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28. August 2008

zamzim: the brits are coming!

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.”

27. August 2008

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job seeker alleges jobfox scam

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.”

22. August 2008

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best buy’s facebook strategy and more

Best Buy Recruitment Ad on Facebook By Vanessa Dennis - Best Buy is utilizing a lot of Web 2.0 technology to attract and recruit a younger generation. Senior Pipeline Generation Expert Joshua Kahn talked about three things in particular that are causing people to throw on those blue shirts: their Facebook page, an internal social network, and the much-publicized ROWE program.

Kahn said, “We felt this would allow people interested in potentially working for Best Buy to get a better feel for the real culture and what the actual employees were talking about far beyond what could be communicated via a job posting or banner ad.”

20. August 2008

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yellojobs usa fading to black?

By Vanessa Dennis - Jim Newfrock, (former?) CEO of the online referral platform Yellojobs, has announced that he is leaving the company effective immediately, along with COO Alex Conway and VP of Business Development Brad Wells.

According to Newfrock, the breach stems from an inability to agree on technology and autonomy issues. Is this is the end of Yellojobs USA?

28. August 2008

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careerbuilder puts org learning to shame

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.

27. August 2008

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zoom in on another video resume site

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.

26. August 2008

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who will put on the best show?

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.

26. August 2008

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interviews are going green

By Vanessa Dennis - Companies who are selling videoconferencing solutions, including virtual interviewing, are finding a new niche market with companies wanting to "go green." But convincing managers to give up the traditional interview will still be a hard sell.

26. August 2008

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oodles and oodles of fun

By Vanessa Dennis - Oodle UK, an aggregator of online classified ads, is letting their users post ads via their mobile phone for a small fee. General Manager Duncan Dunlop calls it the next phase of classified advertising.

26. August 2008

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careerbuilder touts 5,000 facebook friends

By Joel Cheesman - Since launching in March 2008, CareerBuilder's Facebook fan site has generated 5,000 fans. Not a big number, but in comparison to the competition - Jobing.com, MonsterTrack, etc. - it's not too bad.

25. August 2008

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survey says 2 out of 4 people are sick of surveys

By Vanessa Dennis - Surveys can be some of the best tools to find out who your audience is and what they're viewing or clicking on the most. But many "studies" are full of tiresome, meaningless data that are good for a few chuckles at best.

22. August 2008

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cvgadget helps you be as lazy as ever

By Joel Cheesman - CVGadget enables you to plug in a name and search results across a variety of popular services, from Google to Facebook to Zoominfo to LinkedIn and more.

21. August 2008

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linkedin goes mobile with iphone app

By Vanessa Dennis - Die-hard LinkedIn fans can now pry themselves away from their computer and focus on their phone instead when managing their profiles. A new LinkedIn application for the iPhone allows users to manage and import contacts and give out status updates.

20. August 2008

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ventureloop to open its doors to startups

By Vanessa Dennis - Job board VentureLoop, which has previously restricted job posting access to startups funded by their VC firm client list, is now allowing any angel-funded company to post jobs.

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