Search Engine Comparison

We searched 8 major Canadian job search engines for different job titles and in different cities. The following table represents the number of jobs found: 

RANKING	SEARCH ENGINE	JOB DESCRIPTION, STATE
		Product Manager, Toronto	Electrician, Montreal	Chemist, Vancouver	Nurse, Vancouver
1	WowJobs	3757	1	8	296
2	Monster	820	9	2	29
3	Career Builder	439	0	1	147
4	Workopolis	84	0	2	243
5	Hotjobs	67	0	0	1
6	JobBank Canada	3	0	5	10
7	CanJobs	12	0	0	0
8	BaseJobs	0	0	0	0

Jobs were searched with standard search options, considering all open jobs in the respective state posted within a maximum period of 30 days and a distance of up to 50 km from the city (where optional).

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Conclusion:

Wow Jobs did the best job with my search, followed by Monster and Career Builder. WowJobs is the favorite under the job bank engines but results indicate that at least a second job bank should be used for complementation (preferably Monster).

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