Everyone's Blog Posts - Job Boarders

Take Your Job Search to the TV

2008-08-08T09:12:01.124Z

Over in the states, Job Search TV hopes to reinvent the traditional job search by using a dedicated television channel to broadcast ads. The offering differs from many of the ‘video products’ currently circulating the online recruitment world, with the format modelled on a [more]

1Job & WorkCircle stand up to be counted – who’s next?

2008-08-07T15:28:55.877Z

Last quarter UK vertical search engine WorkCircle took the step of being audited by ABC Electronic, the industry auditor. The move follows 1Job’s audits in both November last year and January this year. The audits underline just how far vertical search engines have come since their original inception into the UK job advertising market.

The advent of the vertical job search engines has [more]

News from Jobfox

2008-08-07T13:53:37.857Z

When they say "request employer introductions" I wonder if that means connecting the seeker with an actual human? So I'm a little hesitant to think of this as a 'human element' as they say. -CR Jobfox launches first-of-its-kind capabilities that helps high-match job candidates get interviews and network with employers. McLean, VA (PRWEB) August 7, 2008 -- Already the fastest-growing online career site, Jobfox today announced another Web first: Jobfox Intros™, giving job candidates a whole new way to get interviews and directly network with employers. A first-of-its-kind capability for job sites, Jobfox Intros provides more than a list of jobs. Jobfox Intros gives candidates a "foot in the door" via personal introductions to employers. The new Jobfox (www.jobfox.com) services – available now – are free for job candidates; employer services are available by subscription. "With Jobfox Intros, high-match job seekers are immediately moved to the top of the resume stack," said Rob McGovern, CEO of Jobfox. "Rather than submitting resumes into a black hole, qualified candidates are personally introduced by Jobfox, so they can skip directly to the interviewing step. Candidates want connections with highly matched employers, not just long lists of undifferentiated jobs. Jobfox is the only site that gives them this capability." Jobfox Intros, building on Jobfox's sophisticated matching service, adds highly interactive online tools and expert staff support to quickly connect qualified candidates and matching employers. The Jobfox Intros Team monitors all "5-Star" matches and assists candidates and employers in making rapid and convenient introductions, using a comprehensive array of e-mail and text messaging services. "Jobfox is bringing the human element found in employment agencies and staffing firms and marrying that with the technology prowess found in its automated matching solution," said Brian Sommer, CEO of TechVentive Inc. and Vital Analysis, a technology research organization. "The transparency of this model should find great reception with employers and candidates." New Jobfox Intros services enable candidates to: * Quickly find, monitor and compare the most compatible job matches via the award-winning Jobfox Mutual Suitability System™. * Request employer introductions and check the status of introduction requests made to employers. * Track and respond to employer-initiated introduction requests. * Discretely discover new career opportunities with the ability to block current employers and other designated organizations. * Make great first impressions by reviewing Jobfox "interview prep sheets," providing tips, job-fit highlights and important company links for further information about prospective employers that have accepted introductions. Jobfox Intros also helps employers build employment-focused social networks made up of the best talent in the market. Top prospects are added to the employer's My Jobfox Connections™ candidate network, which is dynamically updated with the most current candidate contact and career-progression information. With My Jobfox Connections, employers maintain robust talent networks for filling immediate hiring needs as well as maintaining longer-term relationships with top candidates for future staffing needs. Introduced candidates also see individually tailored employer showcases that recruiters use to highlight the benefits of working at their organizations. "Jobfox is doing what no other job board has done before – establishing one-to-one relationships and connections between candidates and employers," McGovern said. "Our precision job-fit system knows when professionals are 5-Star matches for positions. This enables Jobfox to quickly move these candidates into the networking 'A' list of compatible employers." Jobfox is the fastest-growing career site on the Web, generating a unique candidate base in which the vast majority of its professional visitors are already employed and more than 80 percent who say they don't use traditional job boards such as CareerBuilder and Monster, according to independent research. Today, more than a million candidates visit Jobfox each month and nearly 2,000 companies now match candidates to job openings using Jobfox. In addition to new Jobfox Intros services, candidates will continue to benefit from Jobfox's other free candidate-support tools, such as the ability to accept employment matches without introduction requests and Jobfox Resume Tracker, alerting candidates via mobile text message whenever their resumes are opened by an employer. Jobfox candidates who complete profiles will also continue to benefit from the My Jobfox Web Page feature, giving each professional a unique Web page – including the Jobfox experience map visualization tool – to showcase skills, desired company environments, work samples and more. "Jobfox is passionate about helping candidates find jobs they love," McGovern said. "We are winning the hearts and minds of professionals who seek careers, not just jobs. And we're winning employers who want to reach out more efficiently to highly qualified professionals."

