Editor’s note: This article was first published in July 2012; the figure of more than five million Spaniards looking for work, Viadeo’s 45 million registered users and the description of each network reflect 2012, and several of these services have since changed, shrunk or closed.
We have already written on this blog about how to look for work through social networks and how Facebook is becoming a job portal for some companies. We have also written for those who need to find their job and must spend their time and effort exploring every possible option for work, making that search their full-time occupation until they find their opportunity.
This note is aimed at the working population looking for a job, which numbers more than five million Spaniards. Almost all of them have set up a professional profile on LinkedIn, but there are other options. They may not be as popular, but they are also part of the job of job hunting, and who knows: the opportunity of your life might be waiting on one of these “other” social networks.
Want to know what they are?
A social network born in France, whose look is more appealing than the popular LinkedIn’s, with its rich, eye-catching interface.
Some of the pros and cons of this job site:
- Its main drawback is a smaller audience, although it has already reached 45 million registered users.
- In its favour, it is the best option if you are interested in working in neighbouring France.
Viadeo would be the place where you can find the most companies and clients to open doors for your professional experience in France, making very interesting contacts with whom you can interact and take part in their discussions.
LinkedIn’s direct competitor, although more focused on contacts between professionals, without forgetting event creation and a personal calendar.
It has become the “store brand” version of the “original product”, and it has interest groups and interesting job offers.
Nubelo
A job portal especially for those who want to take their freelance project online.
It is an exchange board where companies looking to outsource some work can set their conditions, and workers can make their proposals.
It is an excellent place for programmers, designers and social media managers, and for all Spanish-speaking professionals, since most of the work comes from the other side of the pond (Latin America).
Perhaps the most complicated and convoluted of the options, although there’s no accounting for taste.
Once you have entered your CV, the system lets you find out your strengths and weaknesses, and based on your results it offers you a series of jobs that may match your personal and professional traits.
It is a kind of dating site for jobs. It is useful that this site lets you learn your positive and negative qualities at work, so you can focus your search on the best options.
Specialised for scientists and research staff who want to share knowledge online.
It is the most specific portal of all, and very focused on the English-speaking market.
Featured image: Loic Le Meur from France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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