Snag a Job

Snagajob.com is an online service that facilitates searching and posting hourly wage jobs. It offers both full-time and part-time job opportunities posted by local, regional and national companies. According to the company's tagline, they are, "The #1 Source for Hourly Employment".http://www.snagajob.com/about-us</re> Their goal is to connect people to the type of job they need. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, the company has been online since 2000 and has expanded to more than 20 million registered job seekers.<ref>http://www.snagajob.com/about-us/our-story.aspx

Not only is the website dedicated to job seekers, the company behind the service has been listed as one of the Best small and medium companies to work for in the United States by the Society for Human Resources Management.http://www.snagajob.com/about-us

The idea for Snag a Job started in 1999 when Shawn Boyer was trying to help a friend find an internship job online. Boyer maintains that he noticed that there was a lack of services for the part-time and full-time hourly jobs market. The website officially launched to the public in 2000 and registered a million job applicants within the first two years. The company has received many awards and hit many milestones over its first ten years, and now has over ten million registered job applicants.[1]

The snagajob.com website is divided into multiple sections.

Homepage The front page of the site lists a search function to find jobs near a specified zip code, featured employers, job alerts signup and employment resources.

Browse Jobs The tab at the top of the home page labeled "Browse Jobs" brings job seekers to a page where they can look for jobs by category, industry, position, company or by location.http://www.snagajob.com/find-jobs

Online Degrees The "Online Degrees" tab provides information on choosing a degree and information about online degree programs.

Job Resources This section provides a wide range of tips to help with job searches, resumes and interviews.

Snag a Job does not require someone to register with the site before they can use the service; visitors can still look for jobs in the United States and use the site's resources right away. Official sites include Snag A Job http://www.snagajob.com and Snagablog http://www.snagablog.com

Snag a Job has free registration, which gives you access to additional customized services such as emailed Job Alerts, newsletter, partner offers, free fun stuff and contests, custom Google map showing current job locations, and privately or publicly posting your contact page for prospective employers.

Shawn Boyer, CEO of Snag a Job has just published an insiders guide to hiring hourly workers that gives advice for employers. Link to book is available at amazon.com below.

When you go to the home page for Snag a Job the first thing you see is a full color start page with labeled navigation buttons and search boxes to help you find a job in the United States.

You have many options to start looking at as you scroll down the page, including search for jobs by zip code, get email alerts of jobs by zip code, spotlighted employers that are accepting online applications, now hiring company links nationwide, companies that need managers and supervisors, expert job tips, a collection of job descriptions and links to find local jobs. Last but not least is the most important button of all - "Get Started" in the top left hand corner.

When you press the "Get Started" button, there is an easy to fill in registration form with an option to snag a job fast and receive email job alerts and other notices. A full contact information form follows with various options you can choose such as your work experience and the job industry that you are most interested it. There is also a video to watch explaining the form at the top of the page.

Once you have filled in your registration then you can use the custom features of the site. Click on MySnag, "your personalized job search headquarters" in the menu bar at the top. One feature is that you can see numbered available jobs on a Google map by your zip code. Another is the option to receive custom job alerts, newsletter, special partner offers or fun stuff from Snag a Job.

The "Job Advice" option at the top looks useful, with an opportunity to ask job search experts questions, and read job search tips, resume tips, tips on writing a good online profile for employers, job interview tips, job advice videos, and help in using Snag a Job with a FAQ. There are featured stories about finding jobs to choose from also.

The "Browse Jobs' menu bar option lets you find jobs by category, title, company and location, while the "Job Search" basic button searches for jobs by your zip code. The advanced search option lets you search by zip code, or city/state and specify within how many miles of that location. There is also an option to click on and sign up for a Job Alert service by zip code as well as find local jobs by city or town.

Prospective employers have their own separate entry button in the top right hand corner.

The "Online Degrees" option lets you search for online degree program information by associate or bachelors degree, zip code, or on campus programs only. There is a handful of articles about degree programs and information about possible free tuition for former military personnel since 2001 and how you can find out if you qualify. Interesting buttons in the left sidebar cover contests, lifestyle and workplace fun as well as a salary calculator.

At the very bottom of the site page are some additional options to choose for job seekers, employers, and those who want to work at Snag a Job. Of note is a link to the Official Snag a Job blog called SnagABlog .Here you will find additional information such as about their Facebook site, employment news, find a job tips, inside Snag a Job for insider info, and links to their other social media sites on Twitter, myspace and Youtube.

"Just named by QSR Magazine as one of five recommended summer reads for hiring managers!"-SnagABlog http://www.snagablog.com/employment-news/hourly-recruitment-strategies/

"Authored by Shawn Boyer, the founder and CEO of the nation’s largest hourly job Web site SnagAJob.com and the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2008 National Small Business Person of the Year, the book provides human resources departments and hiring managers with the specific know-how to implement an efficient and cost-effective strategy to hire their front-line workers." http://www.snagablog.com/employment-news/hourly-recruitment-strategies/

"In his first book, part roadmap for hourly recruitment success and part compelling case study roundup from America's top companies, Boyer shows businesses how to connect specific strategy and tactics to bottom-line benefits." http://www.amazon.com/Help-Wanted-Found-insiders-recruiting/dp/0615214738/

"Boyer provides step-by-step instructions on many topics, including setting hiring goals, measuring return on investment, screening for the right-fit hires and successfully bringing employees onboard once hired. Help Wanted & Help Found also offers real-life case studies from brands like Starbucks, Kohl’s and Boston Market." http://www.snagablog.com/employment-news/hourly-recruitment-strategies/