http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:54:19 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-22208 The Adventures of Job Boy (Part II: Birth of a Nemesis) - The itzBig Blog - Serving the Unserved – Recruiters, Job Seekers, Quiet Working Professionals Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:33:44 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/#comment-22208 [...] WorkBloom « Daily itzBig Links 2007-02-02 | Main The Adventures of Job Boy (Part II: Birth of a Nemesis) ”Interstitial ad pages. You know, those annoying pages that appear and force you to physically click the link to skip the page before you are allowed to see your content. These are now an integrated part of every Monster search.” (From EXCELER8ion) [...] [...] WorkBloom « Daily itzBig Links 2007-02-02 | Main The Adventures of Job Boy (Part II: Birth of a Nemesis) ”Interstitial ad pages. You know, those annoying pages that appear and force you to physically click the link to skip the page before you are allowed to see your content. These are now an integrated part of every Monster search.” (From EXCELER8ion) [...]

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-16006 Job Search Engine Guide: New Monster Home Page – Same Old Monster Wed, 03 Jan 2007 01:45:46 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/#comment-16006 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Third, interstitial ads still separate users from the content they seek … imagine if Google forced us to view full-page ads before returning search results?  Would Google still be number one?  I’d bet against it. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Third, interstitial ads still separate users from the content they seek … imagine if Google forced us to view full-page ads before returning search results?  Would Google still be number one?  I’d bet against it. [...]

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-13698 Just-Posted » Blog Archive » The Ultimate Job Search Engine Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:05:15 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/#comment-13698 [...] 7)       Respect (confidentiality, no false promises, and treated like a customer – not eyeballs) If search is my passion, then respect is my pet peeve.  Too many job boards treat jobseekers with disrespect.  Interstitial ads on Monster, an exaggerated coverage claim on GetTheJobs, tag spam allowed on CareerBuilder, and an absence of organic search results above the fold on SimplyHired, are all examples of disrespect – to most job boards, jobseekers are merely ‘eyeballs’ to be sold.  [...] [...] 7)       Respect (confidentiality, no false promises, and treated like a customer – not eyeballs) If search is my passion, then respect is my pet peeve.  Too many job boards treat jobseekers with disrespect.  Interstitial ads on Monster, an exaggerated coverage claim on GetTheJobs, tag spam allowed on CareerBuilder, and an absence of organic search results above the fold on SimplyHired, are all examples of disrespect – to most job boards, jobseekers are merely ‘eyeballs’ to be sold.  [...]

