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]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-15443 Expand HRM Weblog | Gaan vacaturesites toch nog langer mee? Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:21:58 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/#comment-15443 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Het Jobster evangelie wil Jason ook in Europa geen prediken. Maar het lijkt dat daaraan een abrupt einde is gekomen. Want hoewel volgens Jason de groei nog steeds boven verwachting is, wordt onder de streep nog alles in rood geschreven. En dat is voor de investeerders blijkbaar voldoende reden om maatregelen te eisen, althans volgens de geruchten in de blogsphere. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Het Jobster evangelie wil Jason ook in Europa geen prediken. Maar het lijkt dat daaraan een abrupt einde is gekomen. Want hoewel volgens Jason de groei nog steeds boven verwachting is, wordt onder de streep nog alles in rood geschreven. En dat is voor de investeerders blijkbaar voldoende reden om maatregelen te eisen, althans volgens de geruchten in de blogsphere. [...]

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-15349 jobster - Joe Goldberg on Blue Dot Sat, 30 Dec 2006 16:28:19 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/#comment-15349 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] This posts sums up how unprofessionally this layoff rumor was handled by Jobster executives:Quoted: Although a minor communication crisis was already brewing, Goldberg made it big with a post that asked people to "put down your pencils .... calm ...down, relax a bit, and have a nice holiday. We've got no news to give ya before the new year." From an internal communication perspective, posting this was paramount to the captain of the Titanic asking passengers to refrain from dropping lifeboats in the water until the ship's quartet finished his favorite song.Dot This!1 Comment (Show)PermalinkJobster, Take My Breath Awayjoe | Shared With: Everyone - yesterday | jobster, business, layoffs Quoted: We are about to witness a case study in transparency and how authenticity can make or break a CEO.Dot This!Add CommentPermalinkEXCELER8ion - Is it time for Jobster to disrupt itself?joe | Shared With: Everyone - 2 days ago | me, jobster, work, layoffs [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] This posts sums up how unprofessionally this layoff rumor was handled by Jobster executives:Quoted: Although a minor communication crisis was already brewing, Goldberg made it big with a post that asked people to “put down your pencils …. calm …down, relax a bit, and have a nice holiday. We’ve got no news to give ya before the new year.” From an internal communication perspective, posting this was paramount to the captain of the Titanic asking passengers to refrain from dropping lifeboats in the water until the ship’s quartet finished his favorite song.Dot This!1 Comment (Show)PermalinkJobster, Take My Breath Awayjoe | Shared With: Everyone – yesterday | jobster, business, layoffs Quoted: We are about to witness a case study in transparency and how authenticity can make or break a CEO.Dot This!Add CommentPermalinkEXCELER8ion – Is it time for Jobster to disrupt itself?joe | Shared With: Everyone – 2 days ago | me, jobster, work, layoffs [...]

