Beyond.com Reviews
REVIEW
While Beyond.com does offer a pared-down search function for job listings, their real value is in their career development tools. Users can create a personal account that has a huge list of features. One tool turns a resume into an appealing infographic to share with potential employers; another gives users a personality test that can help match them up with jobs suited not only to their experience and education, but also their temperament and working style.
Users can sign up for email alerts for specific industry postings, and the website offers an app for Android and iPhone. There are no job forums like many other popular job searching websites, and there are far fewer filter options in the search feature.
Beyond’s customer service can be reached through an online contact form, but users may have better luck getting in touch via Facebook or Twitter accounts. Beyond.com keeps both of these accounts active, and frequently interacts with customers through these platforms.
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- Helpful and informative blog full of career-building resources
- Free basic account, with paid service that gives users more exposure
- Email alerts for new job postings
- Customer service frequently interacts via social media
- Resume infographic
- Personality exam for better job matching
- Apply for jobs through the website
CONCLUSION
Overall, it’s difficult to say that Beyond.com would be the best website for a serious job hunter. Their lack of industry-specific research, and weak search function, will make it harder for job hunters to find exactly what they are looking for if they already know what they want.
However, for new job hunters, or those moving into a new career that don’t know exactly what they want yet, Beyond.com might be exactly what users need. The resume and career development tools can help users narrow down a search before they know where to turn, and they may find that they are better suited for something they never would have looked into.
Give Beyond.com’s free account a try if you’re just starting out in your job hunt. It would be a great way to discover more about yourself. Even if you don’t use their listing.
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