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Alex Cantu Offending The Undead

It is our sincere desire to apologize to any and all recruiters who feel that the TalentFilter software is forcing them to confront their deepest, darkest fears. The TalentFilter software reduces the time recruiters spend searching for resumes in job boards, and that means that recruiters who use our product have more time to make phone calls, send e-mails, and ....keep reading

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Posted by Alex Cantu on July 2, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Chris Russell Update from Simply Hired

I ran into several execs from Simply Hired last week in Chicago but it was all in passing so we didnt have much time to chat. I've been wondering whats going on with the number 2 aggrgator since they have been fairly quiet lately. So I asked Francis Larkin to give us an update. Enjoy. 1. SimplyHired has been quiet lately in terms of new announcements...what’s the latest news? got any stats to share in terms of unique visit… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on July 2, 2008 at 9:20am — No Comments

Eric Shannon why job boards should blog

here is a list of reasons for blogging ...and I'm looking for job boards with blogs Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on July 1, 2008 at 4:30pm — 14 Comments

Alex Cantu How Does TalentFilter Work?

This is a blatant product pitch. It's okay to do this occasionally, says Jim Durbin, so I thought I'd showcase how the TalentFilter software works. Recruiters currently spend up to 65% of their day searching for resumes on job boards. Although fancy Web 2.0 services promise passive candidate results, the truth is most of us use job boards becau…

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Posted by Alex Cantu on July 1, 2008 at 12:15pm — No Comments

Chris Russell Q&A with Eric Straus, RegionalHelpWanted

I asked Eric Straus, the founder of RHW to answer a few questions...enjoy. 1. What has the purchase of RHW been like for you these past few months? was it tough selling 'your baby' Yes.. it was tough decision to sell my "baby". So much fun taking this from just an idea... and turning it into a thriving business. But I am loving all the help I'm getting from the pros at OnTargetJobs! The actual tran… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on July 1, 2008 at 8:53am — No Comments

Chris Russell Monster featured in Workforce Magazine

There's a really nice in-depth article on Monster in the recent edition of Workforce Mag. Here's a portion with a link to full article. Despite a wave of recent hardships, Monster is pushing ahead with ambitious plans to strengthen its business. Talk of the its demise (or imminent acquisition), says CEO Sal Iannuzzi, is unfounded. It’s a scary time to be Monster. Not only is the online recruiting giant still dealing with fallout from an embarrassing stock option scandal, but it faces a hos… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on June 30, 2008 at 2:57pm — No Comments

Chris Russell Exclusive! Dot Jobs seeking to expand domain usage for job boards

At SHRM Chicago last week I met an exec from the .jobs domain registry, Brian Johnson. He told me some very interesting news. I interviewed him in the video below. Basically they want to expand the use of the domain by letting niche boards register and use names like sales.jobs or newyork.jobs. "We look forward to the day when we can remove the restrictions...and help serve the job board community" -Brian John… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on June 30, 2008 at 9:30am — 21 Comments

Eric Shannon why I blog (transparency)

the other day, I had an interesting conversation with some job boarders and when I asked them how I can improve my blog, they said 'transparency'. They wanted to know why I blog -- so here it is Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on June 28, 2008 at 10:41am — No Comments

Rob Jones Has anyone seen this service? VerbalSummary.com

Looks like they are using the service for jobs as well as candidate presentations. Continue

Posted by Rob Jones on June 27, 2008 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

Chris Russell Monster to open customer service center in South Carolina

Looks like Monster is creating some jobs of their own. Anyone know what they are currently doing for customer service? -CR MAYNARD, Mass. & FLORENCE, S.C., Jun 26, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- In conjunction with The Florence County Economic Development Partnership and the South Carolina Department of Commerce, Monster(R) today announced it will open a state-of-art customer service facility in Florence, South Carolina. Monster is the leading global online careers and recruitment resource… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on June 26, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Eric Shannon shrm

it has been more then five years since I attended SHRM and I have to say after looking at Chris's photos, the change is stunning. The amount of money that job boards are pouring into displays is really phenomenal. our team attends every year with our little booth and yet I still wonder how worthwhile it is to spend on those magnificent over-the-top booths. how much are the big players spending? Chris, thank you so much for the slideshow -- it's a real eye-opener. Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on June 25, 2008 at 9:25am — 2 Comments

