With on-line job searching growing increasingly in popularity, more and more recruiters are jumping onto the Internet. But to compete with stalwarts like Monster.com, HotJobs.com or CareerPath.com, these upstart Web sites are developing new ideas in the area on-line job hunting.
For $50, CareerShop.com lets job hunters upload video as part of their on-line resume. Applicants can give potential employers a multimedia presentation of their qualifications and skills.
“People are beginning to insert audio-visual elements on their resumes to create a bigger impression on employers,” said Tracy McCoy, vice president of sales and marketing at CareerShop.
Companies can also upload videos to help sell their job openings to potential candidates. “The videos help level the playing field,” McCoy said. “Small companies can compete with larger companies in the minds of job seekers if the company’s video is really good.”
Techies.com, one of a rising number of on-line technical job search Web sites, caters to passive computer-oriented job seekers, candidates who already have satisfying jobs but are willing to casually look at other openings.
With a few keystrokes, users can search through technology job listings and read profiles of companies with job openings. The Career Agent tool cansend e-mail when new job openings match their skills and geographic preferences, and techies.com hosts various Internet job fairs, where featured employers have their companies advertised throughout the site. For 60 days those companies have access to the resumes of all job fair participants.
“We have a different mentality in that we try to sell the company first and the job second,” said Doug Berg, president of techies.com. “Companies don’t pay us to post job openings, they pay us to profile their technology environments. We believe the information that job seekers want to get at is what’s it like to be a worker at the company, what do other workers have to say about the place and what does the technology landscape look like there.”
A number of other on-line job sites are starting to cater to employers as much as job seekers. BrassRing Inc. (www.brassring.com), a new on-line hiring network owned by the Washington Post Co. and the Tribune Co., combines job search and recruitment functionality with a suite of hiring-management services aimed at both job hunters and employers.
Morgan Interactive Inc. (www.morganinteractive.com), an Internet recruiting service, has launched a new feature called KeyHires, which manages the applicant search and hiring process for the employer.
KeyHires lets employers search a database of candidates and read on-line resumes. When a candidate is found, a KeyHires’ recruiter helps the employer handle the hiring phase–from the job interview to the salary negotiation.
“KeyHires is aimed toward employers who want help from recruiters to find qualified workers,” said Jennifer Racho, marketing director at Morgan Interactive. “It lets customers interact with recruiters on-line, which makes the entire process easier and faster.”
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Search for Chicago Tribune technology job listings at chicagotribune.com/go/techjobs and www.siliconprairie.com.
