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Archive | August, 2008

realmatch partners with findlaw.com

29. August 2008

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By Joel Cheesman - Realmatch, one in the growing crop of employment matching technologies, is set to announce a partnership with well-known legal site, FindLaw. Of the deal, RealMatch's VP of business development said, "I honestly can’t imagine why any legal employer or recruiter seeking to hire any skilled legal professional wouldn’t use FindLaw’s job channel. It’s free to post; free to browse the profiles of matching candidates and applicants and they only have to pay if they find a candidate that matches their needs. The risk is no longer on the employer. It’s on the portal.”

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the teen job market crisis

29. August 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - A study released earlier this summer showed the greatest dip in teen employment levels in 60 years. Many youth are unable to secure any source of employment, as there exists simply more teens than jobs. But there are several programs and government-funded initiatives popping up that are hoping to bridge this gap and provide youth with the cash and experience that comes with securing a job.

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careerbuilder puts org learning to shame

28. August 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - CareerBuilder has launched CBInstitute.com, a site that offers online courses about job tips, software, and even the hazards of asbestos. And at a cost of $49, you could easily wallpaper your cube with these course certificates.

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zamzim: the brits are coming!

28. August 2008

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By Joel Cheesman - UK-based job search engine Workcircle has launched in the U.S. via Zamzim. The site hopes to aggregate job content from job sites and drive traffic through "contextual, deep-linked, long-tail PPC campaigns across the major search engines." Zamzim and Workcircle CEO Simon Appleton believes there’s space in the already-crowded job search engine market, saying "We’re cheaper, simpler and more effective than buying PPC direct from the major search engines, and it certainly works here in the UK."

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job seeker alleges jobfox scam

27. August 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - A reader of Cheezhead sent us an email claiming she was scammed by Jobfox. The user alleges that she attempted to use their new candidate Intros service, but was met with a generic email response and a pile of spam instead. She said, "Basically I don't see that Jobfox's Mutual Suitability System gives 'one-to-one relationships and connections between candidates and employers' at all. My impression? Nice try, Jobfox."

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zoom in on another video resume site

27. August 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - While the professional world is tentatively dipping their hands into the video resume cookie jar, college students have taken the new digital tool and run with it. A new site has popped up that will host video resumes for college kids only.

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who will put on the best show?

26. August 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - Here are our five must-see conferences for the fall. We'll be hitchhiking across the country for the latter part of the year with the hopes that someone will take pity on us and give us a ride to one of these shows.

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