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-13688 Just-Posted » Blog Archive » The Ultimate Job Search Engine Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:49:30 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/#comment-13688 [...] 5)       Community (see Craigslist, Jobster and theLadders) Electronic job search is lonely business – the best sites provide support, guidance and encouragement through an active community of users.  6)       Flexibility (broad features and multiple access methods) Active jobseekers find benefit in real-time RSS feeds, resume tips, and search management tools along the lines of Jibber Jobber; whereas passive job seekers gain benefit from intelligent scouts that email them only when new jobs match or exceed their requirements. 7)       Respect (confidentiality, no false promises, and treated like a customer – not eyeballs) If search is my passion, then respect is my pet peeve.  Too many job boards treat jobseekers with disrespect.  Interstitial ads on Monster, an exaggerated coverage claim on GetTheJobs, tag spam allowed on CareerBuilder, and an absence of organic search results above the fold on SimplyHired, are all examples of disrespect – to most job boards, jobseekers are merely ‘eyeballs’ to be sold.  8)       Value (a fair return on my investment of time and money)   There’s no free lunch … this is just as true for jobseekers as it is for diners.  If we gain value from electronic job search, then we must pay.  On most sites ‘payment’ takes the form of reduced jobseeker efficiency resulting from the placement of non-organic ads.  But there are a few sites, like theLadders, that charge a monthly fee instead.  Either way, the best sites provide a high return on our investment.    Jeff:  You say search is your passion … what are you doing to improve job search?  Bob:  Well, the Job Search Engine Guide is my most visible attempt to raise awareness about the limitations of today’s job search experience; and of course I use the blog to reinforce the gains being made by the best job boards.  But where we’re really making progress, although quietly, is in on the technology side … we’ve developed a tool called AutoCoder that interprets job ads and categorizes these ads using standardized occupational tags and purity scores.  The benefits are many, including dramatically increased search relevance, reduced errors of omission, elimination of spam ads, plus the ability to set custom relevance thresholds – some of the same things you’re seeing with Just-Posted.  And I must say, it’s nice to find a kindred spirit! [...] [...] 5)       Community (see Craigslist, Jobster and theLadders) Electronic job search is lonely business – the best sites provide support, guidance and encouragement through an active community of users.  6)       Flexibility (broad features and multiple access methods) Active jobseekers find benefit in real-time RSS feeds, resume tips, and search management tools along the lines of Jibber Jobber; whereas passive job seekers gain benefit from intelligent scouts that email them only when new jobs match or exceed their requirements. 7)       Respect (confidentiality, no false promises, and treated like a customer – not eyeballs) If search is my passion, then respect is my pet peeve.  Too many job boards treat jobseekers with disrespect.  Interstitial ads on Monster, an exaggerated coverage claim on GetTheJobs, tag spam allowed on CareerBuilder, and an absence of organic search results above the fold on SimplyHired, are all examples of disrespect – to most job boards, jobseekers are merely ‘eyeballs’ to be sold.  8)       Value (a fair return on my investment of time and money)   There’s no free lunch … this is just as true for jobseekers as it is for diners.  If we gain value from electronic job search, then we must pay.  On most sites ‘payment’ takes the form of reduced jobseeker efficiency resulting from the placement of non-organic ads.  But there are a few sites, like theLadders, that charge a monthly fee instead.  Either way, the best sites provide a high return on our investment.    Jeff:  You say search is your passion … what are you doing to improve job search?  Bob:  Well, the Job Search Engine Guide is my most visible attempt to raise awareness about the limitations of today’s job search experience; and of course I use the blog to reinforce the gains being made by the best job boards.  But where we’re really making progress, although quietly, is in on the technology side … we’ve developed a tool called AutoCoder that interprets job ads and categorizes these ads using standardized occupational tags and purity scores.  The benefits are many, including dramatically increased search relevance, reduced errors of omission, elimination of spam ads, plus the ability to set custom relevance thresholds – some of the same things you’re seeing with Just-Posted.  And I must say, it’s nice to find a kindred spirit! [...]

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-9914 Test Blog » Cheezhead Sticks It To The Man Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:50:23 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/#comment-9914 [...] I want to ask whether Monster.com has accounted for the possibility that if some people take to posting/linking to the video they may have inadvertently created the potential for an altogether different kind of monster to raise its ugly head among the recruiting bloggers, and who knows where? I mean, what if a lot of people started to post the video, or for neophytes like me, linked to it instead? This thing could get really big, you know, like really horrible. After all, we bloggers are very influential you know, we know crap when we see it. Some of us are well connected too. [...] [...] I want to ask whether Monster.com has accounted for the possibility that if some people take to posting/linking to the video they may have inadvertently created the potential for an altogether different kind of monster to raise its ugly head among the recruiting bloggers, and who knows where? I mean, what if a lot of people started to post the video, or for neophytes like me, linked to it instead? This thing could get really big, you know, like really horrible. After all, we bloggers are very influential you know, we know crap when we see it. Some of us are well connected too. [...]

