Steve's Blog (for Jobseekers & those hiring)

The gist:

Here is a novel concept from the world of Boolean based job research and surfing:  a careers site that provides content only derived from the career pages of hiring companies.  Ideally, if the premise rings true, then this should minimize, if not eliminate any re-posting of ads from other general search sites, such as bundlers, aggregators and the like.

The verdict:

On the surface I found this page to be very useful.  Here’s why:

1. This site’s search technology and interface seems to cut down repetition with multiple postings of the same job being eliminated in favor of the single post from the corporation posting its jobs.  This does save a bit of time trying to make sense of too many look-alike postings and narrow your focus to those critical roles that are relevant to your search.
2. The owners have adapted the site’s functionality to similar capabilities found on sites like Indeed and others, allowing for customized searches and the capability to modify on the fly.
3. This site also seems to cut down on the “clutter” found on sites like Dice, Monster and others, whose revenue is partially driven by ads posted through spots and banners intertwined throughout.

There are some risks and trade-offs:

Like all similar job search sites, this page is not comprehensive and all-encompassing.  What I mean is that visibility for employers’ jobs are usually influenced by how much each wants to invest. More money means stronger visibility, and (at least in theory) stronger results.

URL: http://www.linkup.com/

GRADES:

Creativity: B

Usability (ease of use): B-

Overall Grade: B-