New Job Hunting Concept
Here’s a jobs website with a difference, the site Tuglink.com is different because job seekers post jobs instead of companies.
The site allows job seekers tell what kind of jobs they want, and let companies find them. It’s a unique idea and something that could work.
Something I’ve always wondered is why Job board in Ireland don’t have a Jobs wanted section where companies can look up job seekers.
Video Resumes on Career Builder
Will Video resumes take-off it it just a fad, well CareerBuilder is moving ahead with adding video resumes for job seekers to the site. They have said 60 percent of HR is interested in video resumes.
Now from a jobseekers point of view this is a great way to express you interest in a job in a better way then just sending a 2D resume. Not all job seekers will create good videos in the first place which might be an issue.
CHICAGO, April 18 /PRNewswire/ — CareerBuilder.com announced plans to
be the first major online job site to launch a new video resume service,
enabling job seekers to enhance their online applications with videos
highlighting their qualifications, accomplishments and other key
information. Set to launch in the second quarter of this year, the video
resume offering follows last year’s launch of CareerBuilder.com’s Video
BrandBuilder, a unique service that enables employers to post videos of
their workplace, employee experience and job opportunities to attract
targeted candidates.
What do you think is the future of Job-boards..?
There’s an interesting thread over on Linkedin answers about the future of jobs boards, personally I think they will change as they maybe starting to lose effectiveness from a recruiters point of view.
I think most recruiters use direct recruits or through networking so if your job hunting it’s important to network and also keep in touch with the specialist recruters in your field.
Job Search - Podcasts
My plan with this blog is to cover all types of job boards to see how the market is moving forward and not just a website with listing of dull job descriptions. I came across JobsinPods.com which is a new service for employers that advertises their jobs via audio podcasts.
You can now hear the employer talk about what its like to work there and what they seek in potential candidates.
Call it the audio job board. You can even subscribe to it on iTunes or download episodes to your iPod.
Check it out - JobsinPods.com
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Recruitment in Ireland
In the new age of recruitment online the majority of recruiters and HR managers will not be paying Monster or Recruit Ireland to access CV’s.
The next generation of job seekers won’t be posting their resumes on job boards. They’ll be creating digital profiles of themselves on sites like ZoomInfo, Jigsaw, LinkedIn, & Jobster. The majority of it will be free to use for the companies that seek them.
Even blogs have become another form of resumes/Cv’s. Just look at these peeps that blog for jobs.
The digital profile sites are much more powerful than a resume database and they allow job seekers to raise their awareness in the job market. Why would you cut and past your resume when you can create a blog or tag yourself as a “Superstar” as you can on Jobster? The next generation of job seekers would rather be found online rather than pounding the pavement.
The internet, particularly the blogosphere, is now the world’s resume database.