Chris Russell Snagajob is a best employer

Kudos to job board Snagajob RICHMOND, Va., June 23, 2008 – SnagAJob.com, the No. 1 source for hourly employment, has been named one of the 50 Best Small & Medium Companies to Work for in America. The list was announced today before an audience of more than 15,000 at the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) 60th Annual Conference & Exposition in Chicago. This annual list, now in its fifth year, ranks the top 25 small and top 25 medium-sized companies in America that use… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on June 24, 2008 at 11:22pm — No Comments

Chris Russell Indeed snags The Ladder's listings

HEARD AT SHRM: After a 2 year courtship, Indeed is now spidering jobs from 100k site theladders.com - now if only Craigslist would follow, Indeed could rule the world! Rumour has it Indeed's VP Sales called Craig who referred him to Buckmaster who said they weren't interested in making money. Could Execunet's jobs be next?

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Posted by Chris Russell on June 24, 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Jason Gorham World's Largest Job Keyword Engine - Coming Soon

I wanted to give you a sneak peek at our new job keyword engine that will be launching soon! http://careermetasearch.com/sharkstrike/home.aspx Continue

Posted by Jason Gorham on June 24, 2008 at 3:11pm — No Comments

Eric Shannon interview with onTargetjobs.com founder & chairman Allen Paschal

onTargetjobs.com recently made its ninth and largest job board acquisition for around $100 million -- read founder Allen Paschal's advice for job board owners and comments on the industry etc. Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on June 23, 2008 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

nano Open Source job board software Jobyog beta signup open

Just wanted to inform you guys open source job board software "Jobyog" beta sign up is now open. anyone can sign up at http://www.jobyog.com Continue

Posted by nano on June 22, 2008 at 9:48am — No Comments

Chris Russell Monster's video embed in action

While scanning listings in Monster today I came across a new video embed for GE. Check it out. 1. results page

2. job description page (note how tightly integrated the GE career site is)

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Posted by Chris Russell on June 20, 2008 at 10:03am — 1 Comment

Eric Shannon the top 100 job board categories and analysis

this report took more than a hundred hours to complete and I believe many of you will find it useful. Not sure I would have done it had I known how much time it would take: the top 100 job board niches and analysis Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on June 18, 2008 at 5:51pm — 14 Comments

Julian Stopps Podcast 60: Who Owns Your Recruitment Network?

E-recruiting news this week: a UK court suggests your LinkedIn network is not yours, positive signs for job advertising and Taleo makes Gartner's Leader's Quadrant.


All this news, and more, this week on born

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Posted by Julian Stopps on June 18, 2008 at 3:03pm — No Comments

Eric Shannon what did you say... a job board?

did you know the word job board is not in the dictionary or Wikipedia? Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on June 17, 2008 at 9:43pm — 1 Comment

Alex Cantu New Searching Technology Webinar

Hello Everyone, TalentDrive would like for you to stop by and check out the webinar tomorrow June 19th at 12:00pm - 1:00pm Central Standard Time. TalentDrive will be discussing its new search technology TalentFilter, allowing recruiters to source, search, and schedule qualified candidates in less time and with a lower cost. You can log on to the webinar at readytalk and enter the login information below. Yes it’s… Continue

