Comments on: getthejob.com going social? http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/01/17/getthejob-goes-social/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:29:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ivan | JobsBlog.ie : Web 2.0 Recruitment http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/01/17/getthejob-goes-social/#comment-78420 Ivan | JobsBlog.ie : Web 2.0 Recruitment Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:33:05 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/01/17/getthejob-goes-social/#comment-78420 Job Sites do not have a future if they do not 'upgrade' in the 'Web 2.0 Recruitment' the recruiters are embracing on today. Going Social is the natural thing. Just tried to define the future of the recruitment under the Web 2.0 aspect at: http://www.jobsblog.ie/Jobs/2008/01/22/web-20-recruitment/ Job boards as such do not have the healthy future in the RSS, blog, ping, track back, social networking mashup. Ivan | www.JobsBlog.ie Job Sites do not have a future if they do not ‘upgrade’ in the ‘Web 2.0 Recruitment’ the recruiters are embracing on today. Going Social is the natural thing. Just tried to define the future of the recruitment under the Web 2.0 aspect at:

http://www.jobsblog.ie/Jobs/2008/01/22/web-20-recruitment/

Job boards as such do not have the healthy future in the RSS, blog, ping, track back, social networking mashup.

Ivan | http://www.JobsBlog.ie

]]> By: Chris Amato http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/01/17/getthejob-goes-social/#comment-77424 Chris Amato Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:40:21 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/01/17/getthejob-goes-social/#comment-77424 I agree with Will that there needs to be a compelling reason to go social or anything else for that matter. That is precisely why the top level "profile" functionality needed to be tested. It has been embraced and now we feel strongly that opening this thing up is good move. It is tougher than it looks, we'll see how it goes, I have a lot of underwear left! It is apparent that Steven, whoever he is, has never had start up experience or he would understand that businesses must have the ability to adapt and change or they will fail. I have yet to meet an entrepreneur that started and exited without changing his/her original plans to some degree. Thanks for the support Herm. I agree with Will that there needs to be a compelling reason to go social or anything else for that matter. That is precisely why the top level “profile” functionality needed to be tested. It has been embraced and now we feel strongly that opening this thing up is good move. It is tougher than it looks, we’ll see how it goes, I have a lot of underwear left!

It is apparent that Steven, whoever he is, has never had start up experience or he would understand that businesses must have the ability to adapt and change or they will fail. I have yet to meet an entrepreneur that started and exited without changing his/her original plans to some degree.

Thanks for the support Herm.

]]> By: Herm http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/01/17/getthejob-goes-social/#comment-77419 Herm Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:07:59 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/01/17/getthejob-goes-social/#comment-77419 It's great to see that Steven has nothing better to do than keep his eye on GetTheJob. I guess they are good at staying fresh and adapting to their surroundings and where the market is moving. SEO, social networking, and cheaper and more accessable job postings seem to be where the internet is going, so the offerings seem pretty good. I can't wait for a full report on Jobster tomorrow. <strong>Editor's note:</strong> This comment is attached to a GetTheJob IP address. It’s great to see that Steven has nothing better to do than keep his eye on GetTheJob. I guess they are good at staying fresh and adapting to their surroundings and where the market is moving. SEO, social networking, and cheaper and more accessable job postings seem to be where the internet is going, so the offerings seem pretty good. I can’t wait for a full report on Jobster tomorrow.

Editor’s note: This comment is attached to a GetTheJob IP address.

]]> By: Steven http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/01/17/getthejob-goes-social/#comment-77408 Steven Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:00:27 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/01/17/getthejob-goes-social/#comment-77408 GetTheJob has changed their focus more times than most people change their underwear. First it was Pay Per Click, then it was job postings that cost $200, then they dropped it down to $25.00. Then it was an SEO product utilizing scraped job content to create SEO friendly career sites and now it's developing a social network for job seekers. Even Jobster didn't change their focus this many times this fast. GetTheJob has changed their focus more times than most people change their underwear. First it was Pay Per Click, then it was job postings that cost $200, then they dropped it down to $25.00. Then it was an SEO product utilizing scraped job content to create SEO friendly career sites and now it’s developing a social network for job seekers. Even Jobster didn’t change their focus this many times this fast.

]]> By: Will in Santa Clara http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/01/17/getthejob-goes-social/#comment-77404 Will in Santa Clara Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:40:13 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/01/17/getthejob-goes-social/#comment-77404 Even integrating their purchases doesn't guarantee success. I would question the success for Jobster in pursuing this twin tower strategy. There needs to be a compelling reason to "go social" and not make it appear as an integrated after thought or a "me too" attempt, but a compelling value. It's tougher than it looks. Even integrating their purchases doesn’t guarantee success.

I would question the success for Jobster in pursuing this twin tower strategy.

There needs to be a compelling reason to “go social” and not make it appear as an integrated after thought or a “me too” attempt, but a compelling value. It’s tougher than it looks.

]]> By: Dan Schawbel http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/01/17/getthejob-goes-social/#comment-77373 Dan Schawbel Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:23:04 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/01/17/getthejob-goes-social/#comment-77373 I'm completely with you on this one. Online recruitment is going social, but I feel that Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com need to integrate these strategies within their sites, not just purchase other sites. I’m completely with you on this one. Online recruitment is going social, but I feel that Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com need to integrate these strategies within their sites, not just purchase other sites.

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