With today’s mobile technologies, job searches are becoming easier than ever before.  There are tons of apps a job seeker can use to pursue a career and find employment opportunities.  Twitter gives opportunities to make connections with job recruiters, and job seekers can even create a resume on social media.  Below are the best apps for finding job opportunities.

1. Careerbuilder.com

Careerbuilder.com has geo-location features.  The app is one of the best on the market for job seekers to utilize.  Careerbuilder.com hosts listings of jobs from around the world, and the user can get personal job recommendations, track and view job opportunities, and save jobs to apply to in the future. Cost: Free.

2. Job Compass

When conducting a job search, Job Compass lets you search for jobs within a one-mile radius of your location and further.  The app lists millions of employment opportunities in as many as 55 countries.  The interface is intuitive.  Cost: Free.

3. Job Serve

Job Serve is another job search app compatible with the iPod, iPad, and devices features iOS 4.0 or greater.  Features include push notifications featuring job alerts, and alerts letting you know when jobs come up that match your skills.  Job Serve shows you jobs in real time and you get up to the minute information. Search a database consisting of 50,000 employment opportunities.  Cost: Free.

4. Job Finder

As a job seeker, you will want to take full advantage of every resource at your disposal.  Job Finder is another app that serves to assist those with finding employment opportunities.  The app shares jobs posted on Hireability.com, PreferredJobs.com, CommonGoodCareers.com, DotOrgJobs,com, ChicagoTribune,com, StarTribuner.com, and SimplyHired.com.  Job listings include as many as 73 categories.  Cost: $0.99.

5. Craigslist Daily Free

Craigslist Daily takes a creative approach to presenting all the classifieds in the traditional Craigslist setting. The app is compatible with the iPod Touch, the iPhone, and iPad. The Craigslist Daily Free application has automated sync capabilities.  You can save searches and favorite listings. This app has a newspaper type layout.  Cost: Free.

6. LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a professional networking app where a job seeker can connect with groups, companies, job offers, and people.  In some instances, users can apply for jobs using the application: one touch and your application is submitted.  With LinkedIn, you can view and save jobs to apply later as well.  Cost: Free.

7. Indeed

Indeed is an app used by more than 140 million people seeking jobs.  The app offers job listings in 28 languages and 50 countries. Indeed is fast loading and lists full and part time employment opportunities.  You can use the app to apply for jobs and submit your resume.  Indeed is compatible with devices featuring an iOS 6 or greater as well as the iPad. Cost: Free.

8. Contaqs

Contaqs is a contact manager application created by Entwicklungsschmiede.  The application lets you manage all those important contacts, and as a job seeker, you’ll want an app that makes finding names, phone numbers, and addresses of potential employers easy.  Contaqs features smart lists where you can categorize contacts into groups.  The app has fast search tools, grouping functions, drop and drag functionality, photo integration, social integration, and the app is secure so your contact information remains safe from intrusion. Cost: $1.99.

9. Beamer

Beamer is an app allowing you to create and share electronic business cards.  Beamer allows for sharing of electronic cards between iPhones as well as iPod Touches.  This is a fantastic app for those movements when you want to share your contact information and you are fresh out of physical business cards or you don’t have a pen and paper on hand.  For the job seeker, it’s just another way to share contact information with potential employers.  Cost: $0.99.

10. Domain Search

D.L. McCulloch & L. E. McCulloch is the company behind the Domain Search: a mobile application compatible with iPhone devices.  As a job seeker, you can establish an online presence by finding an easy, memorable domain name and establishing a website.  With an online presence, hiring managers will be able to find you with greater ease and your URL will rank in Google search engine pages.  Easily find more than 50 different domain extensions.  Cost: Free.

By Dmytro Bilkun, Marketing Manager at The App Solutions, a mobile app development company