12 Most Promising Job Networking Sites for Job Seekers

With the explosion of the technology age, more people have become dependent on finding information online. Finding a job through the internet is also done nowadays. As a job seeker in the midst of this economic depression, it is quite understandable to go to extremes just to get employed. To add to your potential lists of job networking sites, here are the top most promising social networking sites of 2010 for job seekers

Ryze - the site allows members to network and post messages to each other. It gives its members the chance to build their network based on their industry, location or interest. The site reaches to more than 200 countries all throughout the world. It has more than 200 organizations to help its members grow their network or organization exponentially.

Hi5 - a social networking site for establishing up your network. This has huge potential of being one of the best networking sites to build up your network and extend your job hunt. It has millions of registered members from more than 200 countries. You can create your professional profile at no cost at all.

Imantri - for those seeking mentoring and coaching, this is the best place to land. It is a peer-to-peer online community that helps networking between coaches and mentees. It provides framework and tools to heighten training relationships. The site is perfect for job searchers as it offers a mentor matching engine.

Friendster - an online community that attracts different kinds of people all over the world. It fosters connection through networking of friends for variety of reasons. Through this site, you can extend your network globally thus your job search is also at worldwide level. It enables you to build your own personal and private community for the purpose of toning up the connection within your network.

Jigsaw - a great place to find marketers, recruiters and sales people. It is a business contact marketplace that permits people to buy, sell and trade information. It offers members fresh and precise collective information, making it a great site to find prospective employers.

MediaBistro - a networking site that is dedicated to provide opportunities for running across new people and sharing resources to each other. It is good site to become well educated for the up-to-date job opportunities in the content/creative industry. It can help improve your career skills and show your work.

Meetup - a social networking site for meeting up with new people that have the same interest as you. It helps members to self-organize globally and gather through different groups and meetings. The members in this site normally meet up at different cities in local cafes, restaurants and even in bookstores.

NetParty - one of the sites listed in Forbes Best of the Web site. It serves as an entry point for interaction and offline meetings carried out in different US cities. It targets professionals between 20 and 40 years old. Typically, the parties or events are held at classy clubs to incorporate pleasure in business networking.

Networking for Professionals - a site built for professional online networking. Professionals from different occupations can establish and enhance their network to improve their business, client base and/or advance their career. It has privacy control but then it has membership fees every month after the first month of use.

Ziggs - the site provides a search program for finding people in online business. It collects professionals by supplying up to date businessmen profiles. The site allows you to explore through more than 2.6 million profiles and more than 66,000 companies. It also allows you to create your professional profile online.

Tribe.net - an online service where people can assist each other find a job. It enables members to connect and interact with people under the same interest areas. The site permits you to ask for friend's suggestion, advice and opinion.

The Virtual Handshake - a primary resource for knowing how to establish relationship online. This is a great site for job searchers and freelancers to get job and clients, respectively. The site includes networking tools and online networking resources that are beneficial to job seekers.

Landon Long is the founder of InterviewMastermind.com. You can download his FREE "Resume Rebel" Video Course to learn how to write a resume and stand out in a slow economy.