Comments on: The Demise of Job Boards and the Rise of People Searching http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/the-demise-of-job-boards-and-the-rise-of-people-searching/ The Personal Branding Blog offers branding and career advice from Dan Schawbel and his team of experts. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:22:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/the-demise-of-job-boards-and-the-rise-of-people-searching/comment-page-1/#comment-54767 Matt Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:34:59 +0000 http://personalbrandingblog.com/?p=4174#comment-54767 Idea is good but here is the problem. I have a friend hiring manager who is complaining now that everyone is trying to network with him on facebook & linkedin. And it's back to the same problem. 90% of the people trying to network directly aren't qualified but people desperate for jobs. And all the people joining these sites are again the people who are under qualified or too over qualified. There is still no good way to attribute a position to the right candidate. Recruiters don't do a good either. For a software programmer position I was hiring I was sent sets of 5 resumes at a time to choose 3 for interviews. We ended up interviewing 15 people because none were qualified enough (resumes were faked up) and in the end we just outsourced the position to India because we got fed up with this dragged on process. We got an over qualified person there who was willing to work for half the rate and got our job done in 75% of the project time. Idea is good but here is the problem. I have a friend hiring manager who is complaining now that everyone is trying to network with him on facebook & linkedin. And it’s back to the same problem. 90% of the people trying to network directly aren’t qualified but people desperate for jobs. And all the people joining these sites are again the people who are under qualified or too over qualified. There is still no good way to attribute a position to the right candidate. Recruiters don’t do a good either. For a software programmer position I was hiring I was sent sets of 5 resumes at a time to choose 3 for interviews. We ended up interviewing 15 people because none were qualified enough (resumes were faked up) and in the end we just outsourced the position to India because we got fed up with this dragged on process. We got an over qualified person there who was willing to work for half the rate and got our job done in 75% of the project time.

]]> By: Unemployed in Des Moines » Job Boards And Their New Role in Your “Social” Job Search http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/the-demise-of-job-boards-and-the-rise-of-people-searching/comment-page-1/#comment-53465 Unemployed in Des Moines » Job Boards And Their New Role in Your “Social” Job Search Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:15:41 +0000 http://personalbrandingblog.com/?p=4174#comment-53465 [...] spoken a lot about the demise of job searching and the rise of “people searching” in the past. The idea behind this concept is that we get jobs through people (you get [...] [...] spoken a lot about the demise of job searching and the rise of “people searching” in the past. The idea behind this concept is that we get jobs through people (you get [...]

]]> By: Job Boards And Their New Role in Your “Social” Job Search | Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/the-demise-of-job-boards-and-the-rise-of-people-searching/comment-page-1/#comment-53222 Job Boards And Their New Role in Your “Social” Job Search | Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:32:16 +0000 http://personalbrandingblog.com/?p=4174#comment-53222 [...] spoken a lot about the demise of job searching and the rise of “people searching” in the past. The idea behind this concept is that we get jobs through people (you get [...] [...] spoken a lot about the demise of job searching and the rise of “people searching” in the past. The idea behind this concept is that we get jobs through people (you get [...]

]]> By: hemen parekh http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/the-demise-of-job-boards-and-the-rise-of-people-searching/comment-page-1/#comment-51141 hemen parekh Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:00:13 +0000 http://personalbrandingblog.com/?p=4174#comment-51141 Customization of resume is an art that does not come easily to every jobseeker. Then there is a science of customization which converts a plain text resume into 8 graphs, online / automatically / instantly. If the main goal of a resume is to capture the attention of the recruiters and it's secondary goal is to motivate the recruiters to read it long enough to interpret the jobseeker's story, then you will appreciate what www.CustomizeResume.com can do for your career. To impress the recruiters, what you need is a graphical / visual / analytical presentation. Regards Hemen parekh hcp@recruitguru.com Mumbai - India Customization of resume is an art that does not come easily to every jobseeker.
Then there is a science of customization which converts a plain text resume into
8 graphs, online / automatically / instantly.
If the main goal of a resume is to capture the attention of the recruiters and it’s
secondary goal is to motivate the recruiters to read it long enough to interpret the
jobseeker’s story, then you will appreciate what http://www.CustomizeResume.com can
do for your career.
To impress the recruiters, what you need is a graphical / visual / analytical presentation.
Regards
Hemen parekh
hcp@recruitguru.com
Mumbai – India

]]> By: 93 Most Popular Articles of Top Job Search and Career Blogs | JobMob http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/the-demise-of-job-boards-and-the-rise-of-people-searching/comment-page-1/#comment-43362 93 Most Popular Articles of Top Job Search and Career Blogs | JobMob Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:18:26 +0000 http://personalbrandingblog.com/?p=4174#comment-43362 [...] The Demise of Job Boards and the Rise of People Searching from Personal Branding Blog [...] [...] The Demise of Job Boards and the Rise of People Searching from Personal Branding Blog [...]

