Linkedin, From Social Network to Just Another Resume Database…Too Bad
This afternoon I spent some time reflecting on why I use LinkedIn at all. After some serious thought I have decided that it is nothing more than a resume database. There isn’t really any good reason to use LinkedIn. This holds true whether you are hosting a group, looking for someone you know, or looking […]
Facebook Joins MySpace in Surrendering Job Listings To 3rd Party
Facebook joins MySpace, Wal-Mart and Military.com in surrendering their job listings and online classifieds (Marketplace) to 3rd party online classified listings provider Oodle. Today’s announcment isn’t a big surprise given the fact that job listings and other classifieds on Facebook were under utilized and not effective. I do wonder if this was a cutback decision […]
Ever Wonder Who Is Behind That Random Email ID from Craigslist?
Have you ever been just a little curious, maybe even a little concerned, about whether or not the person on the receiving end of the job you are about to apply for is who they say they are? Identity thieves and others with less than altruistic intentions have been using websites like Craigslist, that allow […]
Parsing and Farming College Grads
I happened upon a listing (on Craigslist) for an intern at a local startup today. I don’t usually browse jobs there, but was in the middle of a research project that necessitated time there and that was when I discovered the listing. It had a link to post titled ‘The System Does Not Make Sense’. […]
Job Copy That Win Over New Recruits
There are a lot of people that I talk to who think that there is a secret formula to writing a job description. They read lots of books and study other people’s job descriptions for many hours. Then they strategize about how to game the recruiters who will interpret their jobs and the […]
Fast times in the job board space
It seems like only a few days ago that the guys over at Edgio closed shop and sold out to the highest bidders. Around the same time Jobster’s CEO jumped ship and moved to New York City. Today I received tips from multiple sources that Eric Yoon, the CEO of Jobthread has moved on officially resigned. […]
Kill the messenger!
I’ve been critical of big job boards, but this is out of control. It’s official, Wal-Mart has entered the online classifieds business. Does this mean that their next mark is Facebook? Craigslist eat your heart out.
How I Know A Job Board Is Broken
When I post a job and I get candidates in response who are in high school with three page resumes! True story. Seriously, I just spent 3 hours going through resumes from job board listings.
A few patterns:
More than 80% (my best guess) of the resumes that come in from Craigslist are from spammy job seekers […]
Craigslist vs. Ebay
Ebay is suing Craigslist and getting sued right back according to Tech Crunch. I wish I could have a ringside seat for this one. I can’t help but think that this would not have happened had Craigslist reinvested their profits in their product or service. If you have ever called into Craigslist then you probably […]
My Job Board Nightmare
At some point back in the Fall I started to get really busy and I stopped writing as much as I had before. At least that is what I would like to think. Part of the reason why I stopped posting as much was due to the fact that I wasn’t using job boards any longer so my frustrations with […]
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