It’s pretty well known that Craigslist is one of the most popular sites in the world and many of the top companies in the world as well as small businesses post their job announcements in the Jobs categories.

It’s easy. You visit craigslist.org and either search in the “Jobs” category or in one of the subcategories.

But what happens when you close the window? What if you didn’t enter the right search term? What if your dream job was posted in another state and allowed telecommuting? Simple, you’ll miss the opportunity.

A trick I learned early on was to use the Craigslist RSS feeds to keep me updated on all the opportunities available for my industry. I know that each person probably has his or her own way and I invite people to share their tips/tricks to help other readers, but below I will explain how I do this.

First, I visit a site called crazedlist.org. I like this site because here you can search as many craigslist sites as you want with one search box and the best part is you can generate an RSS feed of the results.

Next, I import the newly generated feed into an RSS feed reader. I personally use WhizRSS Feed Reader for those who are curious.

Lastly, just click on one of the search feeds in WhizRSS and voila! The newest opportunities are displayed (I typically have WhizRSS feed reader in the left column of my browser window so I can work on other things and occasionally glance and react to any new opportunities.