The wait is over. The .jobs domain is a reality.
With the official launch taking place at the annual SHRM Conference today, it is a time of great optimism – and at the same time a day of great skepticism – in the online recruitment community. (My fear is the largest percentage resides in the "Huh?" category – particularly with employers.)
Is it the backbone of a revolution that will bring the current infrastructure to its knees? A moderately successful venture that’s utilized by a relatively small percentage of employers? A total flop?
Only time will tell. Regardless, I predict a fun ride, or at least an intriguing one.
More later … I don’t want to water down this post with excessive opinion.
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June 19th, 2005 at 11:52 pm
As you say it will be interesting to see where this goes.
June 20th, 2005 at 11:43 am
Hey Joel,
I tried going to a few of the sites that are accepting registration for these .jobs I can’t seem to figure out how to register them. They do not seem to give the .jobs as a choice. I would like to register a couple
June 20th, 2005 at 12:19 pm
This should help:
http://cheesman.typepad.com/seo/2005/06/how_to_get_a_do.html