job boards

Employment posting sites

Job boards are websites or platforms where employers post open positions and job seekers search for work.

They function as centralized marketplaces for employment: She found her current role through a job board.

Some are general-purpose, others specialize in particular industries or roles.

The term dates to the early internet era, when these sites replaced physical bulletin boards listing employment opportunities.

Opposites
recruitment method

job boardsheadhunters

Executive talent seekers

talent scouts · staffing agencies · internal hiring · poaching · recruitment agencies

job search direction

job boardstalent pools

Collections of prospective employees

job search approach

job boardsnetworking

Building professional relationships

word of mouth · nepotism · knowing someone · cold calling · professional associations

Family

job, board, bulletin board

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G