JobVent is an interesting website that invites people to write about their current or past employer, and both positive and negative reviews are encouraged.‚ This is a great place to come as a job seeker to find out what employees really think of the companies that you are applying to.‚ It can also be used as a great resource for recruiters, although you probably wouldn’t think of using it that way at first.
It’s always interesting to find out what people REALLY think of their employer, and I do admit that reading some of these “vents” is entertaining.‚ The website does not allow profanity to be used in the postings; however, some of them are pretty harsh.‚ All postings on the site are anonymous, so you can’t directly recruit candidates from this site.‚ What I realized is that reading the reviews of the companies in the “I Hate My Job” category can give me a great list of companies to recruit candidates from!‚ I already know that at least some of the employees there are unhappy or else they wouldn’t have come to this site.‚ Chances are that there will be quite a few people still working there who would jump at the chance to find a job elsewhere.‚ I will then take this knowledge and target recruit from these companies any way possible.‚
One other way to use this website is to see if any of your clients are listed as the most “loved” companies and use that information as you present job opportunities to your candidates.‚ Getting extra ammunition from reading the posts on the site enables you to‚ tell a candidate that your client has a great management team and stellar benefits can hopefully help you in making the deal.
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January 5th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Jobulee (http://www.jobulee.com) is a online recruitment website which has company review and research capability. “Company Reviews & Forum†allows users to rate, write, and read constructive reviews about companies, and get the inside scoop on a company’s culture, people, benefits, and other subjects.
July 25th, 2008 at 12:27 am
Which do you think is better: quitting and freelancing or finding a new job?
July 25th, 2008 at 9:47 am
In response to “quitting and freelancing or finding a new job”: That is a different answer for everyone. Every situation is different. If you decide that freelancing is the road you want to take, I would think you need to have a comfortable amount stored away in savings in the event things don’t go smoothly from the beginning. The nice thing though is there are alot of sites where you can advertise your “freelance” services - such as Sologig, eLance and Guru, not to mention the likes of Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice and so forth. There are easily a few dozen career sites that get a TON of traffic and if you have a solid resume, then you’ll get the attention, and with that, possibly some work. My advice would be to interview for full time jobs and test the waters on the freelance side for interest first, before plunging into it full time.