For Candidates, For Employers, For Colleges The Times, They Are A Changin’

For Candidates, For Employers, For Colleges

The Times, They Are A Changin’

JobDirect.com

www.JobDirect.com

Mason GatesVP, Product Evangelism

JobDirect.com is a resume/job matching service and recruiting/database technology that was designed to address and meet the needs of college-level students looking for jobs and employers seeking to fill those jobs.

Through nationwide marketing programs, JobDirect has developed the largest searchable database of college-level resumes in the country. From the earliest phases of JobDirect's growth, the business model has centered on precision resume-employer matching, built on an Oracle database platform.

Who I Am…

Candidate Information circa 1985

•Lovely Photo

•Very limited space

•Defined Format

•Actually cut and pasted to change size of sections

•Mailed to employers

Candidate circa 2000

• Web-based, on-line access to resumes and schedules

• Company information and research via web sites

• Web Alternatives to On-Campus Recruiting:– JobDirect.com– BrassRing.com– Monster Campus– Company Web Sites– Thousands of alternatives…..

Utilizing the Web In Your Job Search

• What Opportunities are Available– By 2003, ALL large companies, 60% of medium

sized companies, 20% of small companies– By 2005, 95% of all jobs will be posted on the

internet in 5 years– Currently a $1B industry, by 2005 it’ll be $5B

• How Are Those Opportunities Offered– Job Sites– Company Sites– Associations and Organizations

• The Entrepreneurial Route

Understanding Web Job Services

• Types of Resumes– Electronic– Scanned– Uploaded– Template

• Types of Services– Posting

• Job• Resume

– Database Search– Resume Matching

• The Savvy Surfer Looks For:• Privacy Policy - Access to Resumes, Demographic Information

• Heavy Advertising - What seems to be purpose of the site?

• Target Audience - Is this site likely to have employers you are interested in ?

Uploading Your Resume

• Start with a perfected resume on disc or hard drive

• Add keywords related to your area of interest

• For most sites, you will need to remove formatting to create a plain text resume

• Follow site directions• PROOFREAD

• More help from– Eresume.com– Resumix.com

• Remember – The look of your on-

line resume will vary from site to site

– Review resume each time you transfer it to a site

– Content is key

Recruiting on the Web, As an Employer

• Why?– More targeted candidate pool– Saves time and money (I.e. internal

tracking)– Lots of communication opps.– Lots of geographic coverage– HR marketing opps.

Remember

• According to the Workplace Resource Learning Center, a poor hiring decision costs approximately $66,000

• Cost for new hire is approx. $6200

The Job Search of the Future

• MORE INFOThis could be:– Credit reports– Transcripts– Background

checks– Chat

rooms,Listservs– More honesty

• FASTERShortened hiring

cycle:– Resume delivery– Application online– Skills testing– Interview– Communications