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-7828 Cheezhead Sticks It To The Man « Amitai Givertz’s Recruitomatic Blog Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:31:43 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/#comment-7828 [...] I want to ask whether Monster.com has accounted for the possibility that if some people take to posting/linking to the video they may have inadvertently created the potential for an altogether different kind of monster to raise its ugly head among the recruiting bloggers, and who knows where?  I mean, what if a lot of people started to post the video, or for neophytes like me, linked to it instead? This thing could get really big, you know, like really horrible. After all, we bloggers are very influential you know, we know crap when we see it. Some of us are well connected too. [...] [...] I want to ask whether Monster.com has accounted for the possibility that if some people take to posting/linking to the video they may have inadvertently created the potential for an altogether different kind of monster to raise its ugly head among the recruiting bloggers, and who knows where?  I mean, what if a lot of people started to post the video, or for neophytes like me, linked to it instead? This thing could get really big, you know, like really horrible. After all, we bloggers are very influential you know, we know crap when we see it. Some of us are well connected too. [...]

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-6568 Jobster’s Jason Goldberg and the Monster.com User-Experience by Job seeker Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:28:20 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/#comment-6568 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Jobster’s Jason Goldberg and the Monster.com User-Experience by Job seeker @ Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:12:49 -0600 Jason is right about this one - bad job seeker experience - but I am curious about the kind of response rates those pages garner on Monster. Julian worked for a short period of time at a clearing house for this type of product that made ... Real Estate Investing, New Home Original post: Jobster’s Jason Goldberg and the Monster.com User-Experience by at Google Blog Search: job seeker [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Jobster’s Jason Goldberg and the Monster.com User-Experience by Job seeker @ Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:12:49 -0600 Jason is right about this one – bad job seeker experience – but I am curious about the kind of response rates those pages garner on Monster. Julian worked for a short period of time at a clearing house for this type of product that made … Real Estate Investing, New Home Original post: Jobster’s Jason Goldberg and the Monster.com User-Experience by at Google Blog Search: job seeker [...]

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-6375 Tag! Who’s It? « Amitai Givertz’s Recruitomatic Blog Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:21:17 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/#comment-6375 [...] I read Shannon Seery Gude’s post in reply to Jason Goldberg’s comments as they relate to Monster.com being totally crap: Jobster’s Jason Goldberg and the Monster.com User-Experience. A very good post I thought, fair and balanced reporting, Shannon is so foxy. [...] [...] I read Shannon Seery Gude’s post in reply to Jason Goldberg’s comments as they relate to Monster.com being totally crap: Jobster’s Jason Goldberg and the Monster.com User-Experience. A very good post I thought, fair and balanced reporting, Shannon is so foxy. [...]

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-6481 Recruiting Bloggers.com Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/#comment-6481 <!--%kramer-pre%-->Jobster's Jason Goldberg and the Monster.com User-Experience. A very good post I thought, fair and balanced reporting, Shannon is so foxy. If nothing else, I learned what interstitial advertising is and already have a call in to my people to see how I can add this obtrusive – but clever – money-maker to my<!--%kramer-post%--> Jobster’s Jason Goldberg and the Monster.com User-Experience. A very good post I thought, fair and balanced reporting, Shannon is so foxy. If nothing else, I learned what interstitial advertising is and already have a call in to my people to see how I can add this obtrusive – but clever – money-maker to my

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-11103 Amitai Givertz’s Recruitomatic Blog · A Contrarian View of Talent Management Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/10/26/jobsters-jason-goldberg-and-the-monstercom-user-experience/#comment-11103 <!--%kramer-pre%-->?  I mean, what if a lot of people started to post the video, or for neophytes like me, linked to it instead? This thing could get really big, you know, like really horrible. After all, we bloggers are very influential you know, we know crap when we see it. Some of us are well connected too. Now, many would argue that Monster.com is not a totally crap product at all. Further reading of the blogs will attest to that, as would millions of satisfied users<!--%kramer-post%--> ?  I mean, what if a lot of people started to post the video, or for neophytes like me, linked to it instead? This thing could get really big, you know, like really horrible. After all, we bloggers are very influential you know, we know crap when we see it. Some of us are well connected too. Now, many would argue that Monster.com is not a totally crap product at all. Further reading of the blogs will attest to that, as would millions of satisfied users

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