We send out a quarterly electronic newsletter regarding hiring topics and new products here at Select Metrix (click here if you would like to subscribe). This past Tuesday (Sept. 26) we sent out our Q3 newsletter. As always, I received many out of the office notifications. I usually breeze them but I did read this one and I am glad I did (changed the names and numbers): I will be out of the office starting 09/22/2006 and will not return until 09/28/2007. Jane Doe is no longer with XYZ Corporation. Please contact our main HR number at 1-111-555-1234 Apparently Jane’s absence will be a bit longer than she originally expected.… Read More
Continue ReadingNiche Job Boards
Google led me to this article from onrec.com – Niche Job Boards Provide the Best Value For Employers. The niche job board topic is one of great interest to us. We typically spread our ads around to different sites including the main boards that everyone knows. Our experience with niche boards has not been as productive. This article is an opinion piece from the founder of Niche Jobboards.com so consider that fact. Yet, this stat was a bit surprising: As an example, JobsInLogistics.com, which serves the transportation and logistics industries, attracts 80 visitors per job ad over the course of a month. In comparison, CareerBuilder draws only 15 visitors per… Read More
Continue ReadingTechnical Difficulties
Our apologies to our readers – we have been in the process of moving our website to an upgraded server this week. Unknown to us, we have had some delay issues with email and now our blog is going Hal9000 on us. Some posts are missing from Thursday but I think we can repost them. Thanks for hanging in there with us and we promise to have a faster website and blog. Soon.
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