Comments on: jobfox now charging for intros service

By: Michaela

Michaela — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:43:15 +0000

Why, then, does Jobfox bother to charge an “added feature” if the free site is just as powerful as before? The point of this blog post has been lost on you, John. It proves that charging seekers for intros that didn’t work before they charged is a new way of the company to rake in money from people who could believe that it’s worth the money. What you are saying is that choosing a tag that tells an employer you want free Starbucks or a gym membership doesn’t say much about me other than I expect expensive perks.
How many trackable resume views have you received? How many job interviews have you gone on? Is the job that is a 5-star match really out there or is it one of the “free” postings Jobfox is offering that will ultimately cost the employer a ton of money because they have entered a job that has generic terms in order to get good matches?
I have used Jobfox as an employer and as a job seeker and I’m not impressed, especially after I spent over $12,000 for a contract I got no seeker interest out of.
What ad are you talking about?

By: John

John — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:48:41 +0000

I think Jobfox works great. I found it to be easy, and the results were clean, efficient and easy to read. They were actually jobs that fit what I was looking for. People may say it takes a little bit of time to do the profile, but how else are they supposed to find the jobs for you if you are not willing to tell them about yourself? As for paying it is just added features. The free site is just as powerful as before. Read the ad.

By: ed gordon

ed gordon — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:05:27 +0000

the biggest problem you should woory about is not the $30 fee for intros that they are charging but that jobfox has NO JOBS to match you to..

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:12:30 +0000

I have used Jobfox for a couple of years and in the beginning felt that Rob McGovern and his team really wanted to make it a site that people loved. However, the site went down hill starting with the Intros despite very good marketing. Why would I want to pay $30 per month for a service that didn’t work when it was free?

When Intros were free they told me I would get 3x more interviews, now they are saying I’ll get 3x more interviews if I pay up as an advantage member. What’s the difference? Expensive offers like Jobfox certifications, Jobfox profile clean up and Jobfox certified resume writing hasn’t worked for them. Is this another pilot program to see how job seekers will respond to paying for a premium service? I can’t love a site that pushes ridiculous and expensive offers everytime I login to my account.

By: Chad Sowash

Chad Sowash — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:56:28 +0000

When attempts to monetize through hiring companies either slow or run dry, JobFox was obviously compelled to explore “other” avenues of monetization through job seekers. Good or bad, that’s the decision they’ve made.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:54:07 +0000

Wow…. pay for submitting your resume? What year is this?
Didn’t this sort of shaddy practice go out in the 80’s? Monster must be desparate.

So I have a question: When their sales reps try to quit and get jobs elsewhere, will they be charged an exit fee?

By: Amie

Amie — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:54:21 +0000

It looks like the “internet’s fastest growing job site” is rapidly becoming the internet’s fastest falling job site. If Jobfox keeps offering gimmicks to job seekers they will be digging themselves a foxhole.