Want Spam? Post On A Job Board
What’s more fun than spending $10,000 or more every month for online job board postings and getting a MILLION spam emails and phone solicitations?
EVERYTHING!
I was on the phone with a recruiter I met in San Francisco this week, and she brought up a point that I’d forgotten was a complete headache that comes with posting jobs on the major (and even niche) job boards: SPAM!
It’s one of the inherent flaws of online job boards. You post that you want to fill a job, and the unscrupolous sales person feels the need to call and sell you their solution. Not to mention the endless stream of “better, cheaper, more targeted” job boards that email your account until you finally have to shut it off.
It’s really got me thinking… how much money are companies actually spending to be spammed, and what would the job boards be prepared to do if their customers decided enough is enough?
I’ll be looking into this further, and definitely welcome any thoughts you have on the subject.
April 24th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
I left a comment on recruiting.com about having this same issue with job postings.
April 24th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
You should post your job on realmatch.com…
1. Its free
2. they dont show your email to anyone
3. They automatically show you folks that match the skills in your job.
4. If you want to open the resume, you can buy a package for $10.
I also use free boards like craigslist which anonomize your email. When you filled the job, you turn off the ad and stop getting emails.
April 24th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
*Laughing my arse off*
Obviously, Mr. Barlow missed the point!
SPAMMER!
April 24th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
is NOTHING SACRED???!!
I can’t even talk about getting spammed by job boards without getting spammed by…. JOB BOARDS!
June 23rd, 2008 at 3:43 pm
i WANT SPAM SPAM ME wouter_sebel@hotmail.com