Thus begins a five-part series that I had no intention of writing. As I crunched data for a sales proposal, the impact of jobs indexed from Craigslist on vertical job search assaulted me – the story needs to be told.
If you’re a regular reader, you know I believe:
- Free is the wrong price for job ads;
- Craigslist has a strong following; and,
- Spam is a problem for Craigslist.
Until this week, I didn’t realize the full impact of the decisions made by Craigslist as they cascade through the vertical job search sites, negatively impacting hundreds of thousands of jobseekers.
Responsibility must be shared however – this is no more a Craigslist problem than it is a vertical job search problem.
As you read the upcoming segments, please keep in mind that I am a fan of vertical job search, and that I respect Craigslist for leaving money on the table while working to build (as stated on their web site) “… a trustworthy, efficient, relatively non-commercial place for folks to find all the basics in their local area.”
Problem is, sometimes two rights do make a wrong … and part one of this story, Sales Jobs in Seattle, will be posted later today.
Part I – Sales Jobs in Seattle
Part II – Trouble with Duplicates
Part III – Seattle Suburbs: Dallas, Dayton, Denver and Des Moines
Part IV – Job Search and Blind Dates
Part V – When a Job Isn’t a Job
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