I believe this also…so much so, that we have and continue to invest a huge amount of time, effort & money to prepare for these new trends and incorporate these facilities into nt3.

I just think the priority of these new developments need to be taught to the Recruiters & Job Seekers….So they know what they now have access to…..

People are creatures of habit, until shown a different and more effective way that will make their life easier and more profitable for their input…

Maybe we could all pull together and create a seminar to help educate Recruiters, Employers & Job Seekers on the new advantages and services being created to help them get results…. We should be getting their commitment to using these new technologies.

I feel if we can offer interested people a way to learn…we will eventually have their commitment….and therefore build a more successful “Tribe” around these new technologies in Recruitment.

I would back you as the instigator of this Geoff…

You would be a great voice in the industry to provide and unload your knowledge & wisdom….

I think Recruiters, HR & Job Seekers want to learn…but need some guidance as they are a bit scared of how to incorporate all these new trends without risking their integrity as a hiring manager or business owner.

You only get out what you put into something. Simply because building relationships that you you can leverage to help find your next job is time dependant (as is applying to every job that might remotely match on a job board) doesn’t make social recruiting something that is less of a priority. Think of the residual value a person gets via interactivity compared with applying to a static job ad to someone you don’t even know with no results guaranteed.

Eventually job seekers won’t bother going to job boards at all.

They will start investing their time in building their online profile.

You should agree with this as nt3 is well positioned to leverage from this behaviour. Niche sites that have built strong communities will also be able to monetise their captive audiences.

Niche – communities will be king.

It is easy for us who understand the benefits….but we are all the 2% of the population understanding and paving the way in the advances in Job Board technology… Not many people care….. It is only us, battling it out amongst ourselves, who work ourselves up into a lather of sweat and tears trying to keep up….

Sometimes you just have to work with what you have and try to be the best in your market offering value and service that is widely needed and wanted.

Most people have more important things to do……. Their interest is the end result and the speed in which they get there…….

They just want to know they are being considered for a Job and when they need to turn up to the interview!

Thats why some recruiters have been black listed by Job Seekers….because after several attempts….they have not even had the satisfaction of an end result…even if it is a phone call to let them know they are not being considered….Am I right?

Dianne Lee eluded in your webinar to this exact point…… It is a hot topic for Job Seekers…cause they are sick of it….especially if they have the skills to do a job that is advertised on a Job Board by a recruiter.

I feel that the “Social Environment” – especially on comments in Blog postings is a false environment. It doesn’t take long for popular Social environments to get flooded with marketing….

I think we should stop looking forward….and concentrate on the today! Who’s who in the zoo making positive changes for Recruiters and Job seekers to connect with the end result…..?

What are they doing that benefits both the Employer / Recruiter & Job seeker to connect…..and what are the stand out strategies being adopted?

I cant see the future of Job Boards being entirely “Social” There is no end to “Social Networking” – it is time Dependant….and people loose interest fueled by new services popping up daily.

You Geoff of all people here have a solid overview of excellent services hitting the market…..

It would be nice to get your thoughts on the companies that will have a place in the Australian Job Board industry in the next few years…..

“Social Traffic” is transient….and will not be held onto for long…..

Social environments and your participation in this area are a luxury of time.

Not everyone has time……

The “Social Networking” aspect of Job Boards in general will undoubtedly be on offer……but as a secondary source to information and research…and not necessarily to get them the result they are desperately looking for (Job)

http://www.linkedin.com (professional networking)
http://www.indeed.com (aggregated listings)
http://www.realmatch.com (matches you to jobs)

good luck to all that need work!

Here I go again: Big breath.

The big picture version of how communication in general will proceed incorporates the idea of interaction (please, just read what I have already written about with regard to this). As folks work from home more, as the spaces between us become geographically bigger, we will be looking to the Internet as our main source of interaction with colleagues and associates. It will be where communities are formed. We will therefore go to the net SEEKING communication and commonality with others will not be adequately provided by a static medium, like job boards. While there will always have to be SOME sort of way of transmitting basic information, this will more than likely take place within social network forums, not within job boards.

Social proof will become a main criterion for determining where we interact and what information we choose to flag as valuable. It is more than a buzzword. It will be an integral part of our interactions (and arguable already is – but this is another debate entirely).

So, I hope you realise I am using a method of deductive reasoning to establish my claims. This is more than me sprouting a few trendy words. If we take a logical look at the operations of communication technology in general, we can use the trends available and apply them to our industry.

I think if anyone is putting enough time and energy into helping recruiters and employers connect with Job Seekers as we are….then you must have a fantastic chance of surviving.

How hard can it be? It must be as simple as unloading you bank balance on a Developer….make it look good and different…make it cheap and compelling and then just ring around telling the Recruiters to use your service with all these new and wonderful services you site offers…..wrong!! – They dont have time…& they dont care!!!!

I admit the nt3 site has not really been marketed as yet…as it is not finished. There is no point in driving traffic to an unfinished product now is there?

I made the mistake of showing you all a half completed painting I am still working on…. The vision is there…but it is still giving the wrong impression to the viewer…….

The only thing that will show us what the future holds is when Recruiters & Employers & Job Seekers start to adopt a single model because it is a good product & gets them the results they need quickly….