This job board gives you money back

2008-08-05T17:24:48.902Z

There is no shortage of gimmicks or unique offerings in the job board space these days. Witness: MoneyBackJobs.com

It was created by some guy named Mark Thomas, a former staffing industry exec. From the description this appears to be the "iWon" of job boards. We all know what happened to that site. Here's their press release; SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 05, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- MoneyBackJobs, Inc. today launched MoneyBackJobs.com, a career site that pays people for landing a new job--up to 7.5% of their starting salary. MoneyBackJobs.com represents a smarter way for job seekers and employers to find and fill jobs while getting perks that aren't available anywhere else--including generous cash incentives, simpler and more efficient processes for matching people with jobs, and access to exclusive job listings and candidates. "With MoneyBackJobs.com, we wanted to give people a break from the standard, stuffy and boring job board," said Mark Thomas, CEO of MoneyBackJobs. "Job seekers who use our site get cash for accepting a job, and employers pay substantially less for getting their pick of the talent pool. Both parties get incentives for making their listings exclusive to MoneyBackJobs.com. We're pioneering a more efficient model for connecting job seekers and employers that rewards both sides." How MoneyBackJobs.com Works Job Seekers * Start out by earning a bonus of at least 5% of their starting salary for accepting a new job that's posted on MoneyBackJobs.com. * Have the opportunity to participate in several promotions to earn an additional percentage bonus of their starting salary (up to a total of 7.5%). Cash bonuses are also presented for referring others to the website. * Get access to an exclusive pool of jobs that are not posted anywhere else: MoneyBackJobs.com offers employers similar incentive promotions that allow them to earn an additional bonus for keeping their postings exclusive to MoneyBackJobs.com. * Benefit from an easy-to-use and informative web interface that includes: - a simple, one-page section to create a user profile and upload a resume - the ability to include a link to your own professional YouTube video profile - the ability to accept and schedule interview times online Employers * Pay only $50 for each job posting on MoneyBackJobs.com. * Pay only 12% of a candidate's starting salary for each hire. * Have the opportunity to lower the percentage of commission they pay for each hire to as low as 10%, by making job listings exclusive to MoneyBackJobs.com. Employers also receive cash bonuses for referring other employers to the website. * Get access to an exclusive pool of jobs seekers: MoneyBackJobs.com offers professionals cash incentives for removing their resumes from other job boards. * Benefit from an easy-to-use and informative web interface that includes: - the ability to propose and accept candidate interview times directly, online without having to send out e-mails or make phone calls - access to job seekers' YouTube video profiles to prescreen candidates "The challenge with creating a new job board is to do more than simply add new jobs or attract new candidates," said Thomas, "The vision with MoneyBackJobs.com is to fundamentally improve the connection between job seekers and employers in the hiring process by incentivizing both parties to make a greater commitment to be involved. This will eventually result in a more efficient job market with businesses spending less money to attract the right talent and professionals getting bonuses for finding the jobs they want. When people get used to our rewards structure, it will be difficult for them to go anywhere else." About MoneyBackJobs MoneyBackJobs is pioneering a new model for job search, rewarding both professionals and companies for getting more involved in the online hiring process. Its new website, MoneyBackJobs.com, pays professionals for finding a job and represents a full-service destination where employers can tap into the talent pool at a substantial discount. The company was founded by Mark Thomas in 2008 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Job Advertising Nudges Down, Seasonal Trend or Economic Indicator?

