Comments on: “Fake” postings and your job board http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/2010/01/05/fake-postings-and-your-job-board/ Making job boards and career sites better Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:30:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: How To Recognize Fake Job Ads | reCareered.com http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/2010/01/05/fake-postings-and-your-job-board/comment-page-1/#comment-4209 How To Recognize Fake Job Ads | reCareered.com Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:25:43 +0000 http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/?p=428#comment-4209 [...] article is an eye-opening read at http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/2010/01/05/fake-postings-and-your-job-board/: It’s never a good idea to upset your customers. So why would a job board allow a so-called [...] [...] article is an eye-opening read at http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/2010/01/05/fake-postings-and-your-job-board/: It’s never a good idea to upset your customers. So why would a job board allow a so-called [...]

]]> By: Doug http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/2010/01/05/fake-postings-and-your-job-board/comment-page-1/#comment-1822 Doug Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:03:46 +0000 http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/?p=428#comment-1822 Here in Minneapoils, the Arther Group was shut down by the AG of Minnesota for fake job ads to lure prospects for resume writing and interview coaching. Here in Minneapoils, the Arther Group was shut down by the AG of Minnesota for fake job ads to lure prospects for resume writing and interview coaching.

]]> By: Rajan http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/2010/01/05/fake-postings-and-your-job-board/comment-page-1/#comment-1751 Rajan Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:27:26 +0000 http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/?p=428#comment-1751 This is great post. There needs to be a central repository of information for job-seekers where they can CONTROL the information and it's access to the employers. Moreover, there needs to be an API to expose this information to employers. Thanks Rajan www.hireplug.com This is great post. There needs to be a central repository of information for job-seekers where they can CONTROL the information and it’s access to the employers.
Moreover, there needs to be an API to expose this information to employers.

Thanks
Rajan
http://www.hireplug.com

]]> By: Weekhang Teoh http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/2010/01/05/fake-postings-and-your-job-board/comment-page-1/#comment-1721 Weekhang Teoh Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:12:09 +0000 http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/?p=428#comment-1721 What would you say if you take the perspective of the jobseekers? Does "future hiring" sound fishy? I would work for companies like GE, Microsoft etc - but will it work for the lesser known brands? I doubt it. And given that a posting will be perceived to be more "attractive" to the jobseekers, won't the employers still choose to categorize their posting as current posting? My hypothesis is that it doesn't play out well to user behavior... What would you say if you take the perspective of the jobseekers?
Does “future hiring” sound fishy?
I would work for companies like GE, Microsoft etc – but will it work for the lesser known brands? I doubt it.

And given that a posting will be perceived to be more “attractive” to the jobseekers, won’t the employers still choose to categorize their posting as current posting?

My hypothesis is that it doesn’t play out well to user behavior…

]]> By: Steven Rothberg CollegeRecruiter.com http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/2010/01/05/fake-postings-and-your-job-board/comment-page-1/#comment-1718 Steven Rothberg CollegeRecruiter.com Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:16:52 +0000 http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/?p=428#comment-1718 I've never heard of a job board that would tell an employer with a 50 posting pack that the 10 they have not yet used will be lost if they don't post them by the end of the contract date. All the client needs to do is contact their sales rep and ask for an extension. The board likely won't extend the deadline indefinitely, but if the client wants another three, six, or even 12 months the board is very likely to grant the request. We find that it is good business to expire unused postings to keep our balance sheet clean of these liabilities but even better business to credit them back or extend the deadline for those clients who want to use them even after the deadline. I’ve never heard of a job board that would tell an employer with a 50 posting pack that the 10 they have not yet used will be lost if they don’t post them by the end of the contract date. All the client needs to do is contact their sales rep and ask for an extension. The board likely won’t extend the deadline indefinitely, but if the client wants another three, six, or even 12 months the board is very likely to grant the request.

We find that it is good business to expire unused postings to keep our balance sheet clean of these liabilities but even better business to credit them back or extend the deadline for those clients who want to use them even after the deadline.

