Odds are if you’re searching for a job and you’ve already settled down into an apartment or house, you want to find job openings in your area. Most job search engines are built to meet these needs. The most reputable job boards let you search for openings by location. For instance, Yahoo! HotJobs will let you search for jobs within 25 miles of your current home, and you can sort results by their distance from you. This allows you to identify which jobs have the shortest, most convenient commute. Monster, CareerBuilder, and other large search engines can also perform this task.
Another option for finding job listings in local areas is to search your newspaper. If you don’t receive a print version of your city paper, try looking it up online. Most papers have websites where classifieds are listed. Most job listings in these classified ads will be in your area, or within a reasonable distance.
Craigslist is another option. This huge classifieds website has listings sorted by location. You can find your state and city on this site and search listings for that specific region.
Another option for finding local job listings is to go to your city’s job website. Most cities have an online job bank available for residents to use. For example, New York City has a Job website at www.newyorkjobs.com, nyjobsource.com, and nycareers.com. All of these websites will show local job postings. To find your city websites, perform a Google, Yahoo!, or Bing search using a query such as “[Your city] jobs” or “Job in [your city].”
The final option is to use Google or other web search engines to look for local jobs, as instructed in this video:
