Wowjobs.ca Is Now Available

Looking for work in Canada? The latest statistics point to an employment boom all over the country. In Calgary, rumour has it there are three jobs for every qualified person. If true, that’s a pretty sweet deal. And in this day and age, is there a better way to look for a job other than on the Internet? I guess it depends on what you’re looking for and how well you utilize your resources. Personally, I’ve had some fair success with Internet job search in the past, and with search engine competition heating up it’s only going to get better for employment seekers, at least in this country.

Last week I compiled a bit on a new Canadian job search engine called Eluta. But there’s another Canadian job search engine that recently became available, called wowjobs.ca (currently in beta).

The first thing I’d like to mention about wowjobs.ca is the clean, uncluttered layout and sharp logo that incorporates the Canadian Maple Leaf. Nicely done.

Wowjobs.ca is not a directory or job posting site. Instead, it’s a vertical search engine that combs over 100,000 job sites for information. However, unlike Eluta which provides results from employer sites, wowjobs.ca indexes from Canadian job boards, classifieds and company sites.

Under ‘Search’ off the main landing page, you can look for jobs by entering keyword(s) and location into the search bars. Keywords can be phrases, such as SEO Analyst, while location allows you to drill down by province, city or even postal code. The ‘Browse’ selection off the main page lets you perform a more general job search within the provinces/territories and their associated townships.

More Features:

• Email alerts and RSS feeds can be set up to inform you about new job leads
• You can sort by relevance or date
• Advanced search lets you refine what you’re looking for
• Resumes cannot be posted
• Wowjobs.ca requires submission through an XML feed, or your listing needs to be located on one of the sites it crawls in order to be included