Job Search Platform Analysis: LinkedIn, Monster, and Reed Comparison

This report examines three major job search platforms: LinkedIn, Monster, and Reed. It analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of each platform for job seekers. The report highlights LinkedIn's role in professional networking and job postings, while also addressing privacy concerns related to user data. Monster is presented as a platform offering job listings based on user skills, but also criticized for sharing personal contact information. Reed is discussed as a platform for various job types, but it's usability is impacted by frequent advertisements. The report provides insights into the functionality and user experience of these platforms, offering a comparative analysis to help job seekers make informed decisions about which resources to use.

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LinkedIn
Advantages
LinkedIn is one of the best social platform for job research, people who are looking for
job opportunities can make their profile on LinkedIn (Papacharissi., 2009). Most of the
companies post recruitment post so interested candidates can apply for those jobs.
Disadvantages
One of the biggest disadvantage of LinkedIn is personal data provided by the professional
users. This platform gives personal data to the companies to target their customers. It can create
problem for professionals who have profile on LinkedIn.
Monster
Advantages
Monster application is leading online recruitment and carrier making resource for people.
They are providing jobs according to the user's kills and their knowledge. People can see jobs
which is available on their local areas.
Disadvantages
Most of the people complain that Monster app share personal mobile numbers to the
users. Salesman call them and ask them to by their product or try once. They should not show
users personal mobile number. They can show email id, so recruiters can send them mail about
jobs.
Reed
Advantages
Reed is business hunting app which is available on mobile stores (Ropars, Jeanvoine, and
Morin., 2006). People who are looking for part-time job, carrier change, director level job, can
find jobs on this application. There are more than 250,000 jobs are currently available on this
application.
Disadvantages
This is one of the best place to find job but this app shows advertisement after 2 or 3
minute which can irritate users, and they can uninstall this app because this reason.

REFERENCES
Books and journal
Papacharissi, Z., 2009. The virtual geographies of social networks: a comparative analysis of
Facebook, LinkedIn and ASmallWorld. New media & society.11(1-2). pp.199-220.
Ropars, T., Jeanvoine, E. and Morin, C., 2006. Providing QoS in a Grid Appication Monitoring
Service.

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