This phenomenon will tend to shape the novice's expectations of what a website does and what one looks like. The answer lies in simplicity. As part of our ongoing process of monitoring recruitment-oriented sites, we subscribe to a number of agents which monitor the appearance of new sites and report back via eMail. Cresta Recruiting is one such new site. It bears the hallmarks of some thought having gone into the design and architecture.
Images are suitably minimalist, and the site has a clean look and feel.
Job descriptions are comprehensive, and the copy is appropriate for the audience. And Cresta has adopted the practice of including full contact information on every page, something which eludes many. We wonder what Cresta's plans for site promotion are. In other news, Digby Clarke alerts us to his new site Recipes for Life. It's straightforward advice for those facing life crises, presented in a tabbed notebook format.