Posted by Alex Cantu on June 17, 2008 at 5:17pm — No Comments

Jennifer Porter Greenwich Connecticut from a GoliathJobs Viewpoint

I was forwarded a great article about Greenwich Connecticut by a colleague on ERE.net. The article appeared in the Los Angeles Times last week. Here is a link to that article: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-greenwich29-2008may29,0,7973559.story GoliathJobs’ Headquarters is in Stamford Connecticut which borders Greenwich. While… Continue

Posted by Jennifer Porter on June 17, 2008 at 2:21pm — No Comments

Ed Taaffe a bit of research, your reactions will be apreciated

I'm still learning about this industry and trying to get a grasp of where the cooky crumbles for different people. I would be very interested to hear jobboarders reactions to new busines models and disruptive technology. 1. Indeed.com and all it's sibings: Freind or foe? 2.Do you pay for hits on your adverts? a. How important is this as a marketing tactic? b. What is the price range within which it is still ov value to a jobboarder? c. do you have to compete with each other n keywords? 3. If… Continue

Posted by Ed Taaffe on June 17, 2008 at 1:19pm — 3 Comments

Chris Russell How not to design a job board

Whats wrong with this job board's home page?

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Posted by Chris Russell on June 17, 2008 at 10:00am — 12 Comments

Chris Russell Indeed launching job analytics

I just love this move by the team at Indeed. Giving employers this information is a no brainer. My boards provide number of views for each job and employers definitely appreciate the insight. -CR STAMFORD, CT - June 16, 2008 - Indeed.com, the most comprehensive search engine for jobs, will be launching Job Analytics at this year's SHRM event in Chicago. Indeed Job Analytics reports are customized for each company and will be freely available to all employers at Indeed's booth. Jo… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on June 16, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Eric Shannon creating more value than we capture

I read a blog post this morning that got me thinking about how our choices about pricing, customer service, quality and monetization all impact our growth and vulnerability to competition. It's about creating more value than we capture. Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on June 16, 2008 at 11:54am — No Comments

Chris Russell Angry job seekers

I got a call today from a job seeker (aka disgruntled former employee) of a company who posted an ad on one of my boards. It was for a sales rep position. The ad itself is fine and describes the job and related commissions you would earn. The job seeker asked me to take the ad down because; 1. she worked for them and they defaulted on paychecks and were late with many 2. she said the commissions stated on the job posting are "lies" 3. the business owner also has defaulted on payments to a numb… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on June 12, 2008 at 3:40pm — 11 Comments

Chris Russell Virtual Job Candy

New Job Board Alert BOSTON - (Business Wire) VirtualJobCandy.com debuts this month with a new kind of job board site devoted to the demanding and rapidly expanding realm of virtual world employment. Virtual Job Candy represents a new kind of interactive space for virtual job employers and seekers—where virtual employers can interface with the specialized types of knowledge and vision virtual job candidates bring to virtual world experie… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on June 12, 2008 at 8:40am — 3 Comments

Eric Shannon just launched career advice blog aggregator

our career advice blogs website is just a couple days old - suggestions? probably would be good to add a drop-down showing all the feeds. Just realized that because there are so many, it's difficult to know which feeds are included... -- Eric Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on June 11, 2008 at 8:00pm — 5 Comments

Alex Cantu TALENTDRIVE'S NEXT WEBINAR

TalentDrive's next webinar will be June 12th from 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT Call or email me, Alex Cantu, to get the login information 312-676-4205 acantu@talentdrive.com Continue

Posted by Alex Cantu on June 11, 2008 at 11:10am — No Comments

Brendan Delaney Manpower: Help Not Wanted

Link to the Forbes Article Help Not Wanted Carl Gutierrez, 06.10.08, 12:15 PM ET Just picture storefronts through out the country with signs in their windows reading: HELP NOT WANTED. Manpower's quarterly survey has found that U.S. employment expectations has fallen to its lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2003. In other words, it looks like employers are wary ab… Continue

Posted by Brendan Delaney on June 10, 2008 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

Julian Stopps Podcast 59: Jobserve are at the G8

The latest born online recruitment podcast is out.

