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The Mobile Web - Statistics
There have been some great blog posts coming out of allthetopbananas recently, relating to mobile web browsing. The enthusiasm for this is, no doubt, driven by the company’s recent dive into the mobile job board apps market. The company recently celebrated the launch of their latest iPhone applications (review coming soon). Dave Martin’s recent post includes a great slideshow of the mobile space and is well worth reading. Rather than paraphrase the content we’ve embedded the presentation... |
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Job Board ROI
A great blog post by whatjobsite has us talking about the survival of job boards at born today. There’s little doubt that the days of Launch (site), Load (up on users) and Laugh (as you sell for millions) are over for job boards; new sites have to have a solid offering (usually niche) and be ready for the long term. There’ll be some quick winners, but these are likely to be the boards with innovating technology. Given the figures quoted in whatjobsite’s post (up to £40 to attract... |
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A Click Too Far (The Painful Recruitment Process)
Recently, while deeply engaged in one of my typical “the Internet has revolutionised recruitment” rants, I was cut off mid-sentence by the comment “yes, but not all revolutions are for the better”. Despite my protests, my Job Seeking Friend (JSF) quickly demonstrated one of the problems online recruitment has brought to the process. Let me lead you through the conversation: JSF: “I want a PHP developer role in London” Me: “Workhound is a good place to... |
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Monster Hotjobs
In case you’ve missed it, something big has happened across-the-pond in the world of digital recruiting. Two of the big players in the sector, have now become one, with Monster buying Yahoo Hotjobs for USD 225 million (GBP 143 million). It’s an interesting development, particularly given the ill health of the recruitment sector both home and abroad, but the deal is unlikely to have much to do with the economics of the sector. Yahoo, who have had a history of bold acquisitions,... |
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Online Recruitment 2009
It’s been a difficult year for the online recruitment sector. Like many industries, the recession has bitten hard; the plummeting job numbers on job boards has been an obvious sign of the pain the sector has experienced. But it’s also been a year of unfaltering optimism for the value technology can bring to the recruitment process. Take social media for example. The explosion in companies using Facebook as a communication tool and social branding platform has been impressive. Personally,... |