PUBLIC MARKS from longhorn2000 with tags "job ad" & honesty

"Now, we’ve discussed our issues with the niche boards before. While many are doing a fantastic job of bringing smaller companies to the table, most still lack the tools to help quiet candidates find their dream job at those smaller companies. While it’s a step in the right direction to go beyond the Googles and Yahoos!, more steps have to be taken. It’s not enough to post unique jobs, we have to effectively match candidates to companies. "

"On the dating sites and the job boards that are modeled after them, it’s a give and take kind of thing, a “let’s get to know each other a little better” kind of atmosphere. We believe in candidate control, and therefore we believe that candidates should have the chance to glean a substantial amount of information about a job or a company without ever saying anything about themselves."

"The last ten weeks have given us the chance to see what’s on the minds of most of the job candidates out there. As we see it, there just isn’t a source right now for candidates, recruiters, and hiring managers to effectively connect and communicate. As we’ve said before, change is coming, but it won’t just be for candidates. After all, there are things that recruiters and hiring authorities need, and we hope to explore those topics in the future with a comprehensive Bill of Rights for each group."

"We know there’s not always a lot of love being throw recruiters’ way, but we believe if more recruiters had the right tools to work with; tools that allowed for better communication between all parties involved, and tools that allowed recruiters to better assess what a company was really looking for and what a candidate really had to offer, more candidates and companies would be expressing their gratitude on a regular basis. "

"It’s become to easy for businesses and hiring managers to limit the access that job candidates have to information on specific positions and the company as a whole. Whether this occurs due to poor interviews, vague job postings, or a total lack of feedback, it’s got to stop. As we say most weeks when looking at the Job Candidate Bill of Rights, when the candidates are treated right, everyone benefits."

As we gear up for Halloween and start to think twice before walking up the stairs in the dark, we thought it would be the perfect time to highlight a few of the scariest stories from the world of the job search. Just as in the big screen horrors, no one is safe. Candidates, recruiters, and hiring managers are all fair game. Now, prepare to be terrified, or at least amused...

Aggressive lead generation and special offers aren’t the only new ads wreaking havoc on the job boards, and Monster isn’t the only culprit out there. In a beautiful world where DVRs allow us to fast forward right through the commercials, advertisers are constantly looking for the next trick. Just try watching a show without seeing an ad for another show on the same network pop up in the middle of a dramatic scene or during a critical third-down situation.

We know that recruiters are swamped with resumes, but as we’ve said many times here, our industry should be one that’s conducted on the basis of respect. We also believe that a system that provides candidates with substantial feedback on why they didn’t get a job or what they need to do to give themselves the best opportunity to get that job will benefit everybody in the search process, including recruiters and hiring managers. Again, when we respect the rights of the job candidate, we all benefit.

We know that increased confidentiality and better communication can limit the problems with job board scams and fake job posts, but ethical behavior can’t just be one of many options when searching for a job or an employee. It has to be the only option if online job searching is ever going to become as effective as we all once thought it could be.