All career websites are not created equal!

One of the first steps of my career search was to upload my résumé on some job search websites. I assumed that they would all be pretty much the same, but with different employers using different sites. I was horribly, horribly wrong. When I uploaded my résumé to Monster.com and set some search criteria, I got some really good results. There may not be a lot of matches, but they are relevant and I will probably apply for all of them. On the other hand, Careerbuilder.com was a mess. I got a lot of results, but they are mainly jobs that I would have settled for four years ago when I had graduated with my BA. A lot of people contacted me in just the couple of days since I uploaded my résumé. I had two emails from people about clerical positions (their words) and two from people about selling life insurance. Today someone even called me about selling life insurance. He seemed a little annoyed when I said that I was a full time graduate student with an assistantship. That in turn annoyed me because I clearly stated that information on my résumé. The first thing I did when I got home today was delete my Careerbuilder.com account! I think I will stick with Monster.com from now on.