digs me
I struggle with testimonials. Particularly when they’re personal.
It’s a fine line between egotism and driving new business by such self promotion. Third party endorsements are priceless, but they also have an air of shameless self-promotion.
That said, the tendency to err on the side of paying bills, serving people and spreading ideas always wins. So, here are a few nice things that some pretty influential leaders in the recruitment space have said about me:
| “The SEO Master.” |
| - Jason Davis, President, Recruiting.com |
| “The Employment Industry’s very own SEO expert.” |
| - John Sumser, Interbiznet |
| “Joel, one of the smartest guys in the business, and someone that I read daily …” |
| - David Manaster, President, ERExchange |
| “Others make claims to similar knowledge but they aren’t fit to scrape the jobs beneath his feet.” |
| - Canadian Headhunter, Recruiting.com |
| “… there are few savvier online experts than Joel Cheesman at HRSEO.” |
| - Marc Cenedella, President, TheLadders.com |
| “Cheesman is the industry’s leading speculator in chief. Smart guy.” |
| - Jason Goldberg, Founder and CEO, Jobster |
| “I also heard Joel speak a few months ago in Boston, and he’s a crazy smart guy.” |
| - Gretchen Ledgard, Marketing Manager, Staffing, Microsoft |
| “Joel Cheesman’s content is well written, relevant and imminently readable. He provides value and builds his brand all at the same time. I think Joel’s blog typifies what is possible for small and large businesses everywhere.” |
| - Jeff Hunter, Director, Global Talent Technology, Electronic Arts |
| “I read [Joel’s] blog with interest as do beaucoup other folks. He has a fun style to go along with insights that clearly mark him as a keen observer of the recruiting world in general and the online space in particular.” |
| - Dave Opton, CEO and Founder, ExecuNet |
| “Joel knows the jobs business like no other. He keeps a keen eye on the happenings of the Internet and how it relates to people finding jobs and companies finding good people. His blog is the one of the best around.” |
| - Josh Akers, Regional VP, JobCentral |
| “I’m a big fan of [Cheezhead] … and I visit [it] daily for news- it’s been a key source of insight for us.” |
| - Solomon Liou, Competition Analyst, Yahoo! HotJobs |
| “Joel is the undisputed Champion of the World for SEO for HR and recruiting.” |
| - Steven Kempton, President, Search Niche |
| “Irreverent, reflective, thought-provoking, and entertaining, Cheezhead is one of the most widely-read blogs on recruitment issues. Its author, Joel Cheesman, pardon the pun, has really become a big cheese.” (See article.) |
| - Paula Santonocito, Author, AIRS |
| “I’ve spoken with many of Joel’s clients, and they are all very happy with his results, but also happy with Joel himself.” (See newsletter.) |
| - Jim Durbin, Author, Recruiting.com Newsletter |
| “Reading Joel Cheesman’s site is the daily online Ivy League tutorial on SEO issues.” |
| - Dave Mendoza, Author, Six Degrees from Dave |
| An online recruiting veteran going all the way back to 1997 with E-Span and now a blooming search engine optimization (SEO) guru, has been in online recruiting almost as long as the “old dog” has. Blogging has provided a platform for him to show his brilliance — and what a job he has done!.” |
| - Bill Warren, CEO, JobCentral |
| “[Reading Cheezhead is a] great way to keep up with the technical bleeding edge and laugh a little too.” |
| - Simon Meth, Staffing Consultant, Kettelhut and Meth |
So, if you’re on the fence in having a positive opinion of me or not, hopefully these comments help your decision.
