The Monster.com U.S. Employment Index dropped three points in July as online-recruitment activity remained sluggish.
Still, the year-over-year decrease was the index’s smallest in four months, signaling a possible improvement in underlying employer demand for workers at the start of the third quarter, according New York-based Monster Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: MWW). source (Charlottebusiness journal)
I believe companies are being creative using Linkedin and twitter and blogs along with corporate websites to advertise and pull traffic to the jobs open. Example Indeed.com can pull postings so candidate can view a jobs without going to the major job boards along with Linked in!!
In today's market with marketing budgets cut companies may not be using the BIG job board as much!
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I think it's apparent that recruiters and job seekers are increasingly moving away from traditional job boards and toward less traditional means of seeking employment, as well as more targeted, niche job boards that cater to a particular industry or region. Indeed and SimplyHired were the first wave away from the traditional boards (even though they display the jobs from those sources) - now the shift will be toward more advanced online recruiting and verticals.
Posted by: Sales job search | August 16, 2009 at 08:34 PM