New Jobs Sites May Make It Easier to Find a Job

To read the Washington Post story, one would thinkthat the debut of a far-flung network of job-listings sites was adisaster in the making. And maybe it is, anyway for theWashington Post and others trying to protect their businessinterests.

But for job seekers and smaller employers seeking anefficient and effective recruitment method, the 40,000 new sitesmay be that rarity in today's world: an application of technologythat delivers a public service instead of protecting profits forcorporate interests.

Share and Follow tabs make it a seamless andintuitive way to utilize social networking withinyour job search on The .jobs Universe.

DirectEmployers Association, based in Indianapolis,describes itself as "is a nonprofit HR consortium of leadingU.S. employers formed to improve labor market efficiency throughthe sharing of best practices, innovation and the development oftechnology."

Newcomer to thejob-recruitment field

DirectEmployers is not a newcomer to thejob-recruitment field. It has been in existence since October 2001,working primarily with more than 500 larger firms who pay dues of$15,000 per year. Dues-paying members will enjoy some perks on thenew sites – including more prominent listings – now thesite is open to all businesses, nonprofits and governmentagencies.

"The very largest of employers in the world have pooledtheir resources to build this recruitment vertical. They wantgreater efficiencies from the Internet and are taking matters intotheir own hands to invest in the outcome," Warren said. "With therecent advances in cloud computing, the scalability of the .JOBSUniverse is off the charts. The potential for cost savings isnatural, real and sustainable as so then as available free of chargeto every employer worldwide regardless of industry orsize."

Job listings in the .JOBS Universe are integrated with socialmedia just as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and others. Jobseekers can build their own profile and identify which of theirfriends or connections are working at a particular company ofinterest. They can as well find and follow companies and recruiters onthe various social networks and share job listings with theirfriends on social news sites. The .JOBS Universe platform has alsobeen optimized for easy access on mobile browsers. Its "opensource" approach allows industry vendors to develop apps thatwill result in even greater efficiencies henceforth.

"Building out the .JOBS TLD, owned and managed byemployers through a non-profit association, is revolutionary forthe Internet and a gigantic step for both employers and jobseekers. It provides employers low-cost advertising and brandingopportunities during reducing recruiting costs. It as well provides jobseekers a direct connection to employers and a trusted, reliablesource on the Internet to locate employment opportunities,"Warren said.

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