Archive for the ‘Job Boards’ Category
Monster.com and HotJobs Come Together
Posted by JasonMonster has concluded it’s agreement with Yahoo, and is making plans now to transform itself into the worlds largest online career resource. The deal is positioned as providing both employers and job seekers more reach, breadth, talent, and local presence.
The combined presence of Monster and HotJobs is expected to provide access to more than 43 million unique visitors each month, over 88% more than their next largest competitor, according to Monster.
SHRM Adds HR Resume Database
Posted by Jason
Last week SHRM announced a 6 week pilot of their HR Jobs Resume Database, making it searchable by employers.
During this time SHRM’s HR Jobs will allow you to make your resume available for employers to search and contact you directly regarding employment opportunities.
In the announcement, SHRM encouraged job seekers to sign up - by stating that employers know that their job seekers are the most certified, educated and experienced HR professionals on the Internet.
Add your Resume, or follow SHRM’s HR Jobs on twitter for updates.
Online Recruiting and Job Pollution
Posted by JasonI had the opportunity to present at the Minnesota Recruiters Conference last week on Online Recruiting. A big thanks to the co-founder of the group, Paul DeBettignies, for another great event.
I focused on this topic as a follow-up to an article I wrote a few weeks ago called “Job Seekers Beware“. These are a few examples to consider as a result of that artcile.
The slides are included below - via SlideShare. Please contact me if you are interested in learning more about the session.
Some additional context on the session when viewing the slides:
- The main focus of the session was on “owning” your own content, and controlling the candidate experience.
- The inference to the examples used again was on partnering with these organizations to stop the job pollution that’s taking place - primarily the sites that are using your content without your knowledge.
- Put YOUR strategy together based on your organizations needs. As a specific example, during the session we looked at twitter as a recruiting tool, and the pollution taking place with thousands of jobs channels. It’s not that an organization shouldn’t consider - or use twitter (or social recruiting for that matter) - it’s about finding out who has your content, where candidates are being driven to, and the results.
- It’s also about outsourcing what makes sense. Do you want to manage your organizations twitter channel and followers - or does it make sense to leverage the established job boards already in place? The answer is different for everyone, but again, you need to own the content and clearly know the candidates path to completion - on all sites.
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An Apology to All Job Seekers and Candidates
Posted by JasonWe call it the candidate experience. You call it BS. We call it employment brand. You just want respect.
The first job board was launched in the early 90’s. Some experts state there are now more than 40,000 job boards. Add in publisher networks, blogs, and communities and the number quickly surpasses 100,000. To me, it’s job pollution and borderline corruption (depending on the site and their business practices).
Q2 2010 Hiring Forecast
Posted by JasonEarlier today CareerBuilder and USA Today distributed their Q2 2010 hiring forecast.
The report contains several great statistics, including:
- The rise of social media
- The importance of branding and messaging
- The increase in video usage
Job Hunt Chat
Posted by Jasonby @jjbuss.
Calling all job seekers and recruiters! #JobHuntChat started on twitter 2 months ago, and is quickly growing. You can experience the chat every Monday night at 10 pm EST.
I had the opportunity to attend and contribute last night, and would highly recommend this venue. 5 questions were tweeted, follow-up questions were submitted by job seekers, and recruiters gave some great advice. Everything from job fairs to job boards, and everything in between.
Job Seekers Beware
Posted by JasonA simple concept… You think you found the perfect job online, you’re going to apply, and wait for a Recruiter to call. Right? Not so simple.
Job seekers beware of job postings from third party sites. They’re being referred to in the industry as “job jackers”. If you remember one thing from this post, remember - GO DIRECT. Yes, direct to the company. Read on to find out why.
With the explosive growth and use of search engines, social, and professional networking sites job seekers can quickly find themselves on a job aggregator site. A couple of popular examples - SimplyHired and Indeed.
Recruiters Stop Clowning Around
Posted by JasonInteractive Marketing and SEO leader Jobs2Web published a new video, taking a subtle yet direct hit at job boards.
And by the looks of things, they are not clowning around.
The New Jobster
Posted by JasonJobster - what seemed to have a shift in strategy or direction frequently years ago has possibly seen some daylight. The site has a new home and has been acquired by a start-up that offers Talent Management applications in the Human Resources space - Zapoint.
Previous news on Jobster from The Talent Buzz:
- Job Aggregator Sites and Job Search Engines: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly!
- Jobster sings… Oops! I did it Again
- Breaking News from the Recruiting Blogosphere
Read the entire release about the Jobster sale from TechFlash.
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2010 Superbowl Ad Winner: CareerBuilder vs. Monster.com?
Posted by JasonWith air time estimated between $2.5 and $3 million, both job boards are looking to gain traffic and exposure during high unemployment times.
In our poll last year, CareerBuilder won the superbowl ad contest big time with 71% of the vote. After announcing the acquisition of Yahoo! HotJobs last week, the Monster.com beavers hope to take the top spot over CareerBuilder’s whitey tighties.
Which ad did you like best this year? Vote here, and if you didn’t see the ads, you can see both ad spots below the poll.
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Be sure to vote for your favorite 2010 Superbowl ad on YouTube’s ad blitz page before February 14th, 2010.
