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Archive | March, 2007

hotjobs dips toe into social networking waters

7. March 2007

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One of the few offerings Yahoo! holds an advantage on Google is Yahoo! Answers. Basically, users ask questions and the community answers them. Questions, for example, have made their way into Y! search results. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that they’re integrating this technology into HotJobs via the homepage and internal pages. Remember Hotjobs following [...]

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cheezhead featured in business week magazine

6. March 2007

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Pretty cool … this blog was featured in the March 12, 2007 edition of BusinessWeek.

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google to exhibit at recruiting conference

6. March 2007

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In my predictions for 2007, I said Google would exhibit at a major SHRM conference. Check it off the list. Google’s Jason Katcher informs me that the search giant will be exhibiting at this year’s SHRM Staffing Management Conference and Expo in April. Yeah, it’s not the big-daddy-annual-conference, but for directly targeting the recruiting segment, it’s [...]

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spammed by getthejob

5. March 2007

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Unbelievable. I received the following spam e-mail last week via HRSEO’s contact page: Email: belsbree@getthejob.com Name: william elsbree Title: rep Company: getthejob Address: 1 City: Tinton Falls State: nj Zip: 07753 Phone: 732-746-2561 URL: www.getthejob.com Comments: The Right Talent. Right Away. :: No Corporate Career Site? No Problem! You can create your own personal job board using JobTracker. Your own customizable job board which allows you to setup, manage, and [...]

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clever banner ad from monster.com

2. March 2007

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Love ‘em or hate ‘em, banner ads are here to stay for awhile. Accepting of this fact, I’m always intrigued by the latest-and-greatest methods to get Web surfers to click. The jobs sector, in particular, is a tricky business, as the argument for “everyone’s a job seeker” can sometimes equal not-so-targeted advertising. You’re just as [...]

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job sites with myspace profiles don’t need no stinkin’ friends

1. March 2007

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Jobster, Simply Hired and JobCentral are all examples of job sites with MySpace profiles. Super. All are also examples of job sites with MySpace profiles that are suffering from neglect. Not so super. Let’s take a look. Jobster. I’ll spot them the fact that the person in charge of the account was probably laid off, but the job [...]

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