Comments on: vitruva, goddess of matching http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/09/25/ved-vitruva-goddess-of-matching/ 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: kbrooks http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/09/25/ved-vitruva-goddess-of-matching/comment-page-1/#comment-118018 kbrooks Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:52:07 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=1752#comment-118018 Vitruva has been advertising a job I'd be interested in. I tried their process and had to just give up because it (a) wasn't clear and (b) didn't allow me to enter correct information (e.g. my prior employers weren't listed). Since that first attempt, I've seen the same job (and same description) posted repeatedly. I can only think that either they are not so good at matches or its a scam job posting trying to draw in high end resumes. Either way, if the job is real, I wish they (the employer) would advertise through a means that I CAN respond to. After seeing the site traffic above, I think I am going to try posting on jobfox and real match. Vitruva has been advertising a job I’d be interested in. I tried their process and had to just give up because it (a) wasn’t clear and (b) didn’t allow me to enter correct information (e.g. my prior employers weren’t listed). Since that first attempt, I’ve seen the same job (and same description) posted repeatedly. I can only think that either they are not so good at matches or its a scam job posting trying to draw in high end resumes. Either way, if the job is real, I wish they (the employer) would advertise through a means that I CAN respond to.

After seeing the site traffic above, I think I am going to try posting on jobfox and real match.

]]> By: Toni http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/09/25/ved-vitruva-goddess-of-matching/comment-page-1/#comment-116482 Toni Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:55:45 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=1752#comment-116482 I tried the Vitruva thing after they flooded indeed.com with hundreds of postings that forced you to go to the Vitruva site. After filling out their profile and then trying to get the matches, it did bring up an impressive looking screen though with little or no details about the positions. In order to see the details, you have to click on an icon. After seeing the details for that one job, there is no easy way back to the "matches" list so you have to go through the matching search (which can take more than a few seconds) all over again for each job you might want to see. I think they must have hired a 10 year old to program their website. Frankly after trying to do it their way and getting tremendously frustrated with little useful results, I quit. An email asking for help has gone unacknowledged and unanswered for a couple of days now. My suggestion is save your time and stay far away!! I tried the Vitruva thing after they flooded indeed.com with hundreds of postings that forced you to go to the Vitruva site. After filling out their profile and then trying to get the matches, it did bring up an impressive looking screen though with little or no details about the positions. In order to see the details, you have to click on an icon. After seeing the details for that one job, there is no easy way back to the “matches” list so you have to go through the matching search (which can take more than a few seconds) all over again for each job you might want to see.

I think they must have hired a 10 year old to program their website.

Frankly after trying to do it their way and getting tremendously frustrated with little useful results, I quit. An email asking for help has gone unacknowledged and unanswered for a couple of days now.

My suggestion is save your time and stay far away!!

]]> By: john http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/09/25/ved-vitruva-goddess-of-matching/comment-page-1/#comment-115118 john Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:16:18 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=1752#comment-115118 took me 10 minutes to fill out a profile on jobfox....I think they made the process easier or something took me 10 minutes to fill out a profile on jobfox….I think they made the process easier or something

]]> By: Keith http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/09/25/ved-vitruva-goddess-of-matching/comment-page-1/#comment-115005 Keith Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:10:26 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=1752#comment-115005 A profile on Paidinterviews takes around 10 minutes to complete, they match you based on your ideal job and skills, plus you can name a signing bonus upfront, my Jobfox profile took me 45 minutes and I didn't even finish, haven't registered on the others yet. A profile on Paidinterviews takes around 10 minutes to complete, they match you based on your ideal job and skills, plus you can name a signing bonus upfront, my Jobfox profile took me 45 minutes and I didn’t even finish, haven’t registered on the others yet.

]]> By: Linda http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/09/25/ved-vitruva-goddess-of-matching/comment-page-1/#comment-114975 Linda Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:57:14 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=1752#comment-114975 Clearly itzbig didn't reach that critical mass. There's a traffic jam at Quantcast. Clearly itzbig didn’t reach that critical mass. There’s a traffic jam at Quantcast.

]]> By: Ian http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/09/25/ved-vitruva-goddess-of-matching/comment-page-1/#comment-114974 Ian Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:29:46 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=1752#comment-114974 Matching site traffic according to Quantcast Jobfox 623K realmatch 284K trovix 140K Climber 89K Itzbig 33K vitruva 3K Reaching that critcal mass is tough. Matching site traffic according to Quantcast

Jobfox 623K
realmatch 284K
trovix 140K
Climber 89K
Itzbig 33K
vitruva 3K

Reaching that critcal mass is tough.

]]> By: Marc Drees http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/09/25/ved-vitruva-goddess-of-matching/comment-page-1/#comment-114972 Marc Drees Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:21:21 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=1752#comment-114972 @Vanessa: Did you actually tried to fill out a profile at Vitruva? The user experience is the worst I have ever encountered on a job matching site. That will be their undoing, unless they improve dramatically in that area. And any site that flashes matching in the face of the user has missed the point anyway. Matching is about providing more appropriate jobs to candidates. That's the central point. With the least effort possible from the candidate. The candidate shouldn't be bothered by the technology behind it. Nor with the avoidable extra effort to create a profile. It's about ease of use combined with a better result than current job boards. Jobfox, Realmatch, itzBig, Trovix, and Vitruva all miss the mark dramatically. Walled gardens where you have to fill out your complete profile once again. @Vanessa:
Did you actually tried to fill out a profile at Vitruva? The user experience is the worst I have ever encountered on a job matching site. That will be their undoing, unless they improve dramatically in that area.

And any site that flashes matching in the face of the user has missed the point anyway. Matching is about providing more appropriate jobs to candidates. That’s the central point. With the least effort possible from the candidate. The candidate shouldn’t be bothered by the technology behind it. Nor with the avoidable extra effort to create a profile. It’s about ease of use combined with a better result than current job boards.

Jobfox, Realmatch, itzBig, Trovix, and Vitruva all miss the mark dramatically. Walled gardens where you have to fill out your complete profile once again.

]]> By: Rob http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/09/25/ved-vitruva-goddess-of-matching/comment-page-1/#comment-114970 Rob Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:22:13 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=1752#comment-114970 It is the same old chicken and the egg scenario. So-called matching technology w/o users is fruitless. Itzbig did not fail because of its technology or because it took too long to build a profile. Jobfox will be the same story. BTW When I did not see MTV as an employer, i bailed out of Vitruva's easy to use sign up process. It is the same old chicken and the egg scenario. So-called matching technology w/o users is fruitless.

Itzbig did not fail because of its technology or because it took too long to build a profile. Jobfox will be the same story.

BTW When I did not see MTV as an employer, i bailed out of Vitruva’s easy to use sign up process.

]]> By: Linda http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/09/25/ved-vitruva-goddess-of-matching/comment-page-1/#comment-114967 Linda Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:57:15 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=1752#comment-114967 Jobfox's Rob McGovern claims that his company is the "fastest growing" online recruiting board. It took me 45 minutes to fill out my profile and then had only 2.5 'stars' of compatibility. I have had about the same experience with Climber. After reading this post, I filled out my profile with Vitruva and am very impressed with my 80% matches which are very accurate. The matching is great! Keep it up. Jobfox’s Rob McGovern claims that his company is the “fastest growing” online recruiting board. It took me 45 minutes to fill out my profile and then had only 2.5 ’stars’ of compatibility. I have had about the same experience with Climber. After reading this post, I filled out my profile with Vitruva and am very impressed with my 80% matches which are very accurate. The matching is great! Keep it up.

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