How does CareerBuilder feel about the competition invading their turf and partnering with the country’s newspapers? You’ll just have to listen.
I sat down with Jason Lovelace, CareerBuilder’s VP of corporate marketing to discuss the happenings at the job board goliath. Keyword: international.
(5 mins.)

Aside from the ongoing soap opera that is Jobster, featuring Recruiting Blogs this week, an interesting strategy - commonly known in SEO circles as link bait - was on display regarding how to get backlinks to your Web site:
Good ol’ fashioned controversy.
On June 21st, Recruiting Blogs’ Jason Davis made the following plea:
If you would […]

We gave Monster a hard time for a recent price cut, so figure Jobster’s fair game as well. The following e-mail went out recently in light of their new PPA model, now promoted at $1 per applicant, down from $5.

Next strategy, 1 cent-per-applicant? The question: Does this mean PPA is a lost cause, just […]

Big fun with the first round of SHRM pics.

SHRM 2007

Visit Flickr for more SHRM pics or upload your own with the tag SHRM2007.

Rumor has it CareerBuilder is close to restricting vertical job search engine Simply Hired from spidering its job content any longer. Reasons why are unclear, but seem to point to SH’s ongoing creep into the job board space.
If true, it marks the first time since Craigslist put the smackdown that a major provider has […]

These guys are announcing their existence at the SHRM Conference this week. Great domain (with a long history), so-so site: Employment.com.

I just learned HotJobs has a new coat of paint. Check it out. The addition of Flickr, the emphasis on the color purple, as well as the increased integration of Answers are particularly interesting.