what niche job boards do you use to find job openings?

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. Today we have two letters, one question. The first: I’m a fed in a (relatively) safe job in a (relatively) safe agency, and while I’m hoping to stay, I am keeping an eye out for other opportunities. But as someone who went straight from academia to the federal […]

Apr 17, 2025 - 16:17

what niche job boards do you use to find job openings?

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager.

It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. Today we have two letters, one question. The first:

I’m a fed in a (relatively) safe job in a (relatively) safe agency, and while I’m hoping to stay, I am keeping an eye out for other opportunities. But as someone who went straight from academia to the federal government, I realized I don’t know where to look beyond places like LinkedIn or Indeed. I’m sure many job categories have their own niche places to look for job announcements, but how do you find out about them? Maybe people who are looking could say their desired job category in the comments and others could give tips on where to look? For instance, I’m looking at data science, with a focus on data governance.

And the second:

Several years ago — in May of 2017 — you had a post where you asked your readers to share their favorite niche job boards in their various fields. Since the world has evolved a bit in the years since then, would you consider doing an update to that post and seeing what readers are recommending in various fields at this point?

Yes, let’s do it again! What niche job boards do you use and recommend that are specific to your field? (For example, you might recommend I Need a Library Job, if you’re in libraries, or TraverseJobs for political jobs in D.C., and so forth.) Please share in the comments.