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jobster after goldberg: one year later

Monday, December 8, 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - It's been almost a year since Jason Goldberg, one of the most dynamic, albeit controversial leaders in the employment industry, left his post at Jobster to focus on another startup. Whether you liked him or not, one thing is for sure: Goldberg was a journalist's dream. Whether he was allegedly threatening to murder his staff for leaking company information, poking the Bear, or blogging about almost drowning in his Prada shoes, you knew that Goldberg's this-is-who-I-am-and-if-you-don't-like-it-you-can-go-screw-yourself attitude would eventually land him in hot water. I sat down with a former Jobster employee to get his thoughts on whether the job site's situation has improved since Goldberg's departure or if Jobster continues to hold the title of "the Swiss Army knife" of the industry.

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layoffs at jobfox

Monday, December 1, 2008

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Jobfox has trimmed seven sales representatives from its workforce to better meet 2009 expectations as a result of the slumping global economy. No further workforce adjustments are expected.

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nushio: a new job meta search engine

Thursday, October 16, 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - Another job search engine has launched called Nushio, and the folks behind the job site are marketing it as a job meta search engine powered by powerful search engines.

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time to warm-up the deadpool?

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

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By Joel Cheesman - Like you, I’m doing my best to wrap my head around this whole economic, bailout, end of days thingy. I’m especially hoping to gain some clarity in regards to what it means to the employment space. Obviously, companies not hiring means a lot of vendors not making money. The best many players can hope for is holding steady while watching for falling rocks. Having been a victim in the last downturn, I know how ugly it can get. As one industry leader recently put it to me in private, “Our industry is f***ed!” So, here are some of my winners and losers for the year ahead.

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why won’t anyone buy indeed.com?

Monday, August 18, 2008

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By Joel Cheesman - On the heels of Trovix being gobbled up by Monster for a mindboggling $72.5 million, why isn't anyone buying up the vertical job search engines? Surprise! It's not the most traffic that wins. It's the most money (or at least the expectation of driving the most money) that wins. And chances are, the vertical job search engine industry simply isn't attractive enough to prospective buyers.

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confessions of a former careerbuilder sales guy

Sunday, June 22, 2008

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By Joel Cheesman - The following e-mail was sent to me by a former CareerBuilder sales rep. The locations and names have been changed to protect the innocent. They discuss how "selling to HR" is a no-no when trying to make the sale.

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