Cheezhead now part of Jobing
Posted on September 10th, 2009 by Jake Stupak
While I typically try and keep my blog posts about applicant tracking systems, I wanted to share some news which most HR blog readers already know. Cheezhead is now part of Jobing. Congratulations to Joel for all of his hard work. Cheezhead was the first blog I started reading when I started in the Talent Management industry.
To read the news in Joel’s own words, please follow this link: http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/09/09/jobing-acquires-cheezhead/.
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What a day indeed! Its a day of revelation for all who are or have been in the recruitment advertising industry. For a number of years there has been a number of questions regarding Cheezheads reporting techniques and why, time after time, he failed to mention anything about Jobing.com and any potential issues that may be going on. It was very clear that he was more than comfortable to beat up on the other players specifically CareerBuilder and Monster while ignoring the requests to talk about Jobing.com and the issues they were facing. For Joel to not only join a company that has lost its focus, but to uproot his family as well, he must have been given the best sales pitch of all time or the pressure of having to disclose his income from his bloging to the FCC caught up to him (http://www.workforce.com/section/10/feature/26/65/33/) . Or perhaps he was just given a boat load of money and a promise from Aaron himself. If Joel had any credibility as a blogger for the recruitment industry prior, I think it is now history. What was once a decent site to visit for industry news turned into the web based rag publication for people to go to for kicks. Warning to the two Cheezhead employees, DO NOT COME TO PHOENIX. I warn you for one simple reason. I have seen far to many times with other acquisitions promise upon promise offered and then the relocation takes place and the “executive team” takes control. Please believe this anonymous person, DO NOT COME TO PHOENIX, it will be a big regret that will take you years to recover from. Ask some of the other people who came to Jobing fired up to make a difference within the company only to be devastated after they open their eyes and the “cool-aid” has dried up!
TO Joel also. No one before you who has been in similar position has lasted more then 24 months. ALL are gone and left with nothing as Aaron Matos ruins the very business model or technology you worked so hard to create. Simply put Aaron does not and can not play well with others. Enjoy the ride until reality sets in, after that, we look forward to the reinvention of your blog.
TO the remaining employees at Jobing.com and any market that is still around, run while you can. Reach out to all of your current clients and ask them for a job. The time is running out and you may be the next bottom line causality like so many others before you! I am sure most of you are keeping your heads down and putting on a smile just to put on a good front, but you have been warned!
TO Aaron Matos; how can you with good conscious make this decision? As if putting your name on an area wasn’t bad enough, you just showed your cards and told the world that you have been paying for Joel’s silence this whole time. With so many VP’s you must be feeling the pressure from the investors. Let me guess, another re-org is on the horizon? You built a company that was all about people, what happened to that. You updated you twitter account on labor day of all days to say, ” Thinking about work, capitalism, & the end of summer (here is the part that gets me), Help someone unemployed today or this week to find work-make a difference. How poetic of you. Always the giver, kind of like your open door policy. (note to future employees, DO NOT QUESTION AARON, HE REALLY DOES NOT CARE WHAT YOU THINK, JUST MAKE YOUR DIALS). I have a question, how many VP’s do you have now, one for every 3 front liners?
Clarification to you who read this; I may sound like a disgruntled ex-employee and I may be a bit. I gave my life to that company just to have them tell me that due to the economy we are needing to make changes (despite the book of business I and may others had). I was one of the people who drank the cool-aid for a long time just to watch great person after great person leave due to frustration with management or asked to leave for a number of other reason. I, over time have learned that being let go was one of the best things to happen to me. There isn’t a day that I do not miss what I did, but slowly over time the external mission of making a difference in the community we serve was growing old due to the true internal mission, CLOSE BUSINESS at any cost. Best of luck to you Jobing.com, a once great company now filled ego filled VP’s who “earned” there positions!