment has led us to these . . . conclusions.
- Big Boards – Monster.com still leads the pack – probably due to name recognition. We have had more success with monster as opposed to CareerBuilder.
- Niche Boards – We received a limited response and no viable candidates. My gut tells me these may work better for higher-level positions (VP, Director, Manager).
- Free Boards – We have been using them for 6 months and the response totals are increasing with each posting. The candidate quality is hit-or-miss, but we have found viable candidates.
We attempt to use a mixture of all boards when we are sourcing for a position. Depending upon the position, we blend in resume database searches (if we need a very specific experience set) and old-fashioned direct recruiting. One note on direct recruiting – we have found email to be the best approach tool. If you send an introductory email first and then follow up with a phone call, you will increase your response rate immensely.