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iJobSearch

Submitted by: kevinburns
Created: Aug 19, 2007, 7:28 am

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The Idea

The iJobsSearch Site would have 3 features.

1.) Act as a repository for your personal information and your resume.
2.) Single click registration at all selected job search sites. Single click update of all information, resumes, etc. at all selected job search sites.
3.) Aggragate job listings from numerous job listing sites onto one page similar to iGoogle.

Revenue stream would be from yearly membership fees from job seekers.

I thought of this idea when I was...

Entering the same information at each Job Listings site, and having to log onto each site to view job listings.

Comments Posted

fossiloflife Posted: August 22, 2007, 12:50 am

i see it as too messy man!

donh Posted: August 22, 2007, 6:16 pm

I think an aggregator like this would be great. The big mistake I see is the revenue source. I don't think it would fly as a pay for use thing - job seekers are already trained to not pay for job search - employers pay. So, maybe advertising? There are many good advertisers for this type of site like education institutes, big employers, and other job sites.

steveszat Posted: August 23, 2007, 10:18 am

Ive thought about something like this using HR-XML, but unfortunately not all of the major job search sites have implemented it yet. I think this is a great idea. I was just recently involved in a job search and it is a major pain in the ass trying to coordinate a job search over multiple job search websites.
And now for a comment about a comment. Fossil, are comments like that really constructive? What's too messy? How is it messy? What could be done to remedy it? Etc. If you are just posting comments to get points, at least type something interesting.

cRitter Posted: August 23, 2007, 11:07 am

a very good angle. i typically leave my outdated resumes untouched until i need a new job because it's too much trouble to update all those sites. unfortunately, the idea seems more like a whim at this point.

Willcom Posted: August 23, 2007, 3:21 pm

It is not a reason not to go for it but I believe job site aggregators already exist - see: http://www.simplyhired.com, http://www.indeed.com,

HerbCSO Posted: August 23, 2007, 10:17 pm

A kayak.com for Monster, Dice & Co. Cool!

chrispoad Posted: August 25, 2007, 4:16 pm

Not sure it's original and agree with previous posters - you're suggesting reversing the existing commercial model in this space. Recruiters pay, not job seekers.

Cavanman Posted: August 25, 2007, 8:15 pm

Try Indeed.com One site that pull from all the employment sites. You can save job searches, set up rss feeds on them etc. In fact this is how I found my current job....

Kevin_Cox Posted: August 26, 2007, 5:46 pm

Your code & proof you can do this is?

cRitter Posted: August 26, 2007, 8:06 pm

i thought the objective was to update your resume on multiple sites (as opposed to searching for jobs on multiple sites).

PhilipH Posted: August 28, 2007, 8:22 am

An ok idea, but a very saturated market...

Brenden Posted: August 28, 2007, 10:48 pm

there is to many job sites, i do not see a real big competitive advantage here.

mgruen Posted: August 29, 2007, 1:44 am

no one will hire you with your resume EVERYWHERE. you'll look like a cheap commodity.

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