CareerOne Job Ads – On Seek

Would you have ever seen a promo for a Who Wants To Be A Millionaire on channel 7?  No.

Would you ever see a CareerOne job ad. on Seek?  Oh hang on.  Yes.

This totally weirds me out – in the same way that the contemplation of incest does.  News Digital has decided to whack a few jobs up on Seek.  Ashamedly.  What, is their job board not up to scratch?  Are they having such a hard time luring job seekers that they have to use the competition to find candidates?

More importantly, what message does this send to recruiters?  Should we be prepared to pay bigger fees to the number two player in the job board stakes who, by voice of their actions, is publicly announcing that their opposition is better suited to the purpose of finding candidates?

I’d also be interested in knowing how Seek feels about C1 pitching a tent in their backyard.  Chances are, I don’t need to phone a friend to know the answer.  Does the $180 odd bucks Seek yields to advertise a C1 job negate the loss of good candidates to their competition?  I doubt it.  They’re so market leader, they don’t need to play butt-boy to their competitor.

By the way, I’m running a tab on how long it takes for these ads. to get pulled…