From Wikipedia: Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume or quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via “natural” or un-paid (”organic” or “algorithmic”) search results as opposed to search engine marketing (SEM) which deals with paid inclusion. Typically, the earlier (or higher) a site appears in the [...]
The First Job Search Engine With SEO Built Right In
Posted in October 29th, 2009
by wwds in Job Seeker Advice
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Indeed CEO on His Business Model: What He Said Is Not What You Think You Heard
Posted in August 5th, 2009
Ed. Note: There’s nothing quite like CEO-speak, as Indeed CEO Paul Forster proved recently in a podcast. So leave it to Toby Dayton, President and CEO of LinkUp.com, the fastest growing job search engine on the web, to clarify and examine exactly how Indeed makes money. Today and yesterday, he [...]
Aww Shucks. Top 150 List of Career Experts in Twitter.
Posted in June 5th, 2009
Ed. Note: Thanks to Chris Perry for including YoursTruly on the top 150 career twitter people that you should follow. Having done a few lists like this, my hat is off to Chris…and the added work he went to so that it is VERY EASY for you to cut and paste the list [...]
What Are Mentions Worth?
Posted in May 27th, 2009
by wwds in Work-related
Nearly every day, LINKUP is mentioned in some article like this one in the Chicago Tribune today, where LinkUp is mentioned in the same sentence as Simply Hired and Indeed (we’re first). All mentions are critical to a new product because one never knows just how high the hill is where you are pushing [...]
CNET’s Molly Wood Talks About LINKUP.
Posted in March 10th, 2009
by wwds in Work-related
I don’t know Molly but it sure appears to me that she is one smart woman. Brilliant even. I am so humbled by this that I am kicking the dirt under my desk.
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Yet Another Security Breach at Monster
Posted in January 25th, 2009
by wwds in Work-related
From SlashDot this morning:
“There’s been another break-in at Monster.com. It’s surprising that there are still unencrypted passwords stored in database despite the previous hack, as is the decision to not email users — presumably so that no one will make a fuss. From PC World: ‘Monster.com user IDs and passwords were stolen, along with names, [...]
What To Do When You Hear, “We’re Not Hiring.”
Posted in December 10th, 2008
“We’re not hiring,” is the HR equivalent of “your price is too high.” In both situations the candidate and the sales rep hang their head and move on. There is no faster way to get rid of a sales rep. And it is the exact same thing with job candidates. If [...]
Gotcha Questions At the Interview: How Not to Handle Them
Posted in November 11th, 2008
by wwds in Work-related
Most of us don’t have much experience in interviewing for jobs. We just don’t do it very often. Contrast that with the hiring managers who interview dozens of candidates. No wonder it’s a tense situation at best, and leads to some ‘gotcha’ type questions that can torpedo any chances by the candidate [...]
The Jed Clampett Rule For Increasing Sales in Tough Times.
Posted in October 9th, 2008
by wwds in Culture, Interviews with People Who Have Interesting Jobs, Job Seeker Advice, Work-related
Ok, bear with me.
Jed Clampett was the main character on the hit TV comedy in the early 60’s, Beverly Hillbillies. Backstory: Jed was out huntin’ for some food, missed his shot, and up from the ground came a “bubblin’ crude, oil that is.” Watch the 54-second intro clip here:
Ok, remember that.
To improve [...]
LinkUp Passes 1,000,000 Jobs: Most Un-Advertised Openings Available Anywhere
Posted in October 2nd, 2008
by wwds in Work-related
As many of you know, our LINKUP site is an entirely new kind of jobs board.
We find jobs that are currently being listed on a company’s own website and place them on LinkUp for you. Years ago, companies would post job openings internally near the coffee pot, rightly assuming that current employees make the [...]
