Re: Feedback from Recruiters
It might be an idea to have a section where those looking for work could post either a summary of skills or a complete resume. I suppose there is an issue in somehow maintaining confidentiality or opening oneself to spam attacks…though this hasn’t been the case with me (yet?). In my job posting (Mar. 8) I included my email address, with no detrimental effects. I didn’t get a response either though, but I’ve only posted the one job.
I can appreciate that you are in the early stages of mapping out the site and what you want to accomplish. You don’t want it to become simply a job/resume site…or do you? I would think there is certainly financial potential to having an exclusively Developer-oriented Workopolis type clone with the bonus of a discussion forum…hmmm….
From a Technical or Development perspective, I don’t know how much is involved in putting together a search feature with a decent level of usability and customization features. It would work for both sides though…someone could browse jobs by location and skills required, or search resumes similarly.
I get the sense that this is quite a broad range of members in the group, from about-to-be-graduates to seasoned professionals…all could benefit from a robust job posting section. Of course, Recruiters (as myself) want a resume or “work wanted” section.
As for my experience with responses, I haven’t had any. This is just a matter of numbers, and if I were to post 20 jobs, I’m sure I would have some success. Growth of member numbers would take care of that, and multiple job postings would likely help with membership growth....word will get around.
