Searching for a new job can be a nerve-racking process of sending resumes, returning phone calls and attending interviews, all while trying to prevent the boss from finding out. A new job board launched last month has a nifty little tool to ease some of that pressure. People were interested in our model and we actually wound up signing Merrill Lynch as our first client. They decided it was worth trying because they had nothing to lose. When posting a resume, the job-seeker fills out a candidate profile, with additional information on background and the type of job sought.
Posting is free.
For employers, it's free to post a job or to browse through the candidate pool. But there will be a shakeout coming. Many job boards are hot but produce very little value. The key to a good job board is to drive candidates into the database. Startup Seeker, which launched in February 2000, was looking to build a database of candidate resumes with a matching system to connect those candidates with employers.