Comments on: sponsored post: is online recruiting begging for disruptive technology? http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:01:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Alex Cantu http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/comment-page-1/#comment-104321 Alex Cantu Thu, 22 May 2008 18:50:11 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/#comment-104321 Almost every job board has something different to offer. Examples being; ranking, free sourcing or posting, update fees, candidate mining specialties….the list is endless to say the least. When I hear about a new job board or newly released features I purchase them and after a while I find out that I need something else. CrossXroads annual reports on sources of hire from 2007-2005 are: 2007 2006 2005 Referrals 28.2% 26.6% 27.1% Job Boards 25.7% 33.0% 24.8% It is hard to compare between both referrals and job boards in the hiring process, but I wouldn’t bee the least bit surprised to see these two categories battle it out for the next two years. Almost every job board has something different to offer. Examples being; ranking, free sourcing or posting, update fees, candidate mining specialties….the list is endless to say the least. When I hear about a new job board or newly released features I purchase them and after a while I find out that I need something else.

CrossXroads annual reports on sources of hire from 2007-2005 are:

2007 2006 2005

Referrals 28.2% 26.6% 27.1%
Job Boards 25.7% 33.0% 24.8%

It is hard to compare between both referrals and job boards in the hiring process, but I wouldn’t bee the least bit surprised to see these two categories battle it out for the next two years.

]]> By: eric shannon http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/comment-page-1/#comment-104138 eric shannon Wed, 21 May 2008 16:16:14 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/#comment-104138 Timothy -- leading with a registration button is not Google-like and it is not simplification. It's the kiss of death. Imagine if you had to register to use Google. Timothy — leading with a registration button is not Google-like and it is not simplification. It’s the kiss of death. Imagine if you had to register to use Google.

]]> By: Rafael Cosentino http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/comment-page-1/#comment-104016 Rafael Cosentino Wed, 21 May 2008 02:44:55 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/#comment-104016 Quantcast traffic according to Quantcast – Craigslist – 28 million Realmatch – 485,000 Jobvertise – 256,000 Postforfree – 240,000 Thejobspider – 54,000 I think we all know the limitation with craigslit is that all the geographic regions are segmented...good conversation! Quantcast traffic according to Quantcast –

Craigslist – 28 million
Realmatch – 485,000
Jobvertise – 256,000
Postforfree – 240,000
Thejobspider – 54,000

I think we all know the limitation with craigslit is that all the geographic regions are segmented…good conversation!

]]> By: Dennis Gorelik http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/comment-page-1/#comment-104009 Dennis Gorelik Wed, 21 May 2008 02:18:11 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/#comment-104009 How did you pick free job board leaders? If you take a look at the traffic, then the leaders are: 1) CraigsList.com 2) JobVertise.com 3) PostJobFree.com TheJobSpider.com is significantly behind. LuckyDogJobs.com and Doostang.com have almost no traffic. Check the traffic on www.quantcast.com How did you pick free job board leaders?
If you take a look at the traffic, then the leaders are:
1) CraigsList.com
2) JobVertise.com
3) PostJobFree.com

TheJobSpider.com is significantly behind. LuckyDogJobs.com and Doostang.com have almost no traffic.
Check the traffic on http://www.quantcast.com

]]> By: martone http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/comment-page-1/#comment-103999 martone Wed, 21 May 2008 00:58:06 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/#comment-103999 ..sorry...a little more humility and a little less hot air. ..sorry…a little more humility and a little less hot air.

]]> By: martone http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/comment-page-1/#comment-103997 martone Wed, 21 May 2008 00:53:30 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/#comment-103997 i just re-read my comment. 'sick' was an overstatement but i am, 'tired' of every start up saying they're going to be 'disruptive'. id like to see a little less more humility and a little less hot air from startups. fair? i just re-read my comment.

’sick’ was an overstatement but i am, ‘tired’ of every start up saying they’re going to be ‘disruptive’.

id like to see a little less more humility and a little less hot air from startups.

fair?

]]> By: Martin Snyder http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/comment-page-1/#comment-103945 Martin Snyder Tue, 20 May 2008 20:21:18 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/#comment-103945 im disruptive. how long can you call yourself a startup anyway ? on topic-how much of the recruiting process turns on the matchmaking aspect ? on high value jobs you arent swimming in candidates at any point anyway agreed on Google's radical simplicity model. Same point cuts the other way: Google did not mess with the data very much- what you typed is what you got. "You cant trust machines to do a doctor's job Jim" im disruptive. how long can you call yourself a startup anyway ?

on topic-how much of the recruiting process turns on the matchmaking aspect ?

on high value jobs you arent swimming in candidates at any point anyway

agreed on Google’s radical simplicity model. Same point cuts the other way: Google did not mess with the data very much- what you typed is what you got. “You cant trust machines to do a doctor’s job Jim”

]]> By: martone http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/comment-page-1/#comment-103935 martone Tue, 20 May 2008 19:34:23 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/#comment-103935 im sick of start up claiming to be disruptive. im sick of start up claiming to be disruptive.

]]> By: Timothy Hatton http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/comment-page-1/#comment-103745 Timothy Hatton Tue, 20 May 2008 03:12:21 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/#comment-103745 Eric - I am skeptical of new things too but didnt google get the same crticism for just having a search box on their page with no other stuff? Google changed the game by changing the page layout and removing the garbage. I dont know if my company would approve a new vendor, we just use monster and since its not my money, I dont really care. Eric – I am skeptical of new things too but didnt google get the same crticism for just having a search box on their page with no other stuff? Google changed the game by changing the page layout and removing the garbage. I dont know if my company would approve a new vendor, we just use monster and since its not my money, I dont really care.

]]> By: eric shannon http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/comment-page-1/#comment-103682 eric shannon Mon, 19 May 2008 19:13:39 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/19/realmatch/#comment-103682 I don't see how any website that leads with a "start here" button can succeed. What's the motivation to go through a sign-up process just to find out whether or not this website has more than a handful of jobs and employers that are relevant to the user? I don’t see how any website that leads with a “start here” button can succeed. What’s the motivation to go through a sign-up process just to find out whether or not this website has more than a handful of jobs and employers that are relevant to the user?

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