Debate: Job Search Engines: Recruit.net and SimplyHired on AltSearchEngines

Every Tuesday on AltSearchEngines we invite two search engines to discuss a topic that they are experts about.  Tonight we are very pleased to hear from Maneck Mohan of Recruit.net and Lucas Mast of SimplyHired.  I asked them a few questions about Jobs.

1)  It looks to me as though most, if not all, Job Search engines are racing to provide the greatest number of job openings “on the planet.”  Is that the real name of the game?  the site which links to the most millions of job listings “wins?”

The number of jobs is important, but from our perspective the ultimate objective is not solely a vast quantity of jobs but rather in delivering a good user experience and thereby ensuring your visitors keep coming back.

Some of the factors that go into this include:

– Easy to use filters that can break down millions of jobs by company name, date of posting, category, city, etc.

– “De-Duplication” which is what we call our process of ensuring that jobs are not repeated, cross posted and duplicated across our search results.

– Authentication – which involves ensuring that the jobs are real, that the posting source is credible and not just “job spam” which is becoming more frequent with the global proliferation of free classified sites..

So ultimately it’s about the quality of jobs, speed, and relevancy (and not just the number of jobs!)

 For Simply Hired, it is about bringing the greatest number of jobs to those who come to our site (www.simplyhired.com) or sites that we power, including MySpace Jobs, Vault, job search on LinkedIn, and more than 2,500 other blogs and websites.  It is incredibly important that we search every place imaginable to bring our users all available jobs, whether you are looking for a job as an accountant in Los Angeles or as a tattoo artist in Topeka.  If we can bring job seekers relevant content that they will not find elsewhere in one place, we would consider that a “win”.

2) Helping job seekers find job openings is one thing, helping employers find good candidates is another. What are your plans for the latter?

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Rescuing search in ‘Second Life’ – A need for certain – itsReal

On every occassion that APLINK has heard Cory Onedrejka of Linden Labs speak he allows appealed for someone who could create an effective search engine…maybe his wish has come true withou the need for Lind Labs investment.

I was in a Second Life Store the other day and whilst it was cool having my avatar stroll the mega mall and see what was on offer, I was really there to get a new look for myself. Besides Second life’s need to achieve a universal search engine, site owners also need a search function (or should there be Avatar SalesPeople) within their own spaces to help avatars find what they need, as like the real world, time is money inworld. Maybe my client Recruit.net could come up with a search solution- itsReal

With at least a couple hundred thousand users, hundreds of stores, endless commerce and millions of objects, virtual world Second Life is begging for a top-notch search tool.

Yet search is one of the systems most in need of help in Second Life. The latest evidence is the recent selection of a team working on such a system as a finalist in the Second Life business plan contest.

High Impact

What’s new:

More than three years after its launch, Second Life is still suffering from a subpar search engine–and other virtual worlds have the same limited tools.

Bottom line:

Now significant attempts are being made by third parties to come up with better search systems for virtual worlds.

Rescuing search in ‘Second Life’

“There’s a lot to be desired in the current (Second Life) search, quite a lot,” said Tony Walsh, the editor of Clickable Culture, a blog about virtual worlds and other online cultures. “We need a Google for Second Life, something that works quickly and produces intelligent results.”

Some might wonder how important search needs to be in a virtual world. But as the number of Second Life stores, places and objects explodes, it is becoming crucial that users be able to find what they need without trying keyword after keyword. And while that dynamic is more true today than ever, many people believe the search system has been insufficient for years.

Read More: C|Net News.com

Social Networking Sites: Friend or Foe of Employee Engagement?

Last week’s news highlighted the different variations of the Facebook story. It is widely believed that Facebook could be responsible for a loss of $5 billion to businesses, as productive work hours turn into time spent updating profiles and connecting with friends and colleagues across the globe. In many companies across Australia and New Zealand, Facebook is fast being added to the list of sites on the ‘banned’ list, joining MSN Messenger, MySpace, YouTube and Second Life, which are also considered addictive, distracting and a drain on productivity.

Can limiting access prove to be a productivity drain in itself?