]]> By: TJensen http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/the-demise-of-job-boards-and-the-rise-of-people-searching/comment-page-1/#comment-39052 TJensen Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:55:24 +0000 http://personalbrandingblog.com/?p=4174#comment-39052 There is obviously a lot to know about this. There are some good points here. There is obviously a lot to know about this. There are some good points here.

]]> By: NK http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/the-demise-of-job-boards-and-the-rise-of-people-searching/comment-page-1/#comment-33859 NK Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:11:26 +0000 http://personalbrandingblog.com/?p=4174#comment-33859 A very insightful article indeed. It is specially interesting to find that your views map very closely to what we are currently trying to achieve. There is no denying the fact that networking is playing an increasingly important role while searching for job in today’s fiercely competitive world and shrinking job market. And social media has come forth as a potential tool in building an effective network. But there is still some gap in the way today’s social media platforms/sites look towards the end-goal. On one hand, where professional social networks (linkedin, xing) give more emphasis on ‘Business Networking’, the other less formal ones (facebook and orkut) are more geared towards personal and lifestyle based connections. However, there is still a gap between the two where the sole emphasis can be put on collaborative job-search, and tools to enhance your professional profile, ways to effectively reach potential recruiter and make a mark by effectively leveraging the true power of social/professional networking. We are a bunch of young entreprenuers, from social media background, currently working on these lines and hoping to patch up the gap. I’ll be eager to know your views on this. A very insightful article indeed. It is specially interesting to find that your views map very closely to what we are currently trying to achieve.

There is no denying the fact that networking is playing an increasingly important role while searching for job in today’s fiercely competitive world and shrinking job market. And social media has come forth as a potential tool in building an effective network. But there is still some gap in the way today’s social media platforms/sites look towards the end-goal. On one hand, where professional social networks (linkedin, xing) give more emphasis on ‘Business Networking’, the other less formal ones (facebook and orkut) are more geared towards personal and lifestyle based connections.

However, there is still a gap between the two where the sole emphasis can be put on collaborative job-search, and tools to enhance your professional profile, ways to effectively reach potential recruiter and make a mark by effectively leveraging the true power of social/professional networking. We are a bunch of young entreprenuers, from social media background, currently working on these lines and hoping to patch up the gap. I’ll be eager to know your views on this.

]]> By: Lorraine http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/the-demise-of-job-boards-and-the-rise-of-people-searching/comment-page-1/#comment-22809 Lorraine Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:42:59 +0000 http://personalbrandingblog.com/?p=4174#comment-22809 Here here! I've been ranting about this for quite a while. The concept of the big boards is dead...I strongly recommend to my readers to avoid the job boards and use them only as a search tool -- this is, see who's hiring and conduct research outside of the boards. This is a great article -- I'm going to link it to my site. Check out my rant: "What Do Job Boards And T-Rex Have In Common?" -- we're on the same page on this topic. http://undergroundjobnetwork.com/?p=1372 Here here! I’ve been ranting about this for quite a while. The concept of the big boards is dead…I strongly recommend to my readers to avoid the job boards and use them only as a search tool — this is, see who’s hiring and conduct research outside of the boards.

This is a great article — I’m going to link it to my site.

Check out my rant: “What Do Job Boards And T-Rex Have In Common?” — we’re on the same page on this topic. http://undergroundjobnetwork.com/?p=1372

]]> By: lewAdmide http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/the-demise-of-job-boards-and-the-rise-of-people-searching/comment-page-1/#comment-20358 lewAdmide Fri, 29 May 2009 21:58:11 +0000 http://personalbrandingblog.com/?p=4174#comment-20358 In this economy I was concerned that it would be difficult to find a job in my field. Many websites promised to have a large database of employers but rarely delivered. When I found Hound I was given direct access to employers rather than having to go through a recruiter. In this economy I was concerned that it would be difficult to find a job in my field. Many websites promised to have a large database of employers but rarely delivered. When I found Hound I was given direct access to employers rather than having to go through a recruiter.

]]> By: HRM Today - Blog Archive » Your Network is Your Only Insurance Policy http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/the-demise-of-job-boards-and-the-rise-of-people-searching/comment-page-1/#comment-19776 HRM Today - Blog Archive » Your Network is Your Only Insurance Policy Tue, 26 May 2009 20:59:25 +0000 http://personalbrandingblog.com/?p=4174#comment-19776 [...] to the RSS feed for updates on HR topics.Last Monday I stated that the future of job hunting is people searching and I received a great reaction to it with over a hundred retweets and twenty-three comments.  The [...] [...] to the RSS feed for updates on HR topics.Last Monday I stated that the future of job hunting is people searching and I received a great reaction to it with over a hundred retweets and twenty-three comments.  The [...]

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