I have become quite the fan of Jessica Lee. She is a cohort on my other gig over at Fistful of Talent who is smart, brash and has just enough of that "take on the world" mentality to make her just my type. In short, I dig her approach and the way she thinks.
Today she unleashed on Careerbuilder and their lame marketing ploys. Careerbuilder has really sunk to new lows since the funny, witty and engaging monkey bits during the Super Bowl. Her post is strong and got me so fired up I let loose a tirade in the comments section of her post.
I recommend you check it out!
If, for some odd reason, you want to just read my comments you can do so after the jump.
Ok, you really just wanted to read what I said about this without reading Jessica's great post? Suite yourself but it just isn't as much fun. Here is what I said:
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Another great post from Jessica Lee. I am becoming quite the stalker...errr...fan.
I have long said that using job boards to recruit and find high performers was the recruiting equivalent of fishing in a lake or ocean using a fishing net. Sure, you will catch a few fish but you have to sort through the syringes, wet diapers, boots, body part, used condoms etc. to get a few good fish. Not worth the effort.
Careebuilder has now proven this point by their actions. Sadly CB, along with many other job boards, believe they are able to attract high performing passive talent with these shenanigans. All they really attract are the same old, lame, tired, low performing active job seekers that are already trolling their job boards looking for the next job they can quit in the next three months. The applicant equivalent of syringes, wet diapers, boots, body part, used condoms etc.
What CB and their band of job board misfits don't get, and clearly never will, is that high performing passive talent NEVER use job boards to find their next career opportunity. Does anyone else find it oxymoronic that they call themselves CAREERbuilder but repeatedly refer to JOBS on their website? There is a difference between a career and a job you know.
Ok, I have calmed down now...back to actually finding high performing passive talent and teaching my clients to stop wasting ridiculous sums of money on using fishnets when they can use a depth finder and target the very best.