The NowHiring blog is saying (UPDATE: Blog post has been removed, see next post for why) that the value of the offers for jobs.com.au are over $200K! I can confirm that yesterday we placed a last minute bid of $20,000 for the domain via an email to the administrators. They told me the bidding hadContinue reading “$200K+ for a domain name?”
Category Archives: Recruitment
Are you ready for a big chair?
The folks over at Fairfax/MyCareer have been busy little bees in the last few months, Seth Yates being just one. They have built a very nice site called “The Big Chair“, designed for $100K+ roles across all industries. (I’m sure if I subscribed to ShortList I would have seen it earlier) This is not yourContinue reading “Are you ready for a big chair?”
Google Australia has a blog
Just a quick post to say that Google Australia has a blog, cool, (via Ben Barren and others). As they say in the intro post Google Australia has been an important site outside of the mothership. We’re proud that Google Australia was one of the first international Google offices and is now a hub forContinue reading “Google Australia has a blog”
Status of jobs in Australia
A couple of weeks ago Seek released their latest round of the Employment Index. The SEEK Employment Index (EI) is a measure of the balance between demand and supply in the Australian labour market. In March the seasonally adjusted EI increased by 2.1 points to 102.3. On yearly basis, the index is 8.1 points higherContinue reading “Status of jobs in Australia”
How much is a domain name worth?
How much is a domain name really worth? That is the question being asked by McGrathNicol the administrator in charge of selling off the assets of jobs.com.au. $10K, $50K, $100K, $500K, $1 Million, it would have to be around $5 million if they are hoping for the sale to start covering the understood losses fromContinue reading “How much is a domain name worth?”
Australia online job boards
A question was raised a couple of days ago about the number of jobs boards in Australia. I spent a few minutes today having a quick look around to see if I could get an answer. I found Australian Job Search being run by the Australian government listing around 100 job sites. Now I wouldContinue reading “Australia online job boards”
How many people are online?
During the recent discussion on “Do You Need a Resume?” we were reminded that not everyone is online or knows how to find you online. Many people are still scared of technology, don’t understand it or are just plain ignorant of what can be achieved. (This is not just in the workplace many of ourContinue reading “How many people are online?”
Here come the Video stars
The New York Times is reporting about the growth in using video as a format for resumes. The article talks about WorkBlast a new site to make the creation of these video resumes even easier. This is not new but is becoming more popular and for some roles it will become a mandatory part ofContinue reading “Here come the Video stars”
Can your blog be your resume??
For me this is a question that has been floating around for a number of years, for others it is just coming to the fore front. Take today, Techmeme, it is a topic on the front page, based on a post from Adam Darowski. The simple answer to this question is no your blog isContinue reading “Can your blog be your resume??”
RIP jobs.com.au??
It seems a fancy advertising campaign will not save you is the cut throat business that is online job boards in Australia, just deep pockets! Jobs.com.au seem to have gone they way of the dodo. The Fin Review was reporting yesterday that receivers have been appointed (Hat Tip Trevor Cook & Mark Fletcher), today theirContinue reading “RIP jobs.com.au??”
Michael Specht 