profile updated Apr 18, 2008, 11:07 AM
Founded by Rob McGovern, who is also the founder and former CEO of CareerBuilder, Jobfox was originally dubbed Market 10, then rebranded as Jobfox in April 2007. Other JobFox insiders will also be familiar to industry insiders, including Rich Ellinger (co-founder of Saba), Barry Lawrence (former PR guru for CareerBuilder), Peggy Padalino (of INPUT, Vocus and CareerBuilder), and Todd Forest (AOL Media Networks). In talent alone, they have become an important part of the job-board landscape.
Jobfox is among the new breed of candidate-centric job sites with intelligent matching technology versus keyword searching used by traditional job boards, one that promises to do more on the candidate-side of the job hunt equation. JobFox provides a mini Web page for people to post about themselves, their skills and talents, and a widget for them to put on a MySpace or Facebook page. It's less about looking for a job than about providing an overview of career and work information. And though it is designed dually as a job hunt/networking and showcase opportunity, JobFox has also made it easier for candidates to go anonymous and to be notified via mobile device when a recruiter has downloaded their resume.
For recruiters, there is instant messaging features for contact with candidates and a stronger technology to match, score, and rank high-potential candidates for recruiters.
Early buzz has been favorable. The well-known online blog VentureBeat likes the direction that JobFox is taking, saying, "Where JobFox really shines is in offering different levels of confidentiality. With Trovix [another new competitor in the candidate-focused job board/social networking space], no one has access to your information until you choose to send it. JobFox prefers to actively market the skills of its users, even if they choose to keep some personal details anonymous…With its focus on the more lucrative section of the job market, executive headhunters and managers looking for qualified workers, JobFox would appear to be aiming for the right section of the market.
In January 2008, it was reported that JobFox received $20 million it its C round of financing. This followed a $10 million B round in May 2006 from Menlo Ventures and New Enterprise Associates, which also invested in the company's first round.
News & Updates 
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KODA Selects Michelle Slagle as COO (PRNewswire)
KODA.us, the online community for entry level jobs, named Michelle Slagle as the company's COO. The former CFO for both Jobfox.com and Careerbuilder.com brings more than a decade of online recruiting experience to the helm and nearly 20 years of finance and operations management experience in the high tech industry. Jan 20, 2010, 1:28 PM -
Sales Reps and Managers Are Most Sought After (PRWeb)
The Sales Representative/Business Development profession ranked No. 1 in the Jobfox Most Wanted U.S. Job Candidates: September 2008 report, which analyzes the top 25 most popular job openings over a three-month period ending September 16, 2008. In addition, the Sales Executive profession – those in charge of managing and developing sales teams – ranked No. 9, up from No. 13 in August. Oct 21, 2008, 1:47 PM -
Economy Keeping A Lid on Salary Demands (jobfox)
The weak U.S. economy is keeping a lid on salary expectations, even among candidates for the most in demand jobs.
The Jobfox Most Wanted U.S. Job Candidates: August 2008 report finds that job seekers' salary expectations -across 25 of the most in-demand professions - have remained flat or have decreased over the five months from March through July.
Sep 1, 2008, 1:02 PM -
Jobfox High Match Candidates To Get Personal Introductions (PRWeb)
Saying it's a first-of-its-kind capability for job sites, Jobfox today launhced Intros, a system where candidates who are a high match for jobs posted to Jobfox get "introduced" to the employer via priority resume submittal, email contact from the Jobfox team and even phone calls. Aug 7, 2008, 3:07 PM -
Jobfox Named a Top 100 Company (ERE)
Jobfox (profile; site) has been named to Red Herring's Top 100 in North America list of tech startups. May 21, 2008, 1:35 PM -
Jobfox a Red Herring Award Finalist (Recruiting Trends)
Jobfox, a career-connection site on the Internet, was recently listed as one of 200 companies identified by Red Herring as a top tech startup based in North America. Apr 23, 2008, 9:22 AM -
Jobfox in the News (Cheezhead)
Start-up Jobfox has received a mini-flood of good news lately. Apr 14, 2008, 8:58 AM
Products & Services
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JobFox
Job board with a move intuitive matching capability that alerts professionals when their resume is being viewed, provides web page for personal data, and offers IM chat capabilities. Mobile tracking also provides notification via cell phone when a resume is being viewed by a recruiter.