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-15130 Gautam Ghosh - Management Consultant: On Jobster and profitability Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:43:54 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/#comment-15130 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Well, there aren't too many CEOs I can claim to be buddies with. However, Jason Goldberg comes very close. I admit I haven't ever met the man, but you do build a connection with some fellow bloggers and Jason is one of the many people I consider my 'blogging buddies'.So when I read Julian's post and thence to Cook's blog and GigaOm, I hope that whatever pressures are on Jason as CEO, and whatever decision he and the rest of jobster management take, I really really hope that layoffs are the final resort to achieving profitability.Stockholders who've given you millions of dollars can be ruthless in their demands, and disgruntled employees and wary competitors (who are Jobster's real competitors? Not Monster or the big job boards, that's for sure. Neither are vertical search engines like Indeed and SimplyHired) can use the weapon of social media to really turn on the heat. The comments on Cook's blog post are quite personal in nature and don't throw any real light on the issue.Jason is the blogging CEO of a web 2.0 company. I hope he can use the power of social media to clearly spell out Jobster's focus in the coming weeks. He must address the issue of rumors of layoffs with more clarity.Jobster's tools promise employers to reach the right people for the right job, and for that reason I wish it becomes profitable in 2007 and reaches the shores of Asia soon. We need such tools.What I would like to see more is less focus on becoming the 'myspace of recruiting' to more enterprise focussed tools for recruiters.Good luck, Jason and the rest of the team. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Well, there aren’t too many CEOs I can claim to be buddies with. However, Jason Goldberg comes very close. I admit I haven’t ever met the man, but you do build a connection with some fellow bloggers and Jason is one of the many people I consider my ‘blogging buddies’.So when I read Julian’s post and thence to Cook’s blog and GigaOm, I hope that whatever pressures are on Jason as CEO, and whatever decision he and the rest of jobster management take, I really really hope that layoffs are the final resort to achieving profitability.Stockholders who’ve given you millions of dollars can be ruthless in their demands, and disgruntled employees and wary competitors (who are Jobster’s real competitors? Not Monster or the big job boards, that’s for sure. Neither are vertical search engines like Indeed and SimplyHired) can use the weapon of social media to really turn on the heat. The comments on Cook’s blog post are quite personal in nature and don’t throw any real light on the issue.Jason is the blogging CEO of a web 2.0 company. I hope he can use the power of social media to clearly spell out Jobster’s focus in the coming weeks. He must address the issue of rumors of layoffs with more clarity.Jobster’s tools promise employers to reach the right people for the right job, and for that reason I wish it becomes profitable in 2007 and reaches the shores of Asia soon. We need such tools.What I would like to see more is less focus on becoming the ‘myspace of recruiting’ to more enterprise focussed tools for recruiters.Good luck, Jason and the rest of the team. [...]

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-15088 Amitai Givertz’s Recruitomatic Blog · Jobster, Take My Breath Away Thu, 28 Dec 2006 12:48:19 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/#comment-15088 [...] While everyone is inhaling to blah-blah-blah Jobster over the rumored downsizing, dehumanizing, rightsizing, realigning and pocket lining of the business – all probably in the works, concurrently no doubt –  I would venture to make a couple of suggestions as to where we should look for the inspiration in what is about to unfold… [...] [...] While everyone is inhaling to blah-blah-blah Jobster over the rumored downsizing, dehumanizing, rightsizing, realigning and pocket lining of the business – all probably in the works, concurrently no doubt –  I would venture to make a couple of suggestions as to where we should look for the inspiration in what is about to unfold… [...]

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-15022 jobster blog Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:08:13 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/#comment-15022 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] our next call comes from julian from florida who asks:  why would a young company like jobster care about profits? [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] our next call comes from julian from florida who asks:  why would a young company like jobster care about profits? [...]

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-14998 Will Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:07:57 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/#comment-14998 My first thought when I saw the interior of the Jobster office in Seattle was - oh gee, this looks a lot like the start up I worked for in the late 90s. Unlike a lot of startups that have learned from the first bubble, my impression was that Jobster had not. No surprise here. And I don't think this sistuation translates to a larger problem - i.e., bubble 2.0. My first thought when I saw the interior of the Jobster office in Seattle was – oh gee, this looks a lot like the start up I worked for in the late 90s. Unlike a lot of startups that have learned from the first bubble, my impression was that Jobster had not. No surprise here. And I don’t think this sistuation translates to a larger problem – i.e., bubble 2.0.

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-14986 Recruiting.com | The best articles and blog posts about recruiting and the HR industry, collected from around the web. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:44:25 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/#comment-14986 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...]  EXCELER8ion - Is it time for Jobster to disrupt itself?  -  view/add comments [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...]  EXCELER8ion – Is it time for Jobster to disrupt itself?  -  view/add comments [...]

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-15223 BlogERP: Jim Holincheck's HCM Software Blog Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/#comment-15223 <!--%kramer-pre%-->good summary of the rumor<!--%kramer-post%--> good summary of the rumor

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-16195 meritocracy.net Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/#comment-16195 <!--%kramer-pre%-->a lot of buzz about it <!--%kramer-post%--> a lot of buzz about it

]]> http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-17743 Electrolicious Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/12/27/is-it-time-for-jobster-to-disrupt-itself/#comment-17743 <!--%kramer-pre%--> Dotcom bubble 2.0? Rumor has it I could get laid off next week! Comments [1] Read more linkage posts… <!--%kramer-post%--> Dotcom bubble 2.0? Rumor has it I could get laid off next week! Comments [1] Read more linkage posts…

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