In this show: Jobserve launches JobG8, UK job advertising remains steady and WorkHound goes a twitter.

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Posted by Julian Stopps on June 9, 2008 at 2:58pm — No Comments

Chris Russell Why are radio stations creating job boards?

Cumulus Media which operates hundreds of local radio stations, recently launched CumulusJobs.com. The other night I heard one of their commercials. First of all, when I hear the name "Cumulus Jobs" I immediately think its just a company career site for Cumulus. But that didn't stop this old media company from jumping into the job board space. Perhaps they feel an empty void after Regional Help Wanted was sold. RHW used to run ads and give station… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on June 9, 2008 at 9:12am — 12 Comments

Chris Russell Age related job board

We keep seeing more of the nichy, age related job sites... The Employment Guide, a division of Dominion Enterprises, has launched www.WiserWorker.com, an employment website dedicated to job seekers age 40 and older. The new job board offers employment opportunities best suited for older workers and tools to help them land the perfect hourly or skilled job. "Compared to the resources available to younger job seekers on college campuses, experienced worker… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on June 9, 2008 at 8:58am — No Comments

Nancyjobirn Needn't to be recruitment insider, get inside by employee referral?

Needn't to be recruitment insider, get inside by employee referral----Jobirn.com is the site Via the product of Web 2.0--jobirn.com (http://www.jobirn.com) instant-message with embedded chat box to reach referrer or HR manager video-interview to find a shortcut to your dream company ...... If you are one of them job applicant ,employee (referrer), HR manager, recruiter then you are welcome If you are NOT any of them then YOU are ALSO welcome. Here is the lead of the news report about jobirn o… Continue

Posted by Nancyjobirn on June 8, 2008 at 5:11pm — No Comments

Eric Shannon what should a job board blog focus on?

I started blogging at Internet Inc. a couple years ago, but there are no links from LatPro.com to my blog. So we finally decided to launch a LatPro blog called Hispanic jobs. We are still experimenting and trying to figure out what to write about... thinking it should be more about Hispanic demographics and content of interest to employers rather than jobseekers. What are your thoughts about what a job board blog should focus on? This text was transcr… Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on June 6, 2008 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Eric Shannon running a job board -- what could go wrong?

our database server crashed twice this morning after recent upgrades. Instead of tearing my hair out, I made this list of all the other things that have gone wrong at one time or another -- thought this might be fun, therapeutic or helpful for others in some way... Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on June 5, 2008 at 6:31pm — No Comments

Chris Russell 94 new newspapers for HotJobs

Hot off the presses... "Yahoo has added 94 new newspapers to its online advertising network, bringing the total to 779. Participating newspaper tap into Yahoo's local and national recruitment network through Yahoo HotJobs, as well as use Yahoo paid search technology on their sites. Their stories are also distributed across Yahoo. The newest newspapers to sign on include the Chicago Sun-Times, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Akron Beacon Journal and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin." Here's… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on June 4, 2008 at 9:08pm — No Comments

Chris Russell Video: the Ladders demo

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Posted by Chris Russell on June 4, 2008 at 10:28am — No Comments

Chris Russell Does MySpace jobs have better SEO juice than CareerBuilder?

While perusing keyword stats today for Jobs in Pods I noticed several click thru's on the term 'walgreens jobs' so I checked Google for the reason. To my surprise their jobs on MySpace (aka Simply Hired) were number 1, even ahead of the Walgreens corp site. Go figure. (note: they were not in the top spot for a period while i wrote this but now they appear to be back a… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on June 3, 2008 at 5:27pm — 6 Comments

Alex Cantu Job Boards Are Restaurants, Databases Are Home Cooking

The advent of the electronic resume was supposed to create a hiring utopia for corporate America. Job-seekers could send their resumes into corporations who could slide, dice, filter, and parse this data into actionable intelligence. What happened? A glu… Continue

