profile updated Sep 8, 2009, 1:24 PM
This is a company that's moving faster than a speeding bullet. When first we reviewed Jobs2Web, it was HotGigs, Inc., a freelancer/contractor job site with a business model similar to TheLadders.
Now HotGigs is part of Talent Networks LLC, a sister company, while Jobs2Web, Inc. is a leader in providing automated marketing services to high volume employers.
In a nutshell, Jobs2Web works with companies to increase the visibility of their online recruitment presence and improve the response rate to their listings.
It should be obvious in this brave new world where recruiters compete for top talent why improving your online visibility is critical. But just in case, type "accountant, job" and a city name into Google or Yahoo. We picked Omaha and got 3 million listings on Yahoo.
Even if your candidates aren't using a generic search engine to look for jobs, standing out from the crowd is no easy task. Makes us think of those people who carry big signs or wear funny hats as they stand behind the studio window for The Today Show.
In the last couple of years Jobs2Web has expanded on its Recuritment Marketing Platform, which forms the core of the automated system, taking job postings from an ATS and automatically enhancing them to improve their visibility to search engines. A Recruiting Dashboard provides a wealth of data regarding the success of online marketing efforts.
Since launching the platform, Jobs2Web has added modules to automate contact with candidates by emailing them matching jobs and encouraging them to make referrals. A social recruiting application gets jobs onto LinkedIn profiles, Facebook pages, and Twitter. There are also modules to simplify complex application processes, permit mobile job inquiries and a solution specific to RPOs.
The Jobs2Web management team has broad experience in the tech sector. CEO Ken Holec served as interim CEO of PeopleClick. Founder Doug Berg may best be remembered for Techies.com, an IT job board that went through $100 million in funding before selling its few remaining assets amidst a flurry of creditor lawsuits. Even though it never was profitable, Techies is fondly remembered by IT professionals of the 1990s. PC Week even named it the #1 IT job site in the world.
To launch this new gig, Berg raised $5.3 million in VC money.
News & Updates 
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Job Board Alternatives Is Jobs2Web Topic At Conference (Jobs2Web)
Jobs2Web's Doug Berg will present “What if Job Boards Died? Where Would You Get Candidates?” at Onrec.com Expo 2009 and Kennedy Information’s 2009 Recruiting Conference and Expo Nov. 3. Oct 15, 2009 -
Jobs2Web Is an HR Executive Top Product (Jobs2Web)
Jobs2Web's Recruiting Dashboard has been awarded one of Human Resource Executive magazine’s 2009 Top HR Product of the Year Awards. Oct 12, 2009, 12:26 PM -
Talent Summits to Feature Selection Assessments And Careersite Improvement (PRWeb)
Employment assessment vendor PreVisor and interactive recruitment services company Jobs2Web are sponsoring a summer series of Talent Acquisition Summits. Each summit is designed to share new strategies and trends to help organizations optimize their talent management programs. Jul 2, 2008, 3:06 PM -
iCIMS and Jobs2Web Partner (Company PR)
iCIMS is partnering with Jobs2Web to provide search optimization services through iCIMS’ iRecruiter™ Talent Platform and to extend the distribution of client job postings. May 13, 2008, 10:36 AM
Products & Services
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HotGigs
Contractor / project-based job board. Independent contractors can search and apply for positions posted by direct employers and staffing agencies. Resumes can be searched. Employers seeking contract workers can post their requirements and staffing companies can bid for the orders. Majority of the jobs are on-site with a heavy emphasis on health care, IT and technical positions. -
Recruitment Marketing Platform
The core of the Jobs2Web program, it automates the posting of jobs and enhances their visibility to general search engines like Yahoo and Google. Individual landing pages are created for each job improving visibility. A Recruiting Dashboard tracks views, clicks, applies and other elements to provide a clear picture of cost, source and campaign success. -
RPO 2.0
The Recruitment Marketing Platform and modules configured for recruitment process outsourcers. -
Talent Community Development
Applicants, employee referrals and others are databased and receive regular communication including job matches. Emails are tailored to their status (employee, candidate, referral, etc.) and interest. -
Mobile Recruiting
Will integrate text messaging into an overall recruiting strategy. Not a system for searching or applying via mobile device. The module captures candidate interest and basic data via text / SMS, sending them an email linking to career site or other specific location. -
Social Network Applications
Applications allowing Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter users to promote company jobs and make them visible to site visitors. Particularly useful for employee referral programs.