Comments on: cleveland.com is stupid http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/30/cleveland-dot-com/ insight and opinion from the mind of joel cheesman Fri, 16 May 2008 20:11:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Ed http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/30/cleveland-dot-com/#comment-30555 Ed Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:14:06 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/30/cleveland-dot-com/#comment-30555 Same thing here in New Jersey with the Star Ledger's NJ.com. Must be an Advance Internet company as well (http://www.advance.net/). I wonder how many job seekers browse off the website as soon as they see that popup? Same thing here in New Jersey with the Star Ledger’s NJ.com. Must be an Advance Internet company as well (http://www.advance.net/). I wonder how many job seekers browse off the website as soon as they see that popup?

]]> By: Joel Libava http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/30/cleveland-dot-com/#comment-29092 Joel Libava Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:29:07 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/30/cleveland-dot-com/#comment-29092 Hi Joel, Whenever that customer friendly little pop up comes up, the first thing I WANT to do is put in 1902 for my year of birth. that pop-up-pop-under is Idiotic and a huge turnoff to say the least. thanx for writing what I was thinking. Hi Joel,
Whenever that customer friendly little pop up comes up, the first thing I WANT to do is put in 1902 for my year of birth. that pop-up-pop-under is Idiotic and a huge turnoff to say the least. thanx for writing what I was thinking.

]]> By: Lea http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/30/cleveland-dot-com/#comment-29029 Lea Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:42:11 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/30/cleveland-dot-com/#comment-29029 Newspaper Web sites ask for demographic information in order to use it to get advertisers. As a former journalist, I understand the need for it, although I agree with everyone here that it's annoying to answer the questions. It's a question of profitability. If newspapers could make their Web sites profitable, then there wouldn't be a need for the demographic information collection that annoys readers. Or if people still read newspapers in hard copy, then newspapers wouldn't have to work so hard to try and make the Web profitable. This issue has plagued newspapers for about 10 years and it isn't going anywhere, so get used to the drop-down screens and be thankful that few newspapers require paid subscriptions to read online content. Newspaper Web sites ask for demographic information in order to use it to get advertisers. As a former journalist, I understand the need for it, although I agree with everyone here that it’s annoying to answer the questions.

It’s a question of profitability. If newspapers could make their Web sites profitable, then there wouldn’t be a need for the demographic information collection that annoys readers. Or if people still read newspapers in hard copy, then newspapers wouldn’t have to work so hard to try and make the Web profitable. This issue has plagued newspapers for about 10 years and it isn’t going anywhere, so get used to the drop-down screens and be thankful that few newspapers require paid subscriptions to read online content.

]]> By: Peter Gold http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/30/cleveland-dot-com/#comment-28844 Peter Gold Wed, 30 May 2007 23:55:54 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/30/cleveland-dot-com/#comment-28844 Those ATS dropdowns have always been a complete waste of time yet still they persist! Why the ATS vendors don't add a bit more to the URL I do not know.....Jason highlights some valid points in the report he links to but it is a little simplistic to purely blame the ATS. Yes, the ATS can quite easily track this, we built the only UK ATS that has done this from day one. However, in light of the ATS vendors not doing this, then the job board should devise a method to deal with this, not difficult and yes, we have already done it by reversing the tracking process. But, and this is the key; you cannot rely on the ATS vendor to work with you so you need to make the data independent of the ATS so the customer comes calling for it! Those ATS dropdowns have always been a complete waste of time yet still they persist! Why the ATS vendors don’t add a bit more to the URL I do not know…..Jason highlights some valid points in the report he links to but it is a little simplistic to purely blame the ATS. Yes, the ATS can quite easily track this, we built the only UK ATS that has done this from day one. However, in light of the ATS vendors not doing this, then the job board should devise a method to deal with this, not difficult and yes, we have already done it by reversing the tracking process.

But, and this is the key; you cannot rely on the ATS vendor to work with you so you need to make the data independent of the ATS so the customer comes calling for it!

]]> By: David Dalka http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/30/cleveland-dot-com/#comment-28803 David Dalka Wed, 30 May 2007 18:47:49 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/30/cleveland-dot-com/#comment-28803 Almost all resume parsing software gets an F- and is the same thing something that destroys a companies brand when you use it. The best ones ask for an email, a phone number and a Word resume attachment. It requires qualified people to read it - maybe even a hiring manager. Imagine that, relevant people actually reading resumes for competencies. You might actually interview and hire the best candidates. Almost all resume parsing software gets an F- and is the same thing something that destroys a companies brand when you use it.

The best ones ask for an email, a phone number and a Word resume attachment. It requires qualified people to read it - maybe even a hiring manager. Imagine that, relevant people actually reading resumes for competencies. You might actually interview and hire the best candidates.

]]> By: Jason Whitman http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/30/cleveland-dot-com/#comment-28796 Jason Whitman Wed, 30 May 2007 17:34:42 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/30/cleveland-dot-com/#comment-28796 On the recruitment side, you're looking at more than 80 percent inaccurate. http://www.allretailjobs.com/html/ats-sourcing.pdf Jason On the recruitment side, you’re looking at more than 80 percent inaccurate.

http://www.allretailjobs.com/html/ats-sourcing.pdf

Jason

]]> By: Rosie http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/30/cleveland-dot-com/#comment-28784 Rosie Wed, 30 May 2007 15:52:43 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/30/cleveland-dot-com/#comment-28784 Plus the fact that their little questionaire isn't very accurate at remembering if you already entered your information... So you have to fill it out almost everytime you hit up Cleveland.com. Plus the fact that their little questionaire isn’t very accurate at remembering if you already entered your information… So you have to fill it out almost everytime you hit up Cleveland.com.

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