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Job Board Industry Should Have Stopped Barry Trimble Before Minnesota Had To Sue Him

Just over a month ago, the New York Times ran a story about a job scam in Minneapolis and yesterday, the State of Minnesota sued the firm and its CEO Barry Trimble for scamming hundreds and perhaps thousands of job seekers. The firm, The Arthur Group, posted ads on Careerbuilder and other job boards and [...]

Stay Away From Sites That Charge A Fee For Recycled Job Listings

Thanks to Chris Russell of JobBoarders for organizing a really entertaining discussion yesterday on a variety of topics relating to the job board industry. Also participating were Joel Cheesman, Eric Shannon, and Joe Stubblebine.
During the conversation, I went off on a slight rant (not quite meds-worthy in my mind, but that might be up for [...]