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June 24th, 2010

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Job Search Tips: Give Monster Another Power Look

May 26th, 2010

By Jackie Simmonds, NEJS Blog Editor

In 2008 Monster purchased a company called Trovix with the idea to leap frog current job search capabilities on their site. The Trovix approach is different; it built its job-matching capability around context and concepts. Monster has launched this functionality, PowerSearch, on their web site in beta mode.

PowerSearch appears on the Monster site under the normal search information. It generally looks the same as the standard search, but it is different in that it is able to find more results because it’s not limited to the words you enter. PowerSearch will find relevant jobs by matching your search criteria and related words expanding the search results returned.

When you enter a position in PowerSearch it will not only return exact matches but related positions as well. With this tool you can also search for more than one job title at a time. Examples provided by Monster illustrate the functionality:

If you search for “QA,” PowerSearch will find jobs that have “QA” in the title, as well as jobs for test engineers, because the search engine recognizes that QA and test engineer are closely related.
If you search for a software engineer PowerSearch also will include results for software developer. » Read more: Job Search Tips: Give Monster Another Power Look

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Q & A: What does it say about a company when . . . .

April 22nd, 2010

By Joe Redshaw

The same position is open for over a year? Why are so many jobs just rehashed on the job boards as “new” when they have been out on-line for many, many months? What should a potential candidate infer from this?

There could be many reasons.

One is that the company could be looking for the perfect candidate and not willing to settle (perfect candidate can mean matching skills/technologies, fit with the group, personality, compensation).

Another is that the group is growing. For example for about 2 years I have had an Inside Sales role posted. We have been growing our inside sales team and have about 1 opening per month, so it always seems to be open.

There could be high turnover in that role so the company always seems to need a backfill. Or because of turnover, or future growth, the company feels it will have that as an opening (or it could be a core job they “typically” hire for). In that case they always want candidates in the pipeline for when it does open.

For some, it is considered “proactive recruiting” rather than “reactive”. Reactive is a job opening up and you now have to start recruiting. Being proactive helps a company, but can leave a sour taste with candidates. » Read more: Q & A: What does it say about a company when . . . .