Encore Tampa Bay

Workforce50--career site for boomers, seniors, and experienced workers

job resources for those over age 50

with search terms of "nonprofit" and "Tampa Bay" came up with 114 potential positions

" 5 Reasons Why Job Boards Aren't As Effective Anymore Don Goodman November 24, 2015 Job Search At one time, job boards were the way to go for job seekers. It's where you could post your resume for employers and recruiters to view, and apply to job openings. But today, it's a different story. Related: Reactive Vs. Proactive Job Search Strategies Job boards are simply not as effective anymore since there are social media outlets like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter where you can pretty much network your way to the right contacts. The fact is, job boards have a 2-4% effectiveness rate whereas networking has over a 50% effectiveness rate." More than 85% of employers use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to review and rank resumes according to skills, experience, keywords. Companies use internal algorithms, so out of an average of 400 resumes using these measures results in only 10 - 20 even looked at. Most hiring managers and recruiters use Linkedin first. Job board resumes are still viewed, but chances are the info is outdated so relying on Linkedin makes sense for recruiters. Niche job boards are worth going to, but to be more productive tie into direct networking through the right contacts.

" 5 Reasons Why Job Boards Aren't As Effective Anymore Don Goodman November 24, 2015 Job Search At one time, job boards were the way to go for job seekers. It's where you could post your resume for employers and recruiters to view, and apply to job openings. But today, it's a different story. Related: Reactive Vs. Proactive Job Search Strategies Job boards are simply not as effective anymore since there are social media outlets like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter where you can pretty much network your way to the right contacts. The fact is, job boards have a 2-4% effectiveness rate whereas networking has over a 50% effectiveness rate." More than 85% of employers use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to review and rank resumes according to skills, experience, keywords. Companies use internal algorithms, so out of an average of 400 resumes using these measures results in only 10 - 20 even looked at. Most hiring managers and recruiters use Linkedin first. Job board resumes are still viewed, but chances are the info is outdated so relying on Linkedin makes sense for recruiters. Niche job boards are worth going to, but to be more productive tie into direct networking through the right contacts.

Interesting annual report from quintcareers.com from 2012 about how ATS works, and how it screens out 90% of applicants based on key words only. Employers use it because of the sheer numbers of resumes they get and the cutting of ranks of hiring decision-makers , but there are many problems with ATS.

Interesting annual report from quintcareers.com from 2012 about how ATS works, and how it screens out 90% of applicants based on key words only. Employers use it because of the sheer numbers of resumes they get and the cutting of ranks of hiring decision-makers , but there are many problems with ATS.

good infographic of the history of job boards

good infographic of the history of job boards

By Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of FlexJobs.com. Her take on the status of Job Boards today. She has 3 observations: Boards have changed, job postings haven't and need to be updated; big box job boards focus on volume, smaller niche job boards on a refined pool of potential applicants; ATS/RMS keep candidates and hiring managers apart. New technologies such as gaming used by Marriott may erase this.

By Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of FlexJobs.com. Her take on the status of Job Boards today. She has 3 observations: Boards have changed, job postings haven't and need to be updated; big box job boards focus on volume, smaller niche job boards on a refined pool of potential applicants; ATS/RMS keep candidates and hiring managers apart. New technologies such as gaming used by Marriott may erase this.

Same infographic, but a better explanation of job boards and use following the infographic than the other site using the same infographic.

Same infographic, but a better explanation of job boards and use following the infographic than the other site using the same infographic.

Mashables take on Job Boards and Career Websites from the perspective of the recruiter. Basically, Rob Byron is saying build your brand because otherwise you won't stand out on Job Boards or anywhere else. Your digital footprint and network will do you more good than a job board.

Mashables take on Job Boards and Career Websites from the perspective of the recruiter. Basically, Rob Byron is saying build your brand because otherwise you won't stand out on Job Boards or anywhere else. Your digital footprint and network will do you more good than a job board.

from work.chron.com: advantage of job boards: convenience, cheap Disadvantage: limited job pool, competition

from work.chron.com: advantage of job boards: convenience, cheap Disadvantage: limited job pool, competition

Nick Corcodilos, a job coach and contributing writer challenges the stats that say job boards are robust sources of hire. He parses the stats available and comes to the conclusion job boards account for less than 10% of all hires.

Nick Corcodilos, a job coach and contributing writer challenges the stats that say job boards are robust sources of hire. He parses the stats available and comes to the conclusion job boards account for less than 10% of all hires.

Job board center for nonprofits to list their job and board positions. $100 for full time jobs, $50 for part-time jobs and boards of director positions for 60 days.

Job board center for nonprofits to list their job and board positions. $100 for full time jobs, $50 for part-time jobs and boards of director positions for 60 days.

entry page for employers and job searchers to enter United Latino Job Bank at www.hirelatinos.org

Molly Thompson on how to use projects in a resume to highly skills and abilities and problems solved for employer

Large number of categories for freelancing services--web,mobile, and software development, design & creative, IT & networking, writing, admin & virtual assistant, customer service, data science & analytics, translation, etc.

Identifies Jobsbox, jobberbase, Jobify (wordpress theme), and Jobify as open source job board platforms

list of nonprofit recruiters

We Work Remotely niche job board is listed here, article by Eric Short, Talent Management, January 2014

interesting look at growth of niche job boards based on DoL projected growth in sectors such as in health, retail sales, secretarial and admin assistance, construction, etc..  post by Mary Hiers for RealMatch.com

How the American Society on Aging handles its job board with single job postings for 30 or 60 days ($119/269 and $199/$379 respectively for members/nonmembers), network postings (includes 6 aging organizations in addition to ASA) for 30 or 60 days ($369/$519 for members/nonmembers for 30 days), single resume posting  ($25/$35), and banner ads (for employer brands on most popular pages visited by job seekers inside the job board)