2008-08-04T21:08:31.226Z

Job advertising volumes in the UK took a further dip in July, according to the born Job Advertising Index. The index dropped one point, down to 90 points, following a three point decline in June.

Despite the decline, [more]

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Job Boards Obsolete? Not a Chance

2008-08-04T16:19:34.846Z

There was a recent posting on the ERE Recruiting Network regarding the obsolescence of job boards. Job Boards are not becoming obsolete. As a matter of fact it is the opposite. Job Boards, just like any other evolution, fall into a survival of the fittest game. As the industry becomes more & more competitive, the winners will be the ones that deliver results and offer the best value-added-service along with an affordable price point. Job Boards are a by-product of the internet age just like the ERE Network on which this topic was raised. Instead of becoming obsolete they will improve. David Mezzapelle dmezz@goliathjobs.com

Newspapers using classified stickers

2008-08-04T12:55:32.545Z

Yesterday my sunday newspaper added a job 'sticker' to the front page...check it out. Its an obvious attempt at trying something new.

Monster buys Trovix for $72 million

2008-08-01T13:03:13.195Z

According to paidcontent: "Monster, the incumbent job site, has announced a couple of deals this afternoon, as it looks to fight off upstart competitors, like LinkedIn, Craigslist, Indeed.com and TheLadders first it has acquired Mountain View-based Trovix, a site that applies semantic search technology to job search. The acquisition price was $72.5 million in cash. Monster says it will integrate its technology, which can help scan resumes and job openings for better matching. Trovix was founded in 2002, and was backed by 3i, Granite Ventures and US Venture Partners. The company has announced over $18 million in funding over two rounds. In addition, Monster has acquired Armees.com, a French military site. This move continues Monster's previously stated strategy of buying up affinity sites. In 2004 it bought Military.com and then earlier this year it acquire AffinityLabs.com, an affinity site holding company, for $61 million. In addition to the two deals, Monster says it has formed partnerships with Cornerstone OnDemand and HireRight to provide web-based training and employment screening services." Cheezhead has written a scathing review of this purchase. Here's the press release.

Monster’s Rollercoaster Reports

2008-08-01T08:31:23.368Z

A variety of reports/announcements coming out of Monster this morning. Overall the news is a bit of a rollercoaster, some positive ups and a few not so great downs, here’s a quick summary of the e-recruiting giant’s [more]

Is Monster laying off staff in Germany to open a Customer Care Central in the Czech Republic?

2008-07-31T11:34:45.937Z

On my German blog version, a so-called Insider left a comment saying that Monster Germany was planning to lay off customer care staff in order to open up a new central in, Brno, Czech Republic. I wonder if this is true... Continue here

Podcast 63: Stepstone achete en France

2008-07-31T10:33:26.608Z

Online recruitment news in this show: Stepstone buys in France, Saongroup acquires localjobsgroup and Monster users targeted by cyber criminals (again). All this news, and more, on this episode of born.

iProfile In Oz + Review

2008-07-31T10:36:06.616Z

The UK-based online CV service iProfile looks set to catch some waves down-under as it secures deals with several leading Australian recruiters. Recruitment partners include Abraxas, Ambition, Finite and Paxus, who will provide the iProfile service to candidates at no charge.
We first spotted iProfile in July last year when [more]

End of an era: Recruiting.com to switch to Jobster-only content

2008-07-30T23:50:19.554Z

This should not come as a shock to those of you who have followed recruiting.com since they first became a "digg style" submission site. The times they are a changin' as the sign below says.

I know Jason Davis tried to buy the domain back after Jason Goldberg left Jobster but I guess the asking price was too high. Ironically his recruitingblogs.com has become what RDC should have been in the first place. So here's to you RDC, I shall miss submitting to you, it was an interesting and strange ride.

