Joel Cheezman has stirred up a hornets nest asking “Is Jason Goldberg killing Jobster?” There is some very heated debate going, with what looks like death threats, don’t we learn!! Joel will be posting a follow up in the next couple of days after he gets some facts which will be interesting. My view isContinue reading “Jobster, recruting.com, Cheezhead pile on”
Category Archives: Recruitment
Jason Davis is leaving Recruiting.com
A few days ago Jason Davis announced that he was moving on from Recruiting.com. An end on an era if you ask me. I have been reading Recruiting.com since October 2005, about 2.5 years a reasonably long time. The question is really where to now for recruiting.com?? Cheezhead has a great list of options, IContinue reading “Jason Davis is leaving Recruiting.com”
The 9 year old and the future
Over the weekend our 9 year old expressed an interesting in getting Google Reader setup on his PC as he wanted to read stuff like Dad. This got me thinking again about what he and his generation will expect in a technology sense from their employers when he enters the workforce in 10-12 years. HisContinue reading “The 9 year old and the future”
Yahoo pipes
I have been meaning to get into Yahoo’s new tool Pipes for a while and have just not found the time because a tool like this has the ability to change the face of the web as we know it. My first reaction when it was launched was “How can I apply this to theContinue reading “Yahoo pipes”
Job Search Affiliate according to Chris Pirillo
I am amazed at how cool job sites have become in the last few months, it seems you are not part of the in crowd unless you have a job site! I have been wondering what the benefit is to the job seeker having to go to all of these sites to find a job. Continue reading “Job Search Affiliate according to Chris Pirillo”
The growth of our planet and it’s impact
Just watched an eye opening video called “Did you Know“, thanks to Des Paroz for the link. Not sure who put it together, what it is for or even if all the statistics are right but worth a watch even so. I suspect the information is fairly accurate and most would be accepted as commonContinue reading “The growth of our planet and it’s impact”
What jobs were hard to fill in January?
A couple of days ago I received the Seek Employment Index report for January 2007, a good read if you are a recruiter or job seeker. First up the Seek Employment Index rose by 1 pont, non adjusted, not bad. Which is interesting given that job ads actually decresed by 3.7% since December??? With NSWContinue reading “What jobs were hard to fill in January?”
Using Twittering for your job hunt
We have had a sacking being announced via Twitter, now job ads. Gian is looking for an accessibility expert for a bit of work so she advertised it via her circle of friends on Twitter:- “Gian: anyone in Melbourne available for two weeks accessibility work?” Twitter is just another network of contacts you can useContinue reading “Using Twittering for your job hunt”
Get your career off the ground!
I got an email today from Emily of CareerJet letting me know about their new vertical search engine for Australia. They have a few jobs listed 284,302 jobs in Australia, which seems a lot but probably not all of them. For example Seek has 134,450 jobs listed. The user interface is a little “old school”,Continue reading “Get your career off the ground!”
Who is the best company in the US to work for?
Google. Well that’s according to Fortune’s latest listing of the Top 100 Companies to work for in the US. What are the perks of working for Google:- Free Food On-site car washes Company subsided hybrid car purchases On-site hair cuts On-site gym, massage, personal concierge Free on site laundry for geeks who don’t have timeContinue reading “Who is the best company in the US to work for?”
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