Today we’ll be interviewing JobInventory Contributor Shiftgig.
Shiftgig is the online community and employment website geared specifically toward those in the service and hospitality industries. Shiftgig prides themselves on providing “better connections for better employment”. More specifically, they help job candidates and hiring managers easily and directly connect with one another, with the result that great jobs get filled Continue reading
Today we’ll be interviewing long -time JobInventory Contributor ZipRecruiter.
ZipRecruiter is a very significant and highly successful jobs website whose stated goal is to “make hiring faster, easier, and cheaper“. They achieve this goal by simplifying the process for both the job seeker and the employer. With ZipRecruiter, employers can find quality candidates by posting a job to 50+ leading job boards (including, of course, JobInventory) as well as most social networks with a single click. Given their broad reach, it is no wonder that Continue reading
Today we’ll be chatting with JobInventory Contributor Internet Brands.
Since launching in 1998 as CarsDirect.com, Internet Brands has grown to become a fully integrated online media and client services organization focused on four high-value vertical categories: Automotive, Health, Legal and Home/Travel.
The company’s award-winning consumer websites lead their categories and serve more than 100 million monthly visitors. Additionally, Internet Brands also operates candidate portals on Continue reading
According to the the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and their most recent Jobs Report, the U.S. economy added 321,000 jobs in the month of November. This is significantly higher than the 230,000 predicted by economists. In fact, this is the biggest single-month gain in payrolls since January of 2012. Echoing that good news, October’s report was also revised higher from 214,000 job gains up to 243,000. The September numbers also were revised up to 271,000 from 256,000. The unemployment rate itself remains unchanged at 5.8%, however that is a decline from 7.2% just a year earlier matching the largest year-over-year decline in three Continue reading
Today we’ll be getting to know JobInventory Contributor Crelate. Crelate is a powerful software service that is part Applicant Tracking System, part relationship management system, and part corporate social network. Specifically, Crelate gives their clients the ability to build and maintain a referral network, track applicants to job postings, communicate with business colleagues, and ultimately find the right talent for their organization. Crelate aims their services primarily at recruiters of all kinds – executive search firms, contingency recruiting shops, boutique recruiters, internal recruiters, hiring managers, and networkers. Crelate is a self Continue reading
Has the day come in your career where you find yourself seriously considering a job change? Do you suddenly find the day to day work routine lacking in challenge and excitement? Or, have you maybe come to the realization that you’re at a professional dead end, with promotions and pay hikes no longer possible. Or maybe, you simply hate your job? Sadly, it happens. Not only is this situation very frustrating, it will certainly affect your overall happiness Continue reading
Today we’ll be chatting with JobInventory Contributor LookSharp, formerly InternMatch. LookSharp is a niche employment site specifically geared toward internship and entry level job search. In fact, LookSharp proudly boasts that employers looking for talent will find students and recent graduates seeking internships and jobs from every university, in every city, across the entire US, and with a student database of over 10 million it’s clear to see why this is true.
Of course, before there was LookSharp, there was InternMatch. However, as InterMatch Continue reading
Yep, you heard that right. Many employees don’t realize it, but one of the fastest and most reliable methods for career advancement and corresponding salary increases, is quite simply to get a new job! In a fascinating new article for Forbes online Cameron Keng lays out all of the details and stats that backup this surprising conclusion.
In his article Cameron begins by boldly declaring that an employee who remains in the same job for even as little as two years time will end up losing a whopping 50% in salary over a lifetime. This is shocking news, especially since so many of us have been Continue reading
Today we’ll be meeting JobInventory Contributor CareerPlug. CareerPlug provides powerful, sophisticated and user-friendly hiring software that is specifically designed to help enterprises recruit the very best employees more efficiently. From resume tracking, to reference checking, to individual applicant tracking and assessment, CareerPlug has proven itself to be a powerful employment resource to over 4,500 respected companies. One great thing in particular that Continue reading
It doesn’t take a career counselor to tell you that you are always going to succeed best at a job that combines what you are good at with what you enjoy the most. In fact, we all have certain personality traits, likes, and hobbies that naturally lend themselves to great job opportunities. For example, if you’re very good at math, then perhaps you might enjoy a career as an accountant. Whatever your special trait is you should always strive to make that Continue reading