Social networking job boards -- fools gold or earthquake for recruiting world?

2008-07-29T15:59:35.454Z

I'm starting a list of interesting social networking job boards... suggestions?

Text Messaging is great but not during a career search!

2008-07-29T16:08:09.572Z

Great article today in the Wall Street Journal titled, "Thx for the IView!..." written by Sarah Needleman. You can read the article on page D1 or online at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121729233758791783.html At GoliathJobs, we also consult with schools on best practices such interview tips and proper dress. While I do agree that text messaging has it's place, it does not belong in the career search sector. That would be the equivalent of "Pig Latin" being used in business when it was popular. As the cliché goes, "You only get one chance to make a good first impression." Any recruiter or career coach would agree. Text messaging is efficient for employee communication and certainly delivers prompt communications. However, why would a job seeker take a chance and potentially turn-off an employer? It can not be blamed on generational issues, it is a proper business practice that any job seeker should be educated on. Many of our employers have complained about the casual nature of today's job seekers in terms of interviews, thank-you letters and even career fair attire. As the market becomes more competitive (and companies start hiring more & more baby boomers due to the population surge among that demographic) younger job seekers need to embrace business etiquette in their job search. Thank you for reading. Jennifer Porter jporter@goliathjobs.com GoliathJobs.com - The Source for Hiring Students & Alumni

5 reasons every niche site should have a job board

2008-07-29T08:11:08.943Z

Web-based recruitment advertising is dispersing quickly. While reaching passive job seekers remains, for the time being at least, the domain of the dedicated job board, this may not be the case forever. Job boards are cropping up on sites all over the Internet, here’s why we think every publication site should [more]

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Shuffle up and Deal

2008-07-29T03:01:24.243Z

I don't post here often and I hope no one thinks this post is strictly to promote something I am working on even though it is a little but you will all get something back if you want it. Sept 19th I am putting on my first recruiting un/conference in Toronto called RecruitFest!. I'm hoping to have about 80 recruiters and the event is really going to be something quite different than the normal recruiting industry conference. The point of this post is that after the event, that night at my house, I am going to be having a charity poker event. I have done this many times in the past at different conferences and many of you here have attended at least one of them. We have all raised a good amount of money in the last 18 months. This time, Kennedy Information will be paying the entire cost to cover the expense of having a great party and charity poker event so that all of the money raised will go to charity. Because there is a cost associated with the attendees of RecruitFest!, I am hoping I can get up to 20 companies in the Recruiting Industry to sponsor two seats at the poker table. If you won't be at the event, I know for sure there will be people who have spent good money to get there who will want to play on your behalf and represent your company. Who knows, maybe write about it on their blog. The last time we did this it was at the ERE conference and a seat cost 350. I think that is reasonable. I know it's not chump change but it's not a lot. I'll make sure that if you sponsor this, your company name will be mentioned several times throughout RecruitingBlogs.com and you can have the ability to bring, if you choose to come, (you can even send it) gifts and giveaways for all of the recruiters who will be here. I'll request that the players wear your hat if you've got one. I appreciate it and I hope you don't mind me asking. Anyways, if this is of interest, please let me know. Thanks Enjoy

