Best way to find job opportunities at local small businesses ?

January 15, 2018 10:14 AM

I've worked my entire life at very small businesses and prefer that work environment. How can I identify local small businesses which might be hiring? Are there ways to filter posted jobs by the size of the organization, any job sites which specialize in small businesses, and any ways of identifying local small businesses which might need help but do not have a public job posting up? I'm familiar with Manta.com but it seems kind of clunky as a job hunting tool. Help me, MeFites!
posted by Larry David Syndrome to Work & Money (2 answers total)

Best answer: This may or may not be what you're looking for, but I've found a lot of great jobs with small businesses posted through my alma mater's career posting website. Perhaps local colleges in your area have a job board online where local businesses are looking for employees?
posted by Malleable at 1:59 PM on January 15, 2018

Best answer: Traditional networking. We recently hired an office admin because he was looking for a better opportunity, is dating the founder's wife's BFF, and he's a good guy, ambitious, and willing to do a lot of scut work.

Do you have any particular skills? At my last place, the eventual CSO cold called the company with a business plan on how to improve the company and expand its clientbase (based on what he could glean from the webpage). He managed to write a grant for his salary and part of a tech's salary.
posted by porpoise at 3:35 PM on January 15, 2018