A Monster of a Website that Can Help You Find Writing Gigs
November 9th 2007 03:25
Monster.ca: A Resource for Writing & Other Jobs
Quite a few different websites focus specifically on helping writers find gigs. These can prove invaluable by helping us to find as many different markets for our work as possible. Yet, often, we tend to overlook the more mainstream job sites, simply because they aren't focused primarily on writing jobs. This could be a mistake, since many sites such as Monster.ca, contain an Arts, Entertainment, and Media category, which often lists jobs for writers, as well as other creative individuals. And if you're looking for a day job, to help supplement your writing income--because, let's face it, we often find it necessary to do that--Monster.ca or one of its affiliated job sites also offers a large variety of other job opportunities in many other categories.
The Monster Global Job Network
While Monster.ca focuses on Canadian jobs, it also contains links to the Monster Global Network, which lists jobs worldwide, making it a convenient resource for those seeking employment in other parts of the world, as well.
A Versatile Site for Job Seekers & Employers
At Monster.ca, both conventional job seekers and independent contractors will find a convenient place to search for employment opportunities, as well as one-time gigs. Similarly, both traditional employers and those interested in hiring temporary help for specific projects or sporadic assistance with regularly recurring, though periodic, assignments will find everything they need to advertise their opportunities to a wide variety of potential talent.
For Job Seekers
With such helpful resources as Employer Profiles, Featured Employers, and sections on self-evaluation, success coaching, resume, interview, and salary info, self-assessment, career change, networking, and employment law, Monster.ca can help job seekers get the most from its job listing service. And for the writer who functions as an independent contractor and the conventional employee alike, many if not all of these informative sections will no doubt prove helpful.
The site also includes a Targeted Jobs and Advice section, which contains helpful information on many aspects of job-hunting and various employment fields. Many of these sections will prove beneficial to employers, as well. Other features of the site that both job-seekers and employers will find useful are the Monster Employment Index and the Latest Career Headlines.
Appropriate sections also enable job seekers to post resumes and cover letters to the site, search for jobs, manage their accounts, and learn exactly what's involved in owning a franchise. Another helpful feature for job seekers is the ability to search by job category, job location, or both, which enables job-seekers from nearly every country to find opportunities in their own local areas.
For Employers
Monster.ca also offers a comprehensive Employer Site, which includes sections that aid employers in all important aspects of hiring, recruiting, and staffing, including posting and managing jobs, finding and managing candidates, and managing their employer accounts. The employers' site also includes the ability to search resumes for suitable job candidates, advice and training in effective hiring, best employer practices, and area-specific labor market information.
A Comprehensive Employment Marketplace
All in all, Monster.ca appears to be a comprehensive marketplace of job opportunities and employer/employee resources with the potential to greatly benefit job-seekers and job-listers alike. So, why not give it a try the next time you're checking the usual freelance writing sites. You never know what you might find.
Good luck!
Jeanne
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Comment by Tracy
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Tracy
Comment by Jeanne Dininni
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Hope you'll find job opportunities that suit your needs!
Thanks for the visit!
Jeanne