Zeus of the ‘NetReviews of the Coolest Sites on the Net

Launched in February 2008 this site is the latest in a line of niche social networking websites.  However unlike the hundreds and hundreds of other social sites that have fallen by the wayside, this one appears to have what it takes.  BrightFuse is a self-proclaimed “talent community” that aims to “give professionals a tool with which they could network and interact easily with other professionals”.  The site is completely free to use, anyone can create a personalized professional profile to connect, interact, and network with fellow industry peers and other professionals from around the globe.

With more and more research and fact finding being done online by those decision makers in HR departments all over the world, it is becoming necessary to maintain and control your personal online presence.  BrightFuse enables its users to create a professional webpage (similar to LinkedIn) where their work history can be showcased in a very presentable way, basically amounting to an online resume.  With the way the economy is going, this is one social site that you won’t want to pass on because who knows if and when that pink slip will come.  Take advantage and become a part of this growing community as it continues to expand throughout the recession and beyond.

My apologies for the pun, but if you are in the market for a new job, and with the way this economy is going many of you probably are, then pay a visit and immediately bookmark Indeed.com.  This job search aggregator site pulls listing from dozens and dozens of other high profile job sites such as: Monster, CareerBuilder, and HotJobs; as well as dozens of smaller and lesser known jobs sites.  It also pulls listings from the careers or jobs section from companies websites themselves.

The site is very easy to use, all a visitor to the site has to do is type in the job title or keywords they are searching for, the location, and hit ‘Find Jobs’.  Indeed.com is essentially a customized search engine, but one that is done right.  The query results page looks exactly like a Google results page (I’m sure no coincidence), including Adsense on the top, bottom, and right hand side.

With less and less time to get things done these days, everybody is strapped for time.  This site is the perfect timesaver for those who don’t have the time or patience to search each job site one by one.