Comments on: companies to invest less in job boards

By: Zack

Zack — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:45:08 +0000

I agree with doug on the comment regarding looking for jobs on social sites, job boards are here to stay, they are the only way employers can get the relevent qualifications instantly online.

By: eric shannon

eric shannon — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:49:48 +0000

Some more thoughts about the decline of job boards here- http://www.internetinc.com/death-of-job-boards

The executive summary: job boards will be back!

– Eric

By: Doug

Doug — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:06:55 +0000

Social networking boards may at times assist companies in identifying potential candidates but let’s be realistic about this. Why would you place more faith in an internet profile and social network, whereby people have not actually met in person, only know the other people based on what they say and write within the social networks.

Qualified passive or otherwise candidates are already out there looking at sites like careerbuilder, monster, hospitaljobs.com. If you want these candidates it is really up to companies to promote themselves and always always let these people know the compensation package.

No qualified candidate is going to apply to an organization that doesn’t provide a salary range.

You don’t need to go to social networks to find candiates, even passive ones because they are already looking. As for looking on a social sites like Myspace, facebook etc…. maybe if they are looking for someone to come give them a job as oppose to actually persuing their career.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:52:55 +0000

The problem with all of these social networking sites is that they do not provide the employer with the necessary search parameters to find the right candidates. Some do not get more specific geographically than ’state.’ Well a candidate in Dallas isn’t going to help me if I have a job in Houston. Others do not allow boolean search functionality (and/not, etc.). And the biggest ones (Linked In, Facebook, Myspace) do not provide personal email addresses like the job boards do, so you cannot contact them efficiently outside of the site.

Until these networking sites get more career-focused, and cater to employers’ needs to properly search out the viable candidates, they’re virtually useless compared job sites.

By: Justula

Justula — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:52:43 +0000

Here’s something I find very interesting.

In the old days and today too, we were told to never submit a picture with our resumes. People in HR are often told to discard photos, or even the whole resume if it has one.

Online, however, people have no problem posting pictures of themselves in their Facebook, LinkedIn and other profiles. Those can be find when employers Google candidates.

Why the discrepancy?

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:09:45 +0000

I think that social networking has it’s place in recruitment and is here to stay. However, I think the future will show us that niche job boards will be popular again. However for niche job boards to do well they must include (a) relevant updated content and (b) social networking functionality which encourages users to interact and return to the site. This could be in the form of an integrated blog with comment forms. I’ve implemented a career blog for the Jobs2Ireland site and seen users start to interact already.

By: William Horlick

William Horlick — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:33:18 +0000

Although job boards aren’t perfect (what is?) they provide a valuable service and currently the best way in which employers find employees and job seekers find employment.

I have yet to see how social networking sites like facebook, linkedin, twitter, etc. will replace job boards – supplement yes, replace no.

A recent survey referenced on this site stated that 65% of employers/staffing companies using job boards were greatly or generally satisfied with the results. It also showed that very few recruiters were using social networking sites.

Job boards will continue to evolve just as every other web-based business on the Internet will evolve. Some will flourish and thrive, some will fade away. As the technology and enabling technology evolves, employers and job seekers will expect more (as with any service). Those companies that raise to or exceed the current level of expectation will be successful.

It all comes down to having and supporting a “profit” model – the vast majority of services that seem to be promoted on this blog tend to be VC funded.

By: WILLIAM CADENILLA

WILLIAM CADENILLA — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:38:40 +0000

No wonder most of the jobs posted on sites like Monster and Careerbuilder comes from recruiters. ‘Was wondering whether a trend of using other ways to get candidates was being implemented by employers. Even most jobs at Craigslist comes from recruiters as well.

Part of the reason I started ChowJOBS was my curiosity about locating jobs directly from employers.

THANKS FOR THE TIP.

By: John Richards

John Richards — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:44:15 +0000

It’s very true that social media recruiting isn’t going away, but they will not surpass job boards, job classifieds and other tailored sites for job seekers, given the global cash crises. Many will have to take up second jobs, just to keep a roof over their heads, Twitter and other social media sites are just another option, and not often the best for results. If your looking to obtain a new laptop computer, would you go to a general electronic store or a computer superstore, the choice is yours.

By: Todd Raphael

Todd Raphael — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:47:04 +0000

Although I find the premise of the survey results (”companies to invest less in job boards”) to be absolutely true from the people I speak with, bear in mind that this survey isn’t a random sample of recruiters. According to Jobvite, “some of the people who took the survey were “responding to an invitation on the Jobvite website” and some of the others were found via “an invitation sent via Twitter.” Asking people on Jobvite (a Web 2.0 system for managing candidates) if they use social networking and asking people on Twitter if they use Twitter skews the results. Again, this is not to say the general premise isn’t accurate, just that the exact numbers may not reflect the average recruiter.