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Meet job board king Don Firth
To my knowledge Don Firth runs the largest family of profitable independently owned and self-financed job boards. His boards have a utilitarian look and are designed with the single purpose of helping candidates find jobs in a specific industry. But considering their performance, I wonder if my own company hasn't paid too much attention to polish and content. JobsInLogistics.com, AllRetailJobs.com, JobsInTrucks.com, JobsInManufacturing.com, and TopUSAJobs.com have a combined monthly traffic...  InternetInc -
Thu, 05/15/2008 - 13:03
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recruiTV interview
Here at the Kennedy conference, one of the more interesting vendors to catch my eye is RecruiTV. Most notably, the company has set-up a camera in the booth (like, a real video camera) and is interviewing attendees. I stopped by to chat with CEO Pete Altieri. Microsites are gaining a lot of momentum. Bringing video to the conversation is an interesting evolution, and one I foresee many vendors in this space taking. For more, visit www.recruitv.com. Also checkout Livemercial for more. Cheezhead... Cheezhead -
Thu, 05/15/2008 - 12:44
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Search drives the sale; branding just validates it
In a fascinating article about branding versus SEO, search engine watch put into words very nicely a feeling that has been tugging at me for a long time: Before- In 1991, if you wanted to buy a portable compact disc player, you had to know: 1. What you wanted to buy (portable compact disc player) R.I.P. Branding 2. What brand you wanted to buy (Sony) 3. What product you wanted to buy (Discman) 4. What store to buy it at (The Wiz) 5. Where to find that store (Menlo Park Mall) Aside... InternetInc -
Thu, 05/15/2008 - 10:01
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y! hotjobs nabs monster china executive
Yahoo! HotJobs has confirmed Chris Merritt, formerly of Monster China, is their new SVP of sales. He replaces Tom Karrat, now at Mimeo, who left HotJobs in August 2007. According to his LinkedIn profile, while at Monster, he was a “Worldwide Executive from North America currently on assignment in China, tasked with Go-to-Market management in Greater China. Deep background in driving large sales teams, go-to-market leadership and P&L management in North America, Europe and Asia.” This... Cheezhead -
Wed, 05/14/2008 - 13:29
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jobfox hits $1m month
A reliable source tells us Jobfox brought in a cool mill’ last month in revenue. This was apparently after a series of months that “got really close” to the seven-figure mark. It’s understandable to look at such information and call it insignificant when compared to Goliaths like Monster and CareerBuilder. However, the universe of job sites that make more than $10 million annually is quite small. And don’t forget we’re talking about a very young company here,... Cheezhead -
Wed, 05/14/2008 - 03:49
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Job board widgets
A job widget is a tool used by a job board to display its jobs or search box on other web sites. It's basically a banner, button or skyscraper with customized content which is of course job ads. But if a picture is worth a thousand words, see the right margin for a really good example of a jobs widget. For more about them have a look at Born's widget reviews. Here's a list of job widgets: AllTheTopBananas ERE Indeed JobTonic LatPro Reed SimplyHired Zubka Have a job widget? Post a link... InternetInc -
Tue, 05/13/2008 - 15:44
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2008 User Choice Awars for Job Boards
Weddles is out with their annual awards and Money.cnn.com has the story. Here are the winners. 2008 Users' Choice Award winners, listed in alphabetical order by category: General Purpose * CareerBuilder.com * CareerJournal.com * Craigslist * Indeed * Job.com * Monster * SimplyHired.com * Workopolis.com (Canada) * Yahoo! HotJobs Niche - Career Field * CareerBank.com (accounting, finance) * ComputerJobs.com * Dice (IT jobs) * HealthEcareers Network * JobsInLogistics Niche - Industry * Absolutely... Chris Russell -
Tue, 05/13/2008 - 10:22
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off to kennedy in vegas
I’m headed out for Kennedy in Vegas today, so blogging will be sparse for the rest of the week. For more regular updates and commentary, feel free to plug into me via Twitter. And if you’re attending the conference, I encourage you to checkout the panel I’m overseeing on the use of video in recruiting. Click here for more information. Cheezhead Partner: Video Recruiting Solutions - Adding video to your job board, career site or job listings is easy with Vcruit. ShareThis Cheezhead -
Tue, 05/13/2008 - 05:28
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wsj interviews monster ceo sal iannuzzi
Click here for the full story (registration required). Cheezhead Partner: JobCentral - Just $25 gets your job on SimplyHired, Google Base, Indeed.com and many more. ShareThis Cheezhead -
Mon, 05/12/2008 - 14:05
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Battling seo hackers
