Archive | October, 2007
niche blog gets $1.7 million
So the Techcrunch’s of the world have bright futures and will likely be purchased for mad duckets in the future. But what about niche players? We’re beginning to get some answers. Real estate blog Curbed recently received $1.7 million in funding. Rumors have the site valued at $7 million. Not surprising, blog pioneer Gawker Media is [...]
Continue reading...chat with climber.com ceo mike o’brien
31. October 2007
Among the new breed of job sites hoping to eHarmonize the recruiting industry and make connecting the perfect candidate to the perfect employer more a matter of technology than old school resume sifting, Climber has been impressive. Don’t just take my word for it. Nielson says they’re already a Top Ten job site in terms [...]
Continue reading...resume search with talenthook (an interview)
30. October 2007
You’re likely pretty familiar with aggregate job search. But how about resume search? Well, if you’re interested in such things, TalentHook may be what you’re looking for. We made a pit stop while at ERE to find out more: Click here for more Cheezhead videos.
Continue reading...penelope trunk joins xtra cheezhead
29. October 2007
Meeting Penelope Trunk in person, or reading her stuff, you can’t help but either like her or, well, not-so-much. I’m on the “like” side of things, which is why I’m thrilled to have her join Xtra Cheezhead as a guest author. As a well-known author and pundit on all things workplace, Penelope is sure to provide [...]
Continue reading...yet another new job site looking to ‘tame the monster’
29. October 2007
Another week, another new job site touting the end of Monster. Meet Zapoint. Zapoint lets job seekers map out their professional and personal achievements on a patented LifeChart™, converting accomplishments into a quantifiable format and creating a standard currency to help employees get a better handle on where they stand amongst their peers (and their [...]
Continue reading...ere conference pics
29. October 2007
Between the networking and catching up with old friends and meeting new ones, I was able to take a few photos from my time at the ERE conference in Washington. Enjoy (28 pics): Click here for album view.
Continue reading...catching up with jobs in pods
26. October 2007
I have mixed feelings about podcasting. I do it for this blog, albeit infrequently. I even listen to them regularly myself. But with the sexiness of video, they seem to have taken a backseat. That doesn’t mean they have no value in building brands however. There are a lot of iPods in the world, [...]
Continue reading...- confessions of a former careerbuilder sales guy
- theladders should stop bait-n-switch tactics
- monstirs sells english are reely good
- monster still really dumb, buys trovix
- jobfox interjects on your behalf
- careerbuilder job app launches on iphones
- vault snags monster exec
- careerbuilder wants you to work at the gap
- sharethis shares share data (e-mail still rules, sorta)
- the slice (8-25-09)
- ax falling hard at careerbuilder? (212)
- theladders should stop bait-n-switch tactics (121)
- grey marketing team – job posting scam (93)
- monstirs sells english are reely good (65)
- a real alternative to job boards (63)
- more job cuts at jobfox (60)
- march: there will be blood (59)
- is jason goldberg killing jobster? (54)
- careerbuilder sales rep’s a real ‘twit’ (54)
- jobing acquires cheezhead (48)
- jobing acquires cheezhead
- jobvite raises $8.2 million
- not your father’s recruiting conference
- 10 reasons why niche sites will survive
- top 5 fastest growing companies in HR
- why niche job sites should band together
- monster’s back-to-school makeover
- the slice (8-25-09)
- a fleeing workforce
- the unconference movement
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31. October 2007
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