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All County Jobs is a collection of geographically focused job sites. Here's how the company describes its origins:
"Back in the summer of 1999, amidst the dot com revolution, Chris Russell had an idea. Develop a local, online job board dedicated to Fairfield County, Conn. employers and jobseekers. Having just gone through a job search himself, Russell found it odd that the larger job boards were lumping in Fairfield County jobs with those in New York City. "I only wanted to work in Fairfield County so I didn't want to see New York listings," says Russell. From this experience FairfieldCountyJobs.com was born."
Today, FairfieldCountyJobs.com is the flagship site of AllCountyJobs.com LLC, a network of local job boards based on a county. The company is also publisher of Jobs in Pods, the first audio job board.
AllCountyJobs shows both the promise of niche employment sites and the challenge. Many of the sites we tested had few local jobs, reaching miles away in order to present anything at all. For instance, the Dutchess County Jobs site had only one job in Poughkeepsie, the largest city in the county. The listings were supplemented by jobs pulled from other areas and from Indeed.com.
The sites are marketed using a combination of online advertising, local radio, and promotional appearances at local job fairs to maximize exposure across the local labor force. The homepage of each site acts as a gateway and allows the user to browse for jobs either by keyword search, category, city, or company name.
In October of 2006, FairfieldCountyJobs.com was named HR Vendor of the Year by the Southern Connecticut Chapter of SHRM.
News & Updates 
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Job Board Operators Talk About The Future of Thier Industry (jobboarders)
Ever wonder what the people running job boards think about? Here's a chance to listen in as five leaders talk about the 2009 economy, social media and its influence on job boards and a host of other issues, including the forthcoming relaunch of Monster.com. This is an hour-long podcast featuring Yaz Dalal (Vault), Eric Shannon (Latpro), Chris Campbell (Indeed), Ethan Bloomfield (Jobtarget), and Chris Russell (AllCountyJobs). Jan 7, 2009, 1:06 PM
Products & Services
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AllCountyJobs.com
Pricing ranges from $59 to $119 for job posting, currently targeting jobs in Connecticut, Southern New York, Western Mass Jobs, Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Each site links to the others to form a network of thousands of job listings in the northeastern United States. -
Jobs in Pods
Jobs are advertised and companies are promoted via audio podcast interviews which the company conducts over the phone with the company's employees. Jobs (interviews) are then published on Jobsinpods.com and made available on iTunes and YouTube among others. Prices are in the $300-$329 range.