Friday, April 15, 2005
the dot-job
Yes, I know this is supposed to shake everything up, but I think John Sumser is correct (www.interbiznet.com). With more job destinations out there the better-known ones will become even more valuable. Most job hunters don't need even more destinations to search. It's a huge waste of time.
Statistically speaking, job hunters get better results from networking. For them, the best thing to come from the .jobs domain would be to Google a ‘job title, zip code, and .jobs’ to find local jobs. But without a better matching engine they’d still have to sort through lots of crap – as with current job boards. A company like Google could refine the search technology.
So, more garbage to sift through while job hunting. Great. That’s just what a body needs while struggling through a transition period. The addition of the .jobs domain reinforces the one-sided design of systems, processes, and tools in the industry. They are made for the recruiter and the vendor community. They tend to assume candidates are on an even keel instead of off balance - or forget them entirely.
Statistically speaking, job hunters get better results from networking. For them, the best thing to come from the .jobs domain would be to Google a ‘job title, zip code, and .jobs’ to find local jobs. But without a better matching engine they’d still have to sort through lots of crap – as with current job boards. A company like Google could refine the search technology.
So, more garbage to sift through while job hunting. Great. That’s just what a body needs while struggling through a transition period. The addition of the .jobs domain reinforces the one-sided design of systems, processes, and tools in the industry. They are made for the recruiter and the vendor community. They tend to assume candidates are on an even keel instead of off balance - or forget them entirely.