Recruiters will only use a system if it makes them money. It all comes down to marketing I am afraid, because that my friends is big $$$.

If you have a good product with the right message…you cant really go wrong…but you can have the best site in town, but if no one cares……it will slip away!

It’s like…why do people buy KIA’s (Korean Car)? Value for money or they like the look?

If you do your research…the metal used to make the cars are from mostly Australian scrap metal…and because they have no storage on the docks in Korea….they dump all the scrap metal in the middle of the salt water harbor, until it is needed to refine and build a new KIA. It can be up to a year or more before the metal is pulled from the depths by a big magnet crane.. (Research) So if you own one…go check for rust……

But like cars……with so much choice….. Job boards need to show their value in a solid product that is both functional and intuative enough to get people involved.

Like the salty scrap metal used to build KIA’s…Recruiters will still just dump their Job ads on SEEK for lack of room in their mind to learn new ways. The only salty thing about SEEK is the cost involved to keep plugging up the holes (Re-posting Job ads) The are much better ways for recruiters to operate using some of our services…but how do we let them know

It is a tight balance…because as Job Board owners…we feel obligated to have the latest advances in “Social Media” incorporated in our service….

I showed my dad this blog last night. He owned his own trucking company for 38 years…needles to say…he is not Lindsey Fox…but he did ok out of Trucking and tried to explain to him what nt3 is doing and what the trends of our industry are….he simply said…

“you guys are all wankers…. Who the F*uck has time to worry about what is the latest trend in Job Boards. If you have 5 kids and just need to get a job to feed them and cloth them….you just want to get a frigging job and bloody quick….”

“I spent all day in a dirty filthy truck…not browsing on the internet to make sure I am visiting sites that have the latest and greatest technology” “Who cares, when the bank is coming for your home”….”you just need results”….. he says!

Unfortunately…like my dad….most people share this view!

Unfortunately…this kind of woke me up a little….. I have fallen into the trap that most of us are in unfortunately! We have too much time on the computer looking at all the new stuff…and working out brilliant major plans to incorporate this into our service……thinking it is going to take off. I must admit…

I have been disappointed a few times….one just recently when we did the front cover of Recruitment Extra…..I thought all the Recruiters in Australia who read Recruitment Extra (If anyone) will be on board in a month……wrong again!!!

I think the future of Job Boards will be dictated by the the people…and not who has the latest technology…. Win over the people…….You hit pay dirt!

I’m starting to see some great examples of new niche job boards who are benefiting from social media tools and gaining momentum in the industry. The current classifieds style of online job boards such as seek that have been around for 10 years (or so) have worked well as people can go to one location to find their next job. As Geoff indicated, these sites are needing to evolve and create a sense of community. If you ask the job seekers how they rate their experience finding a new job the majority of them will tell you it was not pleasant and particularly impersonal particularly when Recruitment Agencies are involved.

Traditional job boards are up for a change and social networking cannot be ignored, consumers are telling us this.

Definitely the future of Job Boards will have to move into warp speed to try and compromise with Social Networking.

I dont see it as a deal breaker immediately…but the sites that morph this technology and monitor the use & capture of traffic to their site will reap the rewards.

It will never stop evolving…and the Job Board owners, now and in the future will be scrutinized on their ability to adapt and make a viable platform to making a Job Search site that can produce results and in turn give the Job Seekers a sense of individual priority and security.

Basically I feel it is too early to tell what the impact of Social Networking in Job Searching will produce, as most recruiters dont even understand the implications & value of these raised topics, and most are stopped by their employer from accessing sites that they can learn and adapt their strategy to incorporating these new tools, but it never hurts to prepare and get ready.

I would like to see Recruiter comments here, because as Job Board owners, we understand all to well the value we can provide here…but do the end users? How will they know where to go or what to look for?

I feel that sites that adopt this technology to late….will never claw back any traction from integrating once the trends are at their peak, as other sites will already have the ground and traction in this area.

I mentioned in the 2009 Job Board Report that Destination sites are more likely to hold integrity over the “Social” aspects….but I do retract my comments.

Set up properly, with the Job Seekers privacy as a top priority….may see the Social aspects of networking and job hunting, start to work for you and leverage off the content.

I personally dont feel that the traditional Job Boards now have a slice on what is coming up! Let me predict now, the demise of stagnant classified job boards!

The only thing they may have is the presence and branding in a currently declining Job numbers market to evolve with….and by the time they get their act together,,, the trend will have passed and a new one will emerge as fast as 6 – 12 month out.

I would suggest, like us, there is code being tapped out to optimize the trends for the future. Their ability to keep pace will be the deciding factor, and, now flimsy classified type Job Board models will be constantly on the back foot trying to regain the glory they once had.

The new Technology that the improved http://www.nt3.com.au Digital Resume Database will offer shortly, will incorporate all the good of the new and the tried and tested of old, to try and find a common ground in making the Job Search website of the future.

The new talent site will be released soon……

I would seriously look at some of the new players starting to take the wisdom of tried and tested models and evolving them to be more in tune with technology today. I applaud all the lads out there giving this a shot…because if you are finding it as testing as we are….then you have a common friend doing the same.