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Job search engine nabs £300,000

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Adzuna, a popular job search engine in the UK, said today it has secured a £300k seed investment from Passion Capital. Current or former executives from eBay, Skype, Adjug, BT and Virgin have also reportedly [...]

Which job postings got the most clicks? Indeed releases trends report

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The month of June was relatively stagnant for job postings, according to job site Indeed, which released its monthly employment trends report today. Healthcare, retail, and human resources posted declines in June, while the other [...]

Chris Russell on launch of mobile recruiting app, JobSpeek

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A short conversation with online recruiting veteran Chris Russell about the recent launch of his mobile recruiting app JobSpeek: What inspired you to launch JobSpeek.com? Mobile is coming and recruiters are going to need solutions [...]

Indeed unlocks doors at new London office

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Job search engine Indeed.com has opened a new office in London, according to a company report released today. Indeed said the expansion occurred to improve and expand service to clients in Europe and the UK. [...]

Indeed: Job postings reach 2011 high

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Job search engine Indeed’s April Industry Employment Trends mark the highest number of job postings seen in 2011, according to a blog released today. Ten out of the 13 industries Indeed tracks saw record growth, [...]

New York Times unloads its portion of Indeed

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All eyes were on the New York Times’ financial results last week, as the national newspaper announced sliding revenue due to print ad declines. Total revenues decreased 3.6 percent to $566.5 million from $587.9 million. [...]

Indeed Military debuts after White House invitation

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On the heels of an invitation to the White House by First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, job search engine Indeed is announcing the launch of Indeed Military, a new service dedicated to helping [...]

Simply Hired launches in Sweden

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Job search engine Simply Hired has announced its launch in Sweden, adding a localized site to its burgeoning roster of global sites. According to a press release, the new job search engine, www.SimplyHired.se, joins Simply [...]

LinkUp claims About.com’s award for best job search engine; Dice wins best job board

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LinkUp, a national job search engine that only indexes jobs found on corporate career websites, announced today it has snagged About.com’s 2011 Readers’ Choice Award for best job search engine. The About.com Readers’ Choice Awards recognizes products, features [...]

Indeed: Total job postings in 2010 increased 88%

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Job aggregator Indeed.com just released their job posting analysis for 2010, and the results are leaps and bounds ahead of 2009 data. The review of 2010 online job posting activity found that total U.S. job [...]

Simply Hired partners with PCWorld | Macworld

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Simply Hired, a job search engine and recruitment advertising network, today announced a partnership with PCWorld | Macworld to create two jobs channels, jobs.pcworld.com and jobs.macworld.com. PCWorld and Macworld, which are sources for technology news, [...]

Job postings up 40% year-over-year, says Indeed

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Industry job postings were up 40 percent year-over-year and have ballooned an average of 5 percent per month in 2010, according to Indeed.com’s Industry Employment Trends. The Employment Trends are a monthly indicator on the [...]

MyLife “registering more members than LinkedIn, Twitter combined”

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MyLife.com, a people search service, said it is registering more members than professional networking site LinkedIn and Twitter. The company claims to have brought in 2.4 million new members in October 2010, nearly one per [...]

What’s up with this .jobs stuff – and should I care?

April 27, 2010


In 2005, the top level extension (TLD) known as ‘.jobs’ was born. A company called Employ Media was assigned to manage the registration and marketing of the new domain, and SHRM signed on as the TLD’s sponsor.

Why did SHRM decide that the .jobs extension was worth sponsoring? They believed that a TLD specifically focused on careers would help its members do a better and more cost effective job of recruiting new people. So if you worked f…

Where did that hire come from, anyway? And who cares?

March 30, 2010

A long time ago – say, in the early 1990s – employers had a very good idea where their job candidates originated. Most came from ‘word of mouth’ and the rest via newspaper ads.

Not so today. In a world where candidates can discover jobs via Twitter, job boards, social networks, unemployment offices, and yes…