Michael Specht

jobster blog: jobster employer products and pricing
Jason Goldberg provides a fantastic summary of what you get when using the Employers side of Jobster. A definite read if you have anything to do with recruitment and provides a clear picture as to how they have just received another US$18mil in funding.
(tags: jobs jobster recruitment)

Geek to [...]

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Once again we are going away for a few days, as such regular programming will be suspended until around 31 July.
We are going skiing, at least that is the plan as right now there is not a whole lot of snow! If you feel so inclined you can watch us on the Snow Cam [...]

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Ok Australian daily email rumor mill Crikey has broken a story that 2nd and 3rd place vendors in the job search market in Australia are looking to merge. Thanks to Brett from the NowHiring Blog here is what is being said:-
Bitter competitors News Limited and Fairfax are believed to be in secret talks [...]

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Hey you heard of coComment? A cool tool that allows you to stay in the conversation even on blogs that don’t allow you to subscribe to comments via email (like mine). At a basic level you can track your comments left across the blogosphere so you don’t forget to follow up on the [...]

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Whatnot At Work: Skateboard To Work
Let’s just say I want one!
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Jetstar criticised after boys’ soccer team stranded. 17/07/2006. ABC News Online
Jetstar seems to be in the news a lot at the moment for all the wrong reasons. This time for kicking an U12 soccer team out into the cold Melbourne night after [...]

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This morning I had a few minutes to kill before leaving for the office so I checked the Techmeme website something I don’t normally do (I tend to read the RSS feed).
Well right there on the front page was an article about my employer, Nortel, and a strategic alliance they have just entered into with [...]

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Windows 98 + ME *still* alive campaign = Spread the word
Do you still use Win98 or ME then you will want to review this list of support resources.
(tags: Win98)

The Asia Pacific Headhunter: Guest Blogger: Jobster CEO Jason Goldberg on Asia Pacific Headhunter
As part of the Blogswap Jason Goldberg has posted on The Asia Pacific Headhunter [...]

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Sounds rather strange doesn’t it, charging applicants to interview with you.  It is usually the other way around, employers paying for flights, taxis, accomodation to entice employees to work for them.
Well not for low cost Australian Airline Jetstar who are charing applicants $89 for the interview process.  This does not even cover the cost of [...]

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Over the last couple of days Jobster has released a brand new interface and in the process redefined job search, tags and social networking all at once. The only thing missing is freshly brewed coffee, which you need so you can take the time to understand what they have done!
Let’s break it down:-

Job [...]

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Just noticed that The Podcast Network is hiring! Cameron is looking for someone to head up their US operations, the opportunity is very unique is many ways.
Firstly, there is no salary, just equity and success bonuses.
Secondly, you need to be familiar with media, VCs, start ups and advertising.
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