After receiving 1000+ comments on my recent social media post about people's target industries and ideal roles, I spent the last 24 hours researching the best job boards and segmenting them by the most popular and requested sectors.
Why do job boards matter? Don't all jobs end up in the same application tracking system?
Yes and no. Here's what you need to know:
Recruiters understand that different job boards attract distinct audiences. Recruiters also A/B test different job descriptions on different platforms to attract the right candidate. You may find unique postings on specific platforms, which increases your visibility and interview chances.
Recruiters also track conversion sources. They know which sites have consistently delivered quality hires. If you apply through a platform with a great track record, you're more likely to get a faster response.
The reality is that not all job postings appear on every platform. Specialized boards exist for startups, finance, non-profits, and other sectors. Some job boards simply offer a better user experience, helping you filter through noise to find roles you actually want.
How to use the list of job boards:
- Use the categorized list below to find boards specific to your industry
- Browse 2-3 platforms that align with your goals (e.g. choose a board with salary transparency)
- Apply to handful of positions through each selected platform, tailoring your resume
- Track which platforms and types of roles land you an interview
- Double down on the platforms that work best for your profile and goals
Remember to always trust your gut instincts and watch out for scams during your job search. Happy hunting!
📊 Data, Analytics & Business Intelligence
- Welcome to the Jungle (formerly Otta) – praised for the precise matching algorithm. Popular in tech & data community
- DataAnalyst.com – hand curated job postings by Alex with salary listed
- Data Elixir – Respected newsletter with cML, data visualization, analytic & research papers news to keep you informed for your next interview. Occasionally may include job listings
- Hacker News "Who is Hiring?" – Monthly thread where individuals at top tech companies post directly. The UI is a little crazy!
- AIJobs.net (shutting down in August) – Curated list of AI and ML jobs
- LinkedIn – Recruiters actively search for candidates with specific skills (SQL, Python, R, Tableau). Optimize your profile to maximize inbound messages from recruiters.
- Data Elixir – mixed experience; can freelance & bid for data science jobs
Pro tip: also search for skillets on job boards (e.g. Tableau). Some roles may be listed under a different title but require the same skill sets
💻 Tech, Product & Engineering
- Jobright – find out how well you qualify for a job and let AI match you to jobs
- Levels.fyi – tech jobs with additional filters (e.g. benefits, compensation)
- Mind the Product Jobs – Respected PM community and job boards.
- Built In – Amazing city-specific tech job boards (e.g., Built In Chicago).
- Wellfound (formerly AngelList) – Startup job board for everything from QA to PM and engineering.
- TechJobsForGood – Tech roles in mission-driven and social impact companies
- Work at a Startup by Y Combinator – Direct jobs at vetted Y Combinator startups.
- Lenny's Newsletter – PM/growth newsletter from Lenny & job interest form
- Foorilla – brand new career platform with latest salary & postings for coders, builders & hackers
- Remote OK – Tech-focused remote jobs with salary tags; UI can look a little sketchy & some posts may be outdated
- Remotive – vetted tech/startup jobs
🧬 Healthcare & Life Sciences
- BioPharmaGuy aggregates biotech company career pages by regions
- BioSpace – Mixed experience; hub for biotech, pharma, & clinical research jobs.
- PublicHealthJobs.org – Jobs in epidemiology, public health education, and health policy and they have fellowships!!
- Idealist – World's largest social impact nonprofit & community health job board
- USAJOBS – Official job board for the U.S. federal government (CDC, NIH, HHS, etc.), some people have seen success in previous years ):
- HFMA Career Center – Financial and admin roles in the healthcare sector.
- Healthecareers – started in 1993 by a health journal. Designed to employ nurses, PAs, physicians, medical student and researchers
🎨 Marketing, Communications & Creative
- Dribbble – Portfolio site + job board for visual creatives. Dead in the waters recently. People enjoy Mobbin for inspo more.
- Behance – Adobe's design network and job board. Some people hate everything Adobe
- Designjobs – A curated job board created by a fellow designer
- AIGA Design Jobs – Jobs posted through the leading professional association for designers. Can be used to volunteer at events
- Working Not Working – High-end creative gigs for designers, writers, and art directors (been pretty dead recently).
- AMA Job Board – From the American Marketing Association (very old), includes jobs with various levels
- PRSA Jobcenter – Old school but job board for public relations professionals with up to date openings.
- The Drum Jobs – not a job board but posts latest marketing, media news based out of the UK
- ProductMarketingAlliance – professional network; people enjoy the summit & free Slack community
📦 Business, Operations & Finance
- eFinancialCareers – Jobs in finance, asset management, and accounting with great filtering options
- Allocatorsjob – curated job postings for institutional investment professions minus investment banking
- Indeed – had worked for people that searched by key terms ‘cfa investment' or 'investment nyc' or 'cfa caia' or 'analyst FP&A'
- AICPA Global Career Hub – For audit, tax, and CPA-track accounting roles.
- ASCM – Supply chain, logistics, and procurement jobs.
- Brightnetwork – business job forum in UK; can easily filter for new grad & internships
- Job-Ish – job board to find roles across the business + productivity tool w. AI
- Hirebase – global database of job listings across sectors
🌍 Public Sector, Social Impact & Law
- Idealist – Many people say its the best nonprofit job board, period.
- Reliefweb – for humanitarians to find opportunities locally & internationally
- Unjobs – not the prettiest UI but can find find vacancies within United Nations
- B Work – Career hub for Certified B Corporations and social enterprises
- GoInhouse – Legal/counsel jobs inside companies (not at a firm)
- NALA Career Center – Paralegal and legal assistant job hub. Up2date postings
- Local Bar Association (e.g. NYC) – Find your city's bar association job board for legal admin roles
- NYFA Jobs – Best for entry-level arts, museums, and curatorial & creative work.
🎯 Hyper-Niche & Specialized Roles
- Music Business Worldwide Jobs – Music label, publishing, and biz jobs global.
- Trellis (formerly GreenBiz) – Roles in corporate sustainability and ESG.
- Climatebase – Sustainability startups and climate tech.Some have found the fellowship a little sketchy
- Edtechjobs – edtech roles listed but relatively new job board started in 2024