Adicio offers tips for increasing job board revenue

2008-07-28T15:55:39.599Z

I got the following press release and thought some of you might find it interesting. -CR NWJobs Increases Online Classifieds Self-Service Revenue by 32% Carlsbad, CA/Seattle, WA (July 28, 2008) – Adicio, the leading developer of web-based classified advertising solutions, and NWjobs.com, the #1 source for job seekers in the Northwest, are working together to leverage Adicio tools and increase self-service job posting revenue. Each month, thousands of job seekers look for great jobs at NWjobs.com, a service of the Seattle Times and Post-Intelligencer. Unlike national employment web sites, NWjobs.com focuses on job candidates who live in the Northwest - qualified applicants who can interview quickly and start immediately. The site attracts nearly 160,000 unique visitors per month resulting in more than1 million job searches per month. At a recent Adicio Best Practices Workshop in Seattle, NWjobs.com offered tips for increasing self-service e-commerce revenue and advertising leads from employers who visit their online media page. “In 2006, we launched our own interstitial media kit to try and increase self-service revenue,” said Denise Lee, Online Classifieds Product Manager, The Seattle Times Company. “We’re proud to say that it has been extremely successful – resulting in a 32% increase in revenue in the two years since launch!” So how did it happen? NWjobs.com set specific goals so they could measure their success. They wanted to increase self-service job posting revenue, create a ‘one-stop-shop’ for online advertisers to find product information, and promote upsells in addition to their standard job postings. In order to provide more self-service info, they added helpful links on their media page to raise the level of help and information about their audience, site features and instructions. Then they created headings that appealed to employer needs instead of organizing options by products. They also created bullet points, pricing information, highlighted optional upsells and ad examples so customers can quickly compare options and find the right product to make their ads stand out. Increased e-commerce revenue isn’t the only success for NWjobs.com. The site also recently received a 2008 EPpy Award — one of the nation's most prized honors for online content — for Best Classified Web Site. “It’s exciting to see NWjobs.com excel in their marketplace while maximizing their brand and increasing their customer base,” said Travis Fisher, Adicio’s general manager of careers. “By offering the most innovative, effective recruitment options in their market, they’ve been able to generate additional online revenue and impact their bottom line.” What’s up next for the prospering website? NWjobs.com wants to increase lea ds for direct-Web packages to encourage frequent single job posters to upgrade to Featured Employer Web packages. They’re also looking to improve leads with a new “Request Information” form that will not only provide better quality leads, but will also provide a way that the data can be stored and tracked. About NWjobs.com NWjobs.com is a locally-owned and operated service of The Seattle Times representing The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. NWjobs.com is the Puget Sound region's best source for local job seekers with nearly 160,000 unique visitors and 1 million job searches per month and a database of 88,000+ online resumes. The site connects thousands of local job seekers with employers each day. More at NWjobs.com.

What I learned at the indeed.com party

2008-07-26T13:43:14.952Z

Against the backdrop of the Empire State Building thursday night, the good folks of indeed.com threw us a party. Many Job Boarders were there. (see the photo section for some pics) Held on a rooftop bar on a nice evening, I held court among the usual suspects. Matt Martone fomerly of Hotjobs, now with Urgent Careers was there telling tall tales of days gone by. Jason Neubauer one of my old nemesis (Ctjobs.com) showed up and offered me a domain name to purchase. I met my new friends from Vault.com and Mediajobmarket.com. All in all it was a good event, much like last years. I learned that Indeed's Marketing Mgr like lots of Olives in her Martini's I learned that Paul Forster prefers panels vs speaking (who doesnt?) I learned that the mens bathroom of the rooftop bar is less than 3 feet wide (dont ask) I learned that Indeed has lots of sales people I learned that job hunting is...indeed.

Lets go to church (jobs)

2008-07-26T13:32:25.303Z

I guess even churches need to hire...CR CAMARILLO, CA -- July 25, 2008: Salem Communications, which owns job sites ChristianJobs.com and ChurchStaffing.com, has now added Christian job site Intercristo.com to the Salem Web Network. Salem purchased Intercristo from Crista Ministries. Salem Web Network SVP Rick Killingsworth said, "Intercristo.com has long been one of the preeminent websites focusing on employment within the Christian community. With this addition to our growing portfolio of sites, Salem Web Network is now the one-stop employment source serving faith-based and family-friendly consumers and businesses." The Salem Web Network also includes OnePlace.com, Christianity.com, Crosswalk.com, SermonSearch.com, CrossCards,com, CrossDaily.com, and The Fish.com.

