Comments on: monster gets chad all choked-up

By: gregg dourgarian

gregg dourgarian — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:41:35 +0000

“Please don’t be angry if I speak only one more time,” Abraham said. “What if one honest, unaggregated job board is found there?” He answered, “I will not destroy recruiting for the sake of the one.”

By: doinitwrong

doinitwrong — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:27:07 +0000

I just reviewed hiredonthespot.com and it offers nothing new. The blog portion of the site is rarely used.

How can you critique other sites when yours brings nothing to the table? It’s terrible

By: Hired on the spot

Hired on the spot — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:28:28 +0000

Relevance is key (Thank you Chad) to job seekers and potential employers. Monster.com does not accomplish this and the aggregator sites certainly do not. To get noticed it more than a resume now a days especially with the fierce competition. I created Hiredonthespot.com for this reason. Hired on the spot.com offers ways for people to get noticed other than just their resume. You have your own blog when you sign up, you can post a video resume, and even a tshirt resume. RELEVANCE is critical as is clearly noted in this blog something the big job sites fail at. The site is free for Job Seekers and it is even free to post jobs right now!

Check us out we are the future of Job Search Sites. We would love to have you join us!

http://www.hiredonthespot.com

By: Well

Well — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:29:46 +0000

Gregg,

I assure you they did not take those show dollars and direct them to those other items. They do not have any dollars. Their market share is shrinking and contract revenue is not even close to what is has been. The sad fact is they have let go many great people who gave their all and went above and beyond what any employer could have asked. The best part is, Jobing brass made you feel like you didn’t do enough. Many poor business decisions were made and the people who would have died for that organization were treated like second class people unless of course you were in the “circle”. The name Jobing used to stand for something to be proud of and talked about as if you were the luckiest person alive to work there. I could go on for days about that! I just hope the truth someday comes to the surface and is reported and not buried. I wish most of the reaming Jobing people out there the best, it has to be VERY difficult these days to “stay positive” and to not let “outside news” affect you inside.

PS – really Jobing management, are you going to be charging jobseekers for services? Aren’t some of your “community” partners the ones that currently provide those services for free??

By: Kari Quaas

Kari Quaas — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:09:42 +0000

Who else requested a new show? ; )

By: gregg dourgarian

gregg dourgarian — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:38:38 +0000

Since when did decision makers go to trade shows?

I’ve never heard of Jobing (awful name) but if in fact they’ve decided to dedicate those show dollars to more effective demand generation venues like social media, seo/sem and development then kudos for them.

Enjoyed the podcast btw…when’s the next one?

By: Well

Well — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:17:56 +0000

Connie I would agree but I to am a former Jobing employee and know some of the truth, or at least the truth we were told. Here are some facts: Jobing spent way to much money in Chicago last year for a market they don’t even serve. The message was “we are giving back to SHRM”. Isn’t that cute, great investment with NO ROI. The year before was the initial year and they went big and I understand why. Jobing actually is in Vegas. For Jobing not to even appear at the conference this year is questionable. If I were still there, and at this point I am thankful I am not, I would question last years message and any other message or outreach that is presented from the “leadership”. Connie, you mention that perhaps companies like Jobing are investing in R&D, really?? Does it cost that much to have your IT team that is already in place write some new code or to have new service offerings to Jobseekers who are desperate, i.e. Jobings Career Services. If I were a jobseeker I would be insulted to be asked to pay for any of those services offered. Also Connie, from an investment standpoint, why would Jobing spend so much money on the “future”of jobing putting so many people through an MBA program at ASU just to let a large majority of them go? Great investment Jobing! As you can see, the truth has not been shared and the days of just picking on Monster and CB need to end. If Jobing wants to act like a big dog, well, its time to report the issues that exist just like they are reported on Monster and CB.

By: Connie

Connie — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:56:13 +0000

Perhaps Jobing.com and other job boards who didn’t attend the big SHRM conference or monster who didn’t throw a big party are investing their money in developing new products for their clients and creating new employment tools to aid in candidates’ job search. The economy has unfortunately taken a toll on just about every company, so it’s smart to get back to the roots on what’s really important. With unemployment being so high these days, the most important thing is connecting job seekers with hiring companies.

By: NotSoSocialHuh?

NotSoSocialHuh? — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:40:05 +0000

Good podcast. Chad props to you for actually jumping in there and commenting on Jobings absence from SHRM because we sure as hell know Joel wouldn’t have brought it up. But since you did I will give Joel some kudos too for commenting as well, even though coming back with a “vengeance” is a bit of a stretch.

Besides Jobing missing out on the exposure and the opportunity to connect with DMs there are a lot of former employees, myself included, that can’t help but wonder if they would still have a job if Aaron hadn’t “tried” to ride at the front of the pack with the big boys.

Had they been there, even in a 10×10, they could have at least had controlled the message. Much like Twitter, as company, you can decide to use it or not, but the conversation will happen. Its up to the company to decide if they want to be apart of it or not. In this case they chose not to and missed the boat. Once again, poor decisions.

And this weeks job board slogan winner is Anida Jobs from Dallas with her entry “Drink the Cool Aid, your Jamestown Job Board.”

By: Chad Sowash

Chad Sowash — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:55:42 +0000

Jamie,

1) D. All of the above
2) Not justified and it belongs to the hiring company.
3) Running parallels with newspaper in 1995 worked very well, not so much today. Great try on the spin.
4) Relevance is the key, not duplication.
5) These measures are not that of perpetuation, but that of actually controlling duplicate content.

“or did I miss something?” ANSWER – Yes, It’s much like trying to hit a fastball with a 9-iron Jamie. If you’d like better clarification feel free to contact me for a chat.

http://thechad.jobcentral.com/index.php/contact-chad-sowash-thechad