]]> By: Job Board Doctor http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/2010/01/05/fake-postings-and-your-job-board/comment-page-1/#comment-1716 Job Board Doctor Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:01:14 +0000 http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/?p=428#comment-1716 Simon, good comment. I will have to say, though, that much of my time is spent reviewing and analyzing sites, and I've found a decent number of 'fake' postings. However, I think the issue of duplicate postings warrants its own blog post - thanks! - jeff Simon, good comment. I will have to say, though, that much of my time is spent reviewing and analyzing sites, and I’ve found a decent number of ‘fake’ postings. However, I think the issue of duplicate postings warrants its own blog post – thanks! – jeff

]]> By: Simon Lewis http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/2010/01/05/fake-postings-and-your-job-board/comment-page-1/#comment-1713 Simon Lewis Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:20:29 +0000 http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/?p=428#comment-1713 Okay, before commenting on this post I took some time to read some of the other articles published on the site; most of which are thoroughly viable resources. However, in the context of the rest of the library I think this piece is a little arbitrary because all job board owners know that however much we like to steer their clients away from fake job posting, they will nonetheless continue to do it... ...although I suspect the number of fake jobs advertised in the past 18 months has reduced considerably. No decent recruiter/recruitment agency is in need of 'stock-piling' at the moment. If anything, they are turning applications away. They don't have time to answer calls from eager jobseekers requesting feedback from the job that never existed. What we should be looking at is the number of duplicate jobs being advertised - and there are plenty of these out there. This is where a recruiter multi-posts but with different reference numbers or adds the same post again without first deleting the original. We employ an admin team to ensure this does not occur on our site - an expense we could do without but one of necessity as recruiters struggle sometimes with the fundamental elements of their role! I've only just discovered this site and I like it. Keep up the good work. Cheers, Simon Lewis | editor | http://www.onlymarketingjobs.com Okay, before commenting on this post I took some time to read some of the other articles published on the site; most of which are thoroughly viable resources.

However, in the context of the rest of the library I think this piece is a little arbitrary because all job board owners know that however much we like to steer their clients away from fake job posting, they will nonetheless continue to do it…

…although I suspect the number of fake jobs advertised in the past 18 months has reduced considerably. No decent recruiter/recruitment agency is in need of ‘stock-piling’ at the moment. If anything, they are turning applications away. They don’t have time to answer calls from eager jobseekers requesting feedback from the job that never existed.

What we should be looking at is the number of duplicate jobs being advertised – and there are plenty of these out there. This is where a recruiter multi-posts but with different reference numbers or adds the same post again without first deleting the original. We employ an admin team to ensure this does not occur on our site – an expense we could do without but one of necessity as recruiters struggle sometimes with the fundamental elements of their role!

I’ve only just discovered this site and I like it. Keep up the good work.

Cheers, Simon Lewis | editor | http://www.onlymarketingjobs.com

]]> By: Oh So TRUE! http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/2010/01/05/fake-postings-and-your-job-board/comment-page-1/#comment-1707 Oh So TRUE! Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:42:15 +0000 http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/?p=428#comment-1707 This is a great post. If you do research on the internet you will find that a lot of complaints have been made about boards posting fake jobs. I think it's very bad news for the job boards that post fake jobs - and insult/deception to the job seeker. This is a great post. If you do research on the internet you will find that a lot of complaints have been made about boards posting fake jobs. I think it’s very bad news for the job boards that post fake jobs – and insult/deception to the job seeker.

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/2010/01/05/fake-postings-and-your-job-board/comment-page-1/#comment-1705 uberVU - social comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:42:41 +0000 http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/?p=428#comment-1705 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by SiteAdvisor: The issue of "fake jobs" on #Job Boards is a real issue http://bit.ly/7w9jq1 covers the issue head on - why do boards let it happen?... Social comments and analytics for this post…

This post was mentioned on Twitter by SiteAdvisor: The issue of “fake jobs” on #Job Boards is a real issue http://bit.ly/7w9jq1 covers the issue head on – why do boards let it happen?…

]]> By: Alexander Gutin http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/2010/01/05/fake-postings-and-your-job-board/comment-page-1/#comment-1704 Alexander Gutin Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:09:24 +0000 http://www.jobboarddoctor.com/?p=428#comment-1704 I totally agree Jeff. This is something our customers sometimes want to do to get started, without realizing the repercussions. We always try to steer them away from this direction and instead use a backfill feature like from Indeed. That way, although the traffic may leave your site, the end user at least still gets what they want: a real job posting! I totally agree Jeff. This is something our customers sometimes want to do to get started, without realizing the repercussions. We always try to steer them away from this direction and instead use a backfill feature like from Indeed. That way, although the traffic may leave your site, the end user at least still gets what they want: a real job posting!

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