For those who may not have noticed, and since I haven't announced anywhere, I recently updated my One Eye open software, which allows you to search multiple-craigslist communities in a simple, friendly way. This morning, I was thinking about it (while adding some font-size controls and whatnot), and realized that OEO would make a great job-hunt tool. Even better, since you get two searches free (over 5 communities), you could at least look for a job in your area using the trial version.
So.. I thought, why not take a few screenshots and illustrate a job search.
Lets take a look at our fictitious software developer, lets call him - oh, say, Chucky. (Named for a fictitious person used by my high school physics teacher's pop-quizzes.) He's a nice guy who just happens to have lost his job recently due to market forces beyond his control. Now Chucky is out there hitting all the usual job boards, Monster, Dice, Career Builder etc. He is quickly coming to realize that so is everyone else.
Chucky happens to use craigslist every now and then, but realizes he has to do a lot of switching around in order to search for nearby communities.
Craiglist is great and all, but it is organized so that you naturally fall into your community. If you live in Chicago, you see Chicago. Well, what if your item is in Topeka? What if you're willing to work in Peoria? Criaglist is great on the local scene, but a HUGE pain when what you are looking for might be somewhere else.
Until, one day, Chucky finds One Eye Open:
Chucky realizes, he can now search for PHP, MySQL or Startups ... anything! He can run 20 searches, simultaneously, on the entire US! And, even if Chucky can't afford to buy One Eye Open (he is, as we said, unemployed), he can use it for free to run two different searches for up to 5 communities.
Even better, Chucky can find small gigs to help pay the bills while he's looking for more work
Finally, out of an amazing sense of gratitude, Chucky sends BigAtticHouse an email telling them how incredibly awesome they are and purchases the full version, so he can find great ways to spend his money efficiently using criagslist.
So, that is how to find a job with One Eye Open.
Just one suggested use. You can also jump right to the Download and get started on your job search
We're also in the process of adding Ebay, Amazon, and "add your own" RSS feeds (like all the major job boards) to one eye open searches, so you can keep an eye out for all kinds of stuff.