Even though nominal prices per ad were to go up for advertisers can I suggest the acquisition cost of acquiring candidates/job applicants may be going down?

This would be the obvious result of having more applications per ad (in turn due to more people looking for work altogether and, to a lesser extent, reduced ad re-posting). This argument assumes similar ‘quality’ of applicants, which is a can of worms I will open for the next inauguration, if ok with you.

Last time I checked, at 185 USD, a LinkedIn ad looked pretty unaffordable, in the words of a few recruiters I spoke to. But, what if that ad delivers more ‘quality’ candidates, or even the candidate that ends up being placed, earning the fees to the consultant?

I made this point in a previous post, Advertisers pay for an ad, but expect more than posting; they expect distribution and targeting. So if C1 is nominally more expensive than Seek for some of its ad packages. they might want to get ready to justify it in terms of application volumes (post note: turns out they’re not more expensive than Seek which puts the universe in balance again).

This tight period may prompt advertisers to pick up a pencil and review the source of their candidates; nominal per-ad prices might be misleading.

HT to Matthew

8 little known facts about me:

1. My grandmother on dad’s side was Chinese. My grandmother on mum’s side was French. My grandfather on dad’s side was from the Basque country and my grandad on mum’s side was a Peruvian northerner who liked Pisco a bit too much. Obviously I am not making this any simpler for my kids by moving to Australia from Peru.

2. I am a 100% pure, undistilled leftie. The sole purpose of the existence of the right side of my body is so that I can claim that I am symmetrical (give or take)

3. My first experience with computing was with the uni IBM mainframe running assignments for the econometrics and statistics subjects. I used to spend hours in front of the screen typing and submitting my mates’ jobs ’cause they were too scared to screw up or something.

4. The first personal computer I worked regularly with was an Apple IIe; the first business program I used was multiplan.I have fond memories of the flickering green.

5. I am a closet rev head. I love my beemer and I pray every day that I can always afford the scheduled maintenance/service

6. I am very eclectic with music; I will refuse to be pigeon holed and will always make the effort to jump around genres (jumparound, jumparound)

7. My Biggest brush with fame was with Pat Rafter. Got introduced to him at a kids’ birthday party. Awkward part was that I was kidless at the time (not)

8. I am almost unrealistically optimistic / positive person, your half-glass-full-even-though-there-is-no-glass kinda guy. It’s not that I try hard, it’s just in the make up.

Now I need to tag other eight people/bloggers to get the ball to continue to roll:

Laurel
Mark
Michael
John
Steven
Kris R
Jye
Kris J

Have a great rest of the week

I heard an ad on the radio this morning, about jobslive I hadn’t heard about the site before, so I thought I’d check it out. first impressions:

a) because I’d only heard the address I went first to www.jobslife.com.au, i know i know maybe not intuitive like jobslive.com.au but that’s a hindsight. Maybe these guys want to register jobslife too in case there are more clueless users like me.

b) i like the site’s layout and color scheme – maybe a bit heavy on the make up (all that mascara darling!!), but let’s see if it gets too much for returning visitors or it becomes a new standard on design. it’s certainly different/more contemporary

c) it has a separate dedicated area for employers branded hrlive, already including ad prices comparable if not lower to some of the top three so we know where they’re heading. Also, I think a resume or profile dbase is in the making for sale as soon as numbers are chunkier.

d) the ad announced that job seekers can find out if their application has been received/their resumes read. which to me is an add on that had been missing since forever from the candidate experience. Applications can also be withdrawn after the send button has been pushed. I am unsure how popular this function will be, but it was good for me because I canceled the bogus application I sent to test the site

e) the strap line, in case it could have been changed. was not the right one specially after jobs.com.au. Coming from southamerica I am not sure how many more revolts and revolutions I can outlive.

Your impressions?

The problem is that human attention, unlike technology, has limits. There are only so many digital inputs we can realistically pay quality attention to in our busy, multitasked lives. Demands for our attention have outstripped our finite supply of time. A crash is coming, folks. But this time it’s not financial — it’s personal.

From Steve Rubel’s article, via gapinvoid’s twitter

OVER 100 JOBS to start next week!

ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANTS WANTED

$21.00p/h
4 – 6 months (Travellers are welcome to apply)
FREE TRANSPORT FROM CENTRAL STATION
PAID TRAVEL TIME FROM CENTRAL

This respected company, has a number of roles available for good communicators and administrators to start immediately. Transport and training supplied!

This is a temporary role for up to 6 months – there may be opportunities for permanency.

Analytical and reasoning skills
Available for 6 months
Good communication skills are essential
Ability to process complex information
Ideally candidates will have a tertiary qualification
Candidates will need to be available between the hours of 8am and 6pm

We will be holding assessment centres today Friday 15th and Saturday at 10.00am.

Thing is, back in Latin America radio was ok to get music from all over (you have no idea how successful men at work, inxs and dragon were in Peru). However, video clips were few and scarce; so when I came over here I would waste entire weekends watching rage, and then flicking to video hits and whatever any other music video programs there were.

I think you will find that my selection is unashamedly dated, very much a trip down memory lane for many of you. Give them a go if you have the chance, you might hear them in a dance cover sometime soon

bedlam bridge – midnight oil
born slippy – underworld
days go by – dirty vegas
der kommissar – falco
fast love – george michael
get off – prince
hyperactive – thomas dolby
london calling – the clash
nothing compares 2 U – sinead o’connor
pump up the jam – technotronic
rain – dragon
sing it back – moloko
spinning around – kylie minogue
sweet like chocolate – shanks & bigfoot
time – alan parsons project
transeurope express – kraftwerk
turning japanese – the vapors
underwater love – smoke city
who’s gonna drive you home – the cars
your own sweet way – notting hillbillies

Would love to invite my buddy Kris, The Asia Pacific Headhunter(do they have rage in NZ?), Brett and John Pospisil to make their compilations public? I am sure I will find a few pearls therein.

Have a great week

Yes, it’s not Vegas, but if there’s something interesting and wonderful for the recruitment vertical, I will certainly let you know about it.

Have a good week