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$400 <strong>for</strong> a single position, it is worth <strong>the</strong> time <strong>to</strong> sort through resumes<br />
<strong>to</strong> see if you can find some strong candidates.<br />
Additional Sites <strong>to</strong> Check Out<br />
In addition <strong>to</strong> Monster and CareerBuilder, o<strong>the</strong>r employment sites<br />
<strong>to</strong> check out include HotJobs (www.hotjobs.yahoo.com) and The<br />
Ladders (www.<strong>the</strong>ladders.com), a site that focuses on positions that<br />
pay at least six figures. Sites like www.indeed.com and www.simplyhired.com<br />
are employment search engines that scour job boards<br />
and web postings <strong>for</strong> positions that match <strong>the</strong> criteria of job seekers.<br />
These sites and o<strong>the</strong>rs like <strong>the</strong>m allow employers <strong>to</strong> register<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir open positions, often <strong>for</strong> free.<br />
Industry-Specific Job Boards<br />
One way <strong>to</strong> attract people with industry experience or a specific<br />
professional background is <strong>to</strong> use industry or expertise-specific job<br />
boards. For example, if you want <strong>to</strong> hire a chief financial officer<br />
or controller, you can post your job on <strong>the</strong> Financial Executives<br />
Networking Group web site (www.<strong>the</strong>feng.org), on <strong>the</strong> Financial<br />
Executives International web site (www.financialexecutives.org), or<br />
on CFO.com (www.cfo.com). Most industries and disciplines have<br />
several job boards associated with <strong>the</strong>m. Check out <strong>the</strong> web site of<br />
your own professional association—it likely provides similar<br />
<strong>for</strong>ums at <strong>the</strong> local and national levels.<br />
Craigslist<br />
The Basics of Online Recruiting 127<br />
A-Player Principle: The big job boards like Monster and<br />
CareerBuilder still have <strong>the</strong>ir place in <strong>the</strong> A-player recruiting<br />
process. Use sort criteria and <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r technology tricks<br />
<strong>the</strong>se sites offer <strong>to</strong> reduce resume overload.<br />
For $25 <strong>to</strong> $75, you can post a job on Craigslist (www.craigslist<br />
.org), <strong>the</strong> well-known online bazaar in which you can buy and sell