According to a survey undertaken by Leadership Management Australia, “enjoying a good relationship with other staff” is one of the top 5 factors that will positively influence an employee. And today, many of these relationships start with email interactions. We are now used to saying ‘it’s great to finally meet you in person’ because in many cases our daily virtual interactions outnumber our personal interactions. Facebook is just another way to connect with people, putting a face to a name immediately, and is being used by many organisations positively – providing social connectivity amongst those who don’t have time to interact personally every day.

According to Matt Cohler, Facebook’s VP of strategy, “we’re seeing pretty encouraging levels of activity in work networks.” Cohler gave examples of companies like Shell Oil, Procter & Gamble, and General Electric who have thousands of employees in their networks.

Read more here: RedBalloon

recruit.net Launches Largest Job Search Engine for Malaysia

  Recruit.net Launches Largest Job Search Engine For Malaysia… 

Find Tens of Thousands of Malaysian Jobs from Hundreds of Websites in a Single Search: http://malaysia.recruit.net..

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 27, 2007 – Recruit.net announced today the launch of a new search engine for Malaysia jobs. In one simple search, the service gives job seekers free access to thousands of opportunities from hundreds of websites in Malaysia.

Launched in Hong Kong in 2006, Recruit.net is the leading search engine for jobs in Asia Pacific, with over 3 million job listings from across the region, including Singapore, Japan, India, Australia, and China.

Recruit.net uses proprietary technology to provide the most comprehensive, relevant and fresh job search site in Malaysia that includes job listings from hundreds of websites, newspapers, recruitment agencies, associations, and companies directly.

In contrast to traditional job sites that only display jobs from their paying clients, Recruit.net puts job seekers first by allowing them to search jobs from hundreds of websites simultaneously. With thousands of new jobs every week, Malaysia.recruit.net gives people a brand new way to search for jobs in Malaysia. Job postings include full time, part-time and all levels of pay from waiters up to CEO�s

” It�s great to finally have a job search engine for all Malaysia jobs, this type of service has been hugely successful in the USA and was sorely missing in Malaysia� said Malaysia full time blogger Liew Cheon Fong, author LiewCF.com, one of the most popular blogs in South East Asia.

�We believe that people just want one place from where they can quickly and easily search and track all the jobs that match their interest, and this is basically the core of our service. Malaysia is the perfect country for our further international expansion and we are very excited to rolling out our service here.� Said Maneck Mohan Founder of Recruit.net

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About Recruit.net

Recruit.net (www.recruit.net) is a Hong Kong based company that operates an international network of trilingual job search engines. Utilizing proprietary search technology Recruit.net enables job seekers to instantly search millions of jobs from thousands of companies across the world. Recruit.net provides a range of features to its users including, online salary checks, job trends, the ability to upload resumes and receive job alerts via email or RSS feeds.
Recruit.net also operates a Pay-Per-Click advertising network called adnet that provides advertisers with the ability to deliver measurable, cost-effective online advertising across a growing international network of partner sites and affiliates.

For more information, please visit http://www.recruit.net

 

Sniffing Glue or getting caught with SUPER GLUE

Singaporeans are fortunate that DRUGS are almost unavailable in the Island state, so for those inclined to get a high at any cost there are legal alternatives…

end of work as we know it – itsReal

Increasing connectivity will change how and where we labor—even the very notion of an employer.

You have no idea how you’d get any work done on business trips if you didn’t have a laptop. You can’t remember quite how you lived without your BlackBerry. Your cell phone might as well be surgically attached to your ear, it’s so crucial to your job. Then there’s the Internet. It’s hard to conceive of getting through the day without Google (GOOG )—or, if you’re under 40, text messaging or even joining Facebook to stay in touch with your extended network of colleagues. In just a decade or less, technology sure has done a number on the way you work, hasn’t it?

Well, brace yourself. Over the next decade, the relentless march of computer power and Net connection speeds will bring more profound changes to work than anything we’ve seen so far. Consider just a few of the breakthroughs technology visionaries think we’re likely to see in coming years. Picture Apple’s (AAPL ) slick iPhone shrunk down to the size of a credit card. Then imagine it can connect not only to your contacts on the latest social network but also to billions of pea-sized wireless sensors attached to buildings, streets, retail products, and your co-workers’ and business partners’ clothes—all sending data over the Net to you.