Posted by Alex Cantu on June 2, 2008 at 10:41am — 1 Comment

Chris Russell Online help wanted ads down 13.2% in May

FYI... NEW YORK, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- In May 2008, there were 3,795,400 online advertised job vacancies, a decline of 579,000 or 13.2 percent from the May 2007 level, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series(TM) (HWOL) released today. This is the third consecutive month of declines for the nation as a whole (year-over-year). In May, there were 2.5 advertised vacancies posted online for every 100 persons in the labor force, down from a high of 2.9 in May 2007. "May sho… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on June 2, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Austin Lavin myfirstpaycheck.com now using simplyhired's job-a-matic

To meet surging national demand, Myfirstpaycheck.com - jobs for teens is building a new upgraded job board. In the meantime, we decided to try SimplyHired's Job-A-Matic Job Board to allow us to continue to grow. What do you think? Continue

Posted by Austin Lavin on May 31, 2008 at 2:46pm — No Comments

Eric Shannon how to fail in business on the Internet

letting off a little steam today - got so fed up with Bank of America today, I had to catalog my top 10 errors in business... Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on May 30, 2008 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

Dennis Smith WirelessJobs.com hits 1,000 members

Yeah, I know it doesn't sound like a lot to you....but hey, we have to celebrate the small stuff. We just topped the 1,000 member mark at WirelessJobs.com. I'm excited. Dennis Continue

Posted by Dennis Smith on May 29, 2008 at 1:14pm — 7 Comments

Alex Cantu TALENTDRIVE EVENT CALENDAR

It's going to be a busy June, as we are headed out to three events this month June 1-4: We're in Orlando, FL for the IHRIM 2008 Annual Event And Technology Expo. June 19th, we're at the ISA Annual Event here in Chicago June 22-25 we're at the SHRM Annual Expo here in Chicago. Look for TalentDrive and stop by and say hello to talk about TalentFilter. Continue

Posted by Alex Cantu on May 29, 2008 at 10:06am — No Comments

Chris Russell Filling a niche? 50kandUp.com

I'll admit this is a niche but I'm not convinced its one worth filling. There are plenty of 100k + job sites but a new claims to be for those jobs paying 50k-100k. Its called what else, 50kandUp.com.

Its powered by Jobtarget who seems to b… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on May 29, 2008 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Julian Stopps If Content Is King, Newspapers Win

We’ve been watching the job board market closely over the last twelve months, mainly driven by our interest in the born index but also a general curiosity. We’ve notice a number of interesting themes emerging, but perhaps the most interesting is the growth of newspaper-backed job sites.… Continue

Posted by Julian Stopps on May 28, 2008 at 1:25pm — No Comments

Julian Stopps Podcast 58: Happy Holidays

The latest born online recruitment news podcast is out.

This week: Reed's latest audit results, our review of new site launches and Web-Based-Recruitment's interview with Broadbean.

All this news, and more, this week on…

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Posted by Julian Stopps on May 28, 2008 at 1:01pm — No Comments

Eric Shannon is your job board credible?

here is a list of tips for building your credibility I put together after reviewing hundreds of job boards. suggestions for more? Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on May 27, 2008 at 2:58pm — No Comments

Chris Russell New site: GeographyJobs.com

Toronto, On. (PRWEB) May 23, 2008 -- Geography Jobs International Inc. has announced the launch of GeographyJobs.com, a niche job site that focuses on jobs related to the field of geography. The President of Geography Jobs International, Robert Libera, explains his motivation to develop GeographyJobs.com, "As someone who studied geography at university, I found little guidance and few useful resources toward pursuing a career related to geography after… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on May 23, 2008 at 2:03pm — 1 Comment

Eric Shannon link building for new job boards

How do you launch a new job board or website? Once it is designed and built, you have a problem -- no links, no Google PR rank, and no visitors. Even with the best content, traffic does not happen magically. my thoughts and experiences with search engine optimization and link building. Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on May 21, 2008 at 9:59pm — 3 Comments

