Comments on: monster’s view from austin, texas

By: Jim Durbin

Jim Durbin — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:23:20 +0000

I was just listening to a memo of mine asking if there are people paying to Use Monster’s database for competitive intelligence. Certainly there is great information there from references to what projects companies are working on to what companies use what technologies in a marketplace. If there is a need, a Monster expert might find themselves hired up to perform competitive intelligence on, well competitors.

By: Ralph Harik

Ralph Harik — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 19:42:49 +0000

Monster.com does let you post your resume for free, but it is certainly not free for employers to search their database. For example, here is one of their basic packages: $500 provides 2 weeks for the employer to access up to 400 resumes within a 100 mile radius of a specified location.

By: C.M. Russell

C.M. Russell — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:16:19 +0000

As the owner of my own niche job boards I do see value in collecting resume’s. The job seekers who post also become a source of revenue if you can leverage them via job search products like resume services. I still think the value of posting one’s resume is greatly diminished however. Especially in monsters vast database it becomes a needle in a haystack. Employers still crave quality over anything else.

By: David Monreal

David Monreal — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:26:27 +0000

I see a link between your post and Google approaching to classifieds.

See PaidContent: http://www.paidcontent.org/pc/arch/2005_09_27.shtml#051569

All the best!