Chad Sowash's Blog – June 2009 Archive (5)

Job Cross Pollination Duplication

The internet has been experiencing a massive amount of duplicate job content over the past couple of years. No question this content has been used to help job seekers find jobs, unfortunately it has also been used to leverage traffic using duplicative content, extract job seeker information and create many other issues not… Continue

Added by Chad Sowash on June 25, 2009 at 10:25am — No Comments

Talent STRONG!

In January, before demobilizing back to civilian life, I was honored to speak to a group of over 200 Wounded Warriors in Fort Benning regarding transition into civilian life and what they should convey to prospective employers when trying to separate themselves from the mainly civilian pack when searching for a job. Luckily… Continue

Added by Chad Sowash on June 16, 2009 at 8:20am — No Comments

The year the media died

While sitting back and enjoying your morning cup of joe, take a few minutes and watch Terry Kawaja's "Madison Avenue Blues"..

It is HILARIOUS!!!

Thanks… Continue

Added by Chad Sowash on June 12, 2009 at 7:55am — No Comments

CareerBuilder is greasing palms again

Can your niche job board afford to take the top executives in the Nation to Pinehurst Golf Resort for an all expenses paid "Executive Golf Trip"?

CareerBuilder can..

CareerBuilder Greased Palms 2009

Oh the fine tradition of greasing the palms continues in the recruiting space. (insert deeply rooted sarcasm… Continue

Added by Chad Sowash on June 11, 2009 at 9:48am — 9 Comments

My Thoughts on Job Matching

I've been asked for consult on several occasions about whether or not to use job matching systems. Obviously depending on the system my answers will vary although if I'm asked about job matching in general here's my opinion.

Stand alone job matching platforms do not have a chance against the more traditional models, no matter the economic climate.

Why?

In a job seeker rich… Continue

Added by Chad Sowash on June 9, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments