Employment Websites 7

[rkochis]

Hello all,

Is it my imagination or are the employment websites getting a little ridiculous?

Today, I went to update my resume at various sites and found the following:

Monster.com - resume not activated and email address missing
Careerbuilder.com - Edited my resume and the edit date is 1969, I have to upgrade to get this corrected?
Phillyjobs.com - Profile missing completely
Flipdog.com - Where to start with the list of issues?

Is it my imagination or are job seeker expected to pay some 'hidden' cost to post their resume AND receive this type of customer service?

Thank you for letting me vent! And still looking for a job.
Robert Kochis

 

[sleipnir214]

It sounds to me like you're getting all the customer service you've paid for.

Want the best answers? Ask the best questions:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

TANSTAAFL!

 

[palbano]

sleipnir214 it's funny because it's sooo true!

Robert
Your aim sucks! Here let me show you
...(monster.com)

-pete
_{I just can't seem to get back my IntelliSense}

 

[rkochis]

palbano, thanks for the immoral support!

sleipnir214 - I guess my issue is one of semantics. 'Free' implies without cost. Hopefully the link 'to picking the correct forum' was not directed towards me? Since the keywords employment, resume nor recruiter returned a forum.

 

[sha76]

Employment sites? No, they're sooo great! I was offered my current job around 15 months ago (found through an advert in my local paper), I'd registered my CV with several job sites about 8 months previously & not had a single call which even led to me asking for the full details of a job (tip - ignore the Yes/No option for "Are you prepared to relocate?", the recruiters seem to!). However, since changing my details to "not currently looking" I tend to get at least one call a month!

Although in most cases I'd have to agree with sleipnir214's comments about getting what you pay for I think I have to disagree in this instance. As far as I know potential employers have to pay to use these services, therefore they're going to expect them to be usable by job hunters. It would be a different matter if we were talking about ease of use or disliking some other aspect of the user interface, but missing CVs do directly effect the paying customer here.

Sharon

 

[lionelhill]

Back in the days I was single, I once entered the parallel field of partner search sites. I even paid one: They duly took all my details, and carried out their search, and gave me the oportunity to forward an e-mail to my 98% match.
As an ordinary young man living in Eastern England (fairly south), it seemed my 98% match was a lesbian couple from Scotland looking for a third girl.

I get the impression job sites are just about as accurate.

 

[KenCunningham]

Thanks for the Monday morning laugh, Lionel, have a star!!

 

[rkochis]

Lionel,

So did the lesbian couple from Scotland ever find the third?

This was hysterical and the wall in my office is now covered with sprayed coffee from choking so hard. Thanks I needed the laugh!

Bob Kochis

 

[rkochis]

UPDATE:
Just for a test, I went to Monster and inactivated my resume. Sure enough, I got a call from a recruiter within two weeks asking if I really wanted to limit my options. I replied that yes I did. I am now receiving calls approx. every three weeks with some new offer....

 

[Zwkz]

sounds like the thinking of the people on those sites are :

"if someone actually wants this guy in their company, i guess he's actually good after all... lets recruit him! (oh, and lets conveniently forget he's most probably employed right now)"