At 10:00 PM on October 1st, joblish was launched on the web. It's been an exciting month. We've made a lot of progress. In October:



www.joblish.com has had over 1,000 unique visitors. Some came & looked...others came & experimented. 76 came & registered. Not bad for a site about a new concept with a weird name.



We started the joblish blog - www.joblishblog.blogspot.com. Our readership is small, but growing. We work hard every day to make the blog informative,… Continue

Use of joblish is growing. A number of individuals (small, but growing) have included joblish codes on their LinkedIn profiles. We've also updated joblish in the Energy & Utilities industries. Kudos & thanks to Abby at MR Pittsburgh North for the input that made it possible.



Is your industry presented properly in joblish? If it's not, you can have a major impact framing it for everyone. Call (269 372-8007) or write with your input!



A number of folks have asked me… Continue

I read an interesting article over the weekend. It's called "The Death of Contingency Search", written by Adam Robinson, Founder & Editor of Better Hiring Today (http://betterhiringtoday.com/2008/09/10/the-death-of-contingent-search/). He makes some interesting points. One of them is - "Recruiting is no longer about who you know. It's about throughput". I thought this paragraph was particularly relevant:



"Which brings me to the issue at hand - the massive change going on in the… Continue

joblish is moving forward & getting better. In the last few days, some users have stepped up and are helping us correct joblish for their industry. We're made changes in the Library & Information Science industry and are working on the Defense, Defense Electronics, Energy, and Utility industries with the help of folks who work in those areas. More details later.



Special thanks to Raissa & Deb at Library Associates Companies. Their input has transformed joblish for the… Continue

I just completed a video interview with Bill Vick, the recruiting guru and publisher of http://www.xtremerecruiting.tv/. We talked about joblish, how it came to be and how it's used. I'll post a copy here when Bill releases it.



On the "Stuff" front, here's a suggestion for how an HR professional or recruiters should use joblish. (www.joblish.com)



When you're using joblish to write job ads, or code resumes, just use it. There's no need to register or to log in if you are a… Continue

It's October 1st, 2008. After 9+ months of hard work, we're launching joblish, a set of structured keywords that you can add on to job postings, resumes, LinkedIn profiles and any other place that job seekers and talent seekers may be looking for each other. You don't need special programming or software upgrades, and it's absolutely free.



Check it out at www.joblish.com



Here's joblish tip #1. Add joblish codes to your job postings and job ads. It will save a lot of time… Continue