careermarket
CEO: Mark Norman, could not find anything about him online; anyone heard of him before?
Based in Neutral Bay, NSW
model: structured resume/profile search (candidates register against eligibility criteria), employer recruiter pays for profile info and contact
stated value prop from the website:
for the job seeker
# 15 minutes and you are in the job market…its easy
# The opportunities come to you!…no need to continually monitor job ads and post resumes
# The compatibility score ensures that you are an appropriate candidate for a job…you are not wasting any time on non applicable opportunities
# You are in control…only release your details to opportunities of interest to you
# You can view activity on your profile at any time
# You can remove or change your details at any time
# Its costs you nothing!
for the recruiter/employer
# Allow (sic) you to zero in on quality candidates…save (sic) you time
# Enables you to source candidates that may not be actively looking to make a change in employer
# More time and cost effective than placing an ad
# The compatibility score puts a science to recruitment
# Identifies quality candidates instantly
# Flexible payment options including pay as you go for sporadic users
# You can test the database without cost
Big promises as you can see.
Competitors: there’s really no resume search product in the country, is there? the better quality CV databases are still in the agencies’ walled gardens
Experience: the employer registration is broken at the mo; the job seeker registration is simple/basic/superficial. you need to enter your CV within the week
My comments:
- I doubt that this will appeal to people not looking for a job right now, specially if you need a CV as part of your profile
- If the opportunity match is based on the job seeker registration fields, i don’t think they are strong enough to produce a good match IMHO. There’s no info on other factors that can be used to match people to recruiter needs (e.g. CV indexing)
- Positive outlook for careermarket will not be helped by candidate shortages, recruiters’ increasing preferences for people that do not look for work on job boards (which I would say are the prime customers for careermarket)
- I could not see the “compatibility score” in action but if it does put the science in recruitment, well that’s going to be more valuable than jobs.com.au