Chris Russell CollegeRecruiter.com ditches resume access

This was a bit of a shock to me. CollegeRecruiter.com is abandoning its resume database search due to security fears. According to their blog; we came to the conclusion recently that the juice simply wasn't worth the squeeze when it came to selling resume searching. Many and perhaps most larger job boards generate 30 or so percent of their revenues from resume searching. Because of the strength of our targeted e… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on May 21, 2008 at 10:52am — 4 Comments

Chris Russell Job.com getting into Niche boards

Got this release from Job.com today. They are beginning to create niche/regional boards for thie postings. DCAreaJobs.com is First of Many New Sites to be Launched by Job.com Over This Year Fredericksburg, VA – May 21, 2008 – The creators of Job.com, the Internet’s 4th largest career portal, are pleased to introduce www.DCAreaJobs.com to the world of online recruitment. The launch of DCAreaJobs.com is the first of several local and industry specif… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on May 21, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Chris Russell Barack Obama uses Job Boards

Anyone want to work for a presidential candidate? Interesting job posting. Also some on monster. Note: clickz is powered by Jobtarget.

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Posted by Chris Russell on May 21, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

John Mathern Companies Help Employees Deal With Fuel Costs

Are your companies doing anything to help you with the rising fuel costs? Check out the video link and the story below!! http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Economy/story?id=4892650&page=1 By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN May 20, 2008; Page D1 Corrections & Amplifications Earlier this month, employees at Miller Grossbard & Associates in Houston found an extra $50 in their paychecks. The small accounting firm added the money -- and plans to continue doing so on an interim basis -- to hel… Continue

Posted by John Mathern on May 20, 2008 at 11:23am — 2 Comments

Eric Shannon free job boards

I am putting together a list of reputable free job boards - what have I missed? TIA Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on May 19, 2008 at 8:34pm — No Comments

Julian Stopps Podcast 57: It's All In The Vurv

The latest born podcast is out. Internet recruiting news this week: CareerJet launches in Russia, Taleo is set to acquire Vurv and Panlogic launches a Facebook app for recruiters. All this news, and more, this week on born. Continue

Posted by Julian Stopps on May 19, 2008 at 1:37pm — No Comments

Ken Levinson Email Verifier For Bad Email Addresses

Just like most of you, we send out thousands on opt-in emails each day to job seekers that have requested jobs, and companies that have requested resumes. We have been working on the best way to clean up our lists to get rid of bad email addresses, without getting rid of valid addresses where a mail box is full, or where the email was blocked due to Spam filtering. We have done this one way in the past, but we are looking for a fresh and better approach. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Continue

Posted by Ken Levinson on May 16, 2008 at 10:32am — No Comments

Eric Shannon meet the job board king

Meet job board king and inventor of the CPC job board model Don Firth Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on May 15, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Eric Shannon Internet recruiting news.com has a new look

check out Internet recruiting news I used to use logo works and spend $350 on a logo -- this was done in Croatia for less than half using guru.com Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on May 15, 2008 at 12:41pm — No Comments

Eric Shannon widgets

I started a list of job widgets but have relatively few. Can anyone point me to some others? Continue

Posted by Eric Shannon on May 13, 2008 at 6:49pm — No Comments

Chris Russell 2008 User Choice Awars for Job Boards

Weddles is out with their annual awards and Money.cnn.com has the story. Here are the winners. 2008 Users' Choice Award winners, listed in alphabetical order by category: General Purpose * CareerBuilder.com * CareerJournal.com * Craigslist * Indeed * Job.com * Monster * SimplyHired.com * Workopolis.com (Canada) * Yahoo! HotJobs Niche - Career Field * CareerBank.com (accounting, finance) * ComputerJobs… Continue

Posted by Chris Russell on May 13, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments