Posted on 01 July 2008 by Vanessa Dennis
A new application on the social networking site Facebook is allowing users to seek out companies that match their culture and values.
The OfficeBook application, created by the three people at Leaders 2020 Inc. who were frustrated by the inability of job seekers to uncover company culture through traditional means of job searching, has begun a fan club of about 500 users on Facebook since its debut last month.
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Popularity: 65% [?]
Posted on 30 June 2008 by Vanessa Dennis
A new survey from Realmatch.com, a job site that charges a fee only when a company expresses an interest in a job seeker and pays to have the candidate’s contact information revealed, asked 3200 Human Resources professionals if they were satisfied with their current job boards, and if not, why?
Over 68 percent of respondents said no, they were not satisfied, whether it’s due to pricing, technology, or lackluster results.
A whopping 75 percent of respondents said that resume databases do not uncover quality candidates. No surprise there, since finding the right person via a large database is like searching for a needle in a haystack. One might spend hours typing in various acronyms, adjectives, and well-worn phrases like “problem-solver” or “top earner 2007,” when they really wish that the perfect candidate could be packaged with praise and hand-delivered to their in-box with minimal leg work.
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Popularity: 53% [?]
Posted on 18 June 2008 by Vanessa Dennis
On July 22, job seekers looking for a position in Chicago need only to open their laptop to connect to hundreds of employers at ChicagoJobs.com LIVE , a virtual 3-D career fair presented by Chicagojobs.com.
“ChicagoJobs.com LIVE! allows us to bring our online audience of local job seekers that much closer to our local employers, thus allowing for instant interaction between the two parties,” says Tina Krater, Director of Sales at ChicagoJobs.com.
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Popularity: 34% [?]
Posted on 17 June 2008 by Vanessa Dennis
MyCredentials, a career portal website that provides job seekers with their own customized website complete with a URL, unlimited web storage, and flash graphics is now including a membership starter plan as the first tier in available options.
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Popularity: 31% [?]