Earlier this year I commented on Matt Cutts SEO hacker prediction: "Would you notice if a strange link appeared somewhere inside your website? How long would it take you to see it? Hacking is a reality for everyone in our industry at one time or another but this is one that could be difficult to detect." Well, his prediction was right on target. But if this happens to you, you will not notice any of the links the hackers install on your website -- they are invisible. ... InternetInc -
Mon, 05/12/2008 - 12:35
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Monster is 'under construction'
Interesting interview with Monster CEO Sal Iannuzi about the state of the job search giant and the economy. Enjoy. Chris Russell -
Mon, 05/12/2008 - 09:01
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deleted careerbuilder video back online
It was apparently too hot for YouTube, but the salacious CareerBuilder video is back online at Revver. A lot of readers were disappointed about missing it. Enjoy it while you can in its original format. And don’t worry, this time we made a copy in case they get happy with the delete button. Hat Tip UPDATE: CareerBuilder has removed the video again. I’d be shocked if someone’s job wasn’t lost over this fiasco. For now, ERE is hosting their own version of the video. ShareThis ... Cheezhead -
Mon, 05/12/2008 - 08:47
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zumeo goes beta
A new social networking solution for the online recruiting space called Zumeo is now in public beta for B to B networking. The official launch is set for June 2008. According to the company’s blog, “Recruiters will be able to search and save Live Resumés™ and network with other professionals. A Live Business Profile™ is free to build and customize, yet we are charging to activate it within the Zumeo community. Early activation will allow a business the ability to post jobs for... Cheezhead -
Sun, 05/11/2008 - 22:37
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myspace video advertising screenshot
YouTube has been gradually adding pop-up style advertisements in their videos for awhile, but this is the first case I’ve seen of MySpace doing it. No surprise, it’s for everywhere-online advertiser, the University of Phoenix. This particular ad showed up on the National Geographic page and makes its appearance about 10 seconds in and turns into a navigational tab after 5 seconds or so. Clicking on the MySpace video advertisement takes you to a commercial that cannot be paused or... Cheezhead -
Sun, 05/11/2008 - 21:18
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Episode 57: It all in the Vurv
Internet recruiting news this week: Taleo is set to acquire Vurv, CareerJet launches in Russia and Panlogic launches a Facebook app for recruiters. Born -
Sun, 05/11/2008 - 20:00
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ning’s worst nightmare: myspace opening-up
I get asked on a regular basis why I haven’t plugged-in a social network or community into Cheezhead. (”The pageviews are crazy, dude!”) Granted, I dabble in Facebook, but I haven’t infiltrated the main site with user profiles to date. With Ning sites popping-up faster than Roger Clemens accusers, it’s a fair question. And one for which I don’t have a great answer. That said, the reply I typically give has to do with a feeling that isn’t quite right. Ning... Cheezhead -
Thu, 05/08/2008 - 16:30
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hotjobs fighting job search spam & giving seo tips
Yahoo! HotJobs has dumped its date-order results when seeking employment in favor of a Web search-like algorithm. We covered it a few months ago. In addition to it being a regular news item, we thought it made sense to call up Yahoo!’s Kevin Krim and find out more. Most notably, we wanted to find out how the company planned on fighting search engine spam. Similar to Web search, providing job search results via algorithm is bound to bring out old spam tactics such as invisible text, keyword... Cheezhead -
Thu, 05/08/2008 - 13:45
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careerbuilder enters partnership w/ french-canadian site
My French is pretty limited - ya’ know, croissant, fromage, bière, the basics. However, with the whole “world is flat” thing, I should probably start learning more than just English. And the growth of job sites in far-off places is a great motivator too. CareerBuilder.ca has entered a strategic partnership with BRANCHEZ-VOUS! (that’s “You Plug” according Google translator) to power its new online job search center. Under the exclusive agreement, CareerBuilder... Cheezhead -
Thu, 05/08/2008 - 09:38
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Keyword stuffing on Hotjobs
I've always believed a good job description should include keywords at the bottom. Usually I see it in regular text. But this is the first time I've seen it hidden. I don't think Google will appreciate the deception. BEFORE AFTER Chris Russell -
Thu, 05/08/2008 - 09:26
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Can't afford to hire locally
A friend who runs a top niche job board recently asked me this: In the past, we’ve only hired local sales people but we’re looking at the possibility of hiring remote reps. I know it’s hard to find employees in South Florida and I was wondering if you have any staff that works remotely and if so is there anything you can tell me that would help us? My answer -- you can't afford not to. We tried for years to grow our sales team by hiring locally. We would hire-train-fire and then... InternetInc -
Wed, 05/07/2008 - 15:47
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