Croner Reward’s Online Job Evaluation Tool - Review

2008-07-25T10:00:59.945Z

Croner Reward has launched an online job evaluation tool to help employers and HR professionals check gradings for job types and benchmark salaries against market rates. The system is modelled on the company’s Job Evaluation System: a 10 factor, points based analytical system used by UK businesses.

We were quite impressed with the online tool [more...]

the job board blues

2008-07-24T16:26:07.710Z

will if you're looking for reasons to outsource hardware or programming, read this conversation between my CTO and me.

Saongroup Acquires LocalJobsGroup

2008-07-24T08:49:43.310Z

Newspapers and online sites are reporting today that the Ireland-based Saongroup has acquired localjobsgroup.co.uk, for an undisclosed sum.
Saongroup operates a number of online recruitment businesses globally [more...]

"UPS Jobs" Tops Most Searched

2008-07-24T00:39:31.369Z

According to our third party search company interface, ups jobs recieves the most searches We compile this information from 200 different sources. These include major international, pay per click, meta and regional search engines. As a result we have the largest keyword database that contains over 36 billion searches. The searches column displays the number of searches for the keyword over the last 12 months for Global premium and the regional databases. Search Volume ups jobs 5,489 yahoo jobs 3,655 fedex jobs 3,135 navy jobs 3,065 walmart jobs 2,920

Oh no, 2 more video resume job sites!

2008-07-22T19:52:29.718Z

Haven't they heard? The video resume is dead, or at least flailing in the online job search world. But that hasn't stopped two new players into the video resume/job site game. Introducing CareerFairs.com and FutureResumes.com. Here's the skinny: FR) NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Greg and Theo Rokos, prominent executive search and sales leadership professionals, today announced the launch of FutureResume.com, a new concept in the online job board that allows job seekers to show their personality and professionalism through one- to two-minute video resume introductions that let them stand out from the crowd and find the perfect job. The new employment website lets hiring managers experience some of the same qualities a job seeker might reveal in an interview, but before the investment in a live interview, shortening and solidifying the hiring process. The new site also features employer video profiles that enable companies to stand out and showcase their corporate philosophy and culture so that job seekers can be sure to find the perfect fit. FutureResume.com executives say that no matter how many resume postings candidates may have on other sites, they will still come to FutureResume.com because it really is “the future of first impressions.” (full release)

CF) Currently in Beta. CareerFairs.com was launched on January 1st, 2008 as a career website that intends to revitalize job recruitment on the web with a modern twist using Video Technology. The founders feel that this service will provide its community with the ability to connect the right candidate, in the right job, with the right company. By using this site, undergraduate and graduate students can now attend 6 different Career Fairs any day, anytime and at their own leisure.

There is no doubt this is a crowded, competitive field. These sites may struggle to get noticed.

Job Keyword Engine Hits Over 10,000 Keyword Mark

2008-07-22T17:23:39.569Z

Monster Kick Starts Its Recruitment Campaign

2008-07-22T10:40:36.081Z

Generalist job board Monster has kick started its recruitment campaign to hire new staff for its Florence based (South Carolina, US) customer service centre. The heavyweight of the e-Recruiting industry [More..]

UK Job Climate Worsens, But All Is Not Lost

2008-07-21T08:31:37.100Z

The health of the online recruitment market in the UK seems to have taken a noticeable dip in the last couple of months; at least that’s our conclusion after some analysis of the data driving the born index. The index, which tracks over 70 leading job boards in the UK and measures the job advertising volumes on the sites, experienced a notable decline last month. June’s index figure was down 3 points on [more...]

Microsoft putting its toe in the job board market waters...

2008-07-19T20:30:33.574Z

So, who isn't launching a niche job board these days? Our two 800-pound gorillas are not the only ones launching job boards. It seems everyone and their brother has one now. Even Microsoft is at it.

myfirstpaycheck.com 2.0

2008-07-18T19:59:08.276Z

We relaunched myfirstpaycheck.com - jobs for teens today. We are still working on incorporating some of our old content (resume builder, blogs, additional advice and resources) but I think we're off to a good start. What do you think?