THE RESULT:

Read more at BusinesWeek

MediaCorp launches mocca.com

Mocca.com – Search-buy-sell-connect…Classifieds, Social Networking, Community & Directory o and of course more ad revenue for mediacorp…watch it soar !

From the activation email below:…We’re delighted to have you onboard as a MOCCA member.
What would you like to do next?

Place an ad

Browse or search the ad listings

Once you’ve placed an ad, you can modify them any time you want. Just go to My account and make the changes.

You can also update your personal details, or provide optional information so we can better meet your online surfing needs. (You’ll find a My Account link at the top of every page.)

If you have questions about MOCCA and our services, you may find instant answers in our FAQ. Or you can drop us a line at cs@mocca.com

Thanks again for becoming part of our community!

Live online streaming with Ping.sg

The world of Web 2.0 is abuzz with exciting new start-ups and new techniques to harness the power of social media that sprout up on a daily basis. As the humble servants of our clients, all we do is to be on the constant lookout for the ‘edge’, from which we can push the frontiers of application of newly emerging social media tools. The aim: to bring value for everyone involved, from our clients, to our partners and our employees, our Communities.

Read more HERE

Singapore’s blogOUT! – it’s all about Community

the digital movement have organised this event following their hugely successful Nexus 2007 event held earlier this year. TDM events and the supportive TDM community is rich with passion and ideas… it is no wonder Singapore is producing some incredible new Web 2.0 applications, social networks, products and services…many of which are receiving local and international media (in all forms) truly supportive coverage. These include; BAK2u, SharedCopy, Velvet Puffin, geek terminal, STOMP, sgentrepreneurs, muvee, ping.sg, BuyButtonz.com, IconnectE, bookjetty, harro, blurbme and Lion City, Second Life – the list goes on….
If you would like to feel the energy, share in the creativity and passion of this community, register to attend at the TDM wiki

For my international readers do keep an eye on the wiki and if you know of those considering investing in startups do look at what is happening in Singapore, surpises are around every corner.

Back to blogOUT! I am sure one of my favorite topic’s Second Life and Virtual Worlds developments will be vibrantly discussed also …

blogOUT! : Program Details

Date: 24th May, 2007, Thursday – Time: 6.30 pm – 10.00 pm – Venue: The Geek Terminal @ 55, Market Street

Second Life Gets Real with Virtual Technology Expo, April 20-22 – itsReal

3-Day Event to Showcase the Best SL-Related Technology from around the World for Practical 3D Business Strategies

Over 55 Vendors, Thousands of Attendees Expected, with Highlights to Include Keynote from Sun Microsystems’ Jim Parkinson – Vice President of Collaboration and ISV Engineering

NEW YORK, NY, April 2007—Fortune 500 firms, brand managers, financial services firms, advertising agencies, universities, non-profits with a global mandate – in short, anyone or any organization struggling to develop a bottom-line strategy for extending their real-life dealings into the virtual realm should point their digital selves in the direction of the first-annual International SL Technology Expo (SL-ITE), which will be held in Second Life, Friday through Sunday, April 20-22, with entry at the Expo Welcome Center on Silicon Island.

Organized by Greenwich, Connecticut-based virtual events and services firm the V3 Group, the SL-ITE 2007 (http://www.thev3group.com/ite.html) will showcase the best Second Life-related technology solutions and offer best-practices demonstrations from the most creative developers. The likes of Sun Microsystems and Dell Computers will also be represented in support of honoring the vendors.

Sponsored by Cattle Puppy Productions, Reallusion, S Media, and the Second Life Broadcasting Company, the free, 3-day event boasts 50 vendors from China, Singapore, Australia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Spain, Romania, United States, England, Cuba, and others; and will welcome thousands of SL attendees from around the world.

Among the subjects to be discussed at SL-ITE’s various panels:

• “Digital Property: Creating It, Using It, and Protecting It;”
• “Developers Perspective on Client Demands: Community, Architecture, Technology & Environment;”
• “Making Sense of Market Research Related to Second Life;”
• “Breaking the Boundaries of SL: Developing a Robust User Experience for Corporations & Residents Inside & Outside SL.”