Chicago Jobs - Best Chicago Job Sites for Your Search

Looking for a job in Chicago? Use these links to the best job listings sites in Chicago.

We've focused on including established job sites and professional associations while avoiding infrequently updated sites or ones that re-hash job listings pulled from elsewhere.

Related Reading:
Jobs at Chicago's Top Employers.
Jobs at Chicago's Largest Privately-Held Companies

Now, go forth and bring home the bacon.

Chicago Job Listing Sites from Major and Alternative Media Sources

1. Chicago Tribune CareerBuilder
   What was once the paper granddaddy of want ads has seen its listings picked off by online competitors over the years, but its online site is still a prime spot for identifying Chicago job openings. CareerBuilder also offers an excellent resource center for job hunters.
   
   
2. Chicago Sun-Times ChicagoJobs.com
   The Chicago Sun-Times job listings are allied with smaller, area newspapers, which offer opportunities across Chicago and an 11 county area.
   
   
3. Chicago Job Listings from the New York Times and more via Indeed.com
   About.com's job search site with Chicago job listings from The New York Times and other media outlets.
   
   
4. Wall Street Journal - CareerJournal Chicago
   The WSJ's complete Chicago job listings.
   
   
5. Craigslist - Chicago Jobs
   A go-to site for job hunters in the Chicago area.
   
   
6. Gapers Block - Jobs
   Steady stream of job postings from the Chicago Job Board Network via this Chicago online web publication.
   
   
7. Chicago Reader Classified Ads – Jobs
   The search engine on this job site is so clunky that I hesitate to even refer you to it. (Who could possibly want a “random sort” option on a job site?) But, the Reader is still known as a good source for jobs, primarily on the north side, so this list could not be considered complete without it.

Chicago Job Listings from Professional Associations and Similar Outlets

1. Association Forum - Illinois Jobs
   Find available Illinois jobs in association management.
   
   
2. Hospitality Job Bank - Chicago
   Busy job bank for area openings in Chicago’s restaurant and hotel industry.
   
   
3. Chicago Interactive Marketing Association Job Postings
   Job postings for marketing association dedicated to communicating through interactive media.
   
   
4. Chicagoland Environmental Network
   "Green" Chicago job openings.
   
   
5. Illinois Library Association - Jobline
   Job openings for Illinois librarians and related fields.
   
   
6. American Health Information Management Association - Illinois Jobs
   Available jobs in coding and other health care information management specialities.
   
   
7. Project Management Institute - Chicagoland
   Job listings from the local chapter of organization dedicated to the professional management of projects.
   
   
8. American Marketing Association - Chicago Chapter
   Chicago job listings from the local branch of the organization of professional marketers.
   
   
9. Chicago Artists Resource - Jobs
   Job listing service for Chicago-area artists. Yes, really, jobs for artists. It's about time, isn't it?
   
   
10. NPO.Net
    Active listings for jobs in Chicago-area non-profits.
    
    
11. Idealist.org - Illinois Jobs
    Active and popular job site for non-profit jobs (and a few for-profit ones, too.)
    
    
12. JAMA CareerNet – Physicians Job Search Resources in Illinois
    Doctors take note. Here are the physician job openings in Illinois from the Journal of the American Medical Association.
    
    

Chicago Job Listings from Job Search Engines

1. Monster.com - Chicago
   Chicago jobs from the mother Internet job board.
   
   
2. Yahoo! Hot Jobs – Chicago
   Yahoo! Hot Jobs - Chicago provides a steady diet of jobs in the area.
   
   
3. Jobster - Chicago Jobs
   Local jobs from this active and searchable database of openings.
   
   
4. ChicagoDiversity.com Jobs
   Job listings from employers looking to welcome diverse personnel on to their staffs.