public marks

PUBLIC MARKS from tacodog77 with tags "job seekers" & "job hunting"

March 2007

Does online job-hunting have to be caveat emptor?

Job boards admit that they aren’t in the practice of carefully screening each and every “employer” or “job-seeker” out there, so there’s very little being done to weed out the scammers from the legitimate users. They don’t have much incentive to, either.

August 2006

Apocalypse Now Job Recruiting: The Horror! The Horror!

Here is one thing candidates, recruiters, and employers can all agree on. The hiring process is a chore at best, and a horror at worst. Here's some tales of anguish and woe...

Tear Down this Wall: How Advertising Obstructs the Hiring Process

No more than 10-15% of the workforce feels job boards serve their needs. Instead, job boards serve Madison Avenue, not the hard-working men and women living on Main Street, USA.