Your job board should empower the job seekers that use it. By that I mean it needs to put them in control. They need to have a say in how they job hunt and interact with recruiters.
Here are three ways my job boards do this.
1. On my local sites I break down job listings into a simple town by town list of links. (see example) Jobseekers have often commented to me that these pages make it easy for them to quickly drill down into the location of their choice.
Since I first launched my site back in 1999 I have always kept the town links even after many iterations in its design.
2. Separate employers and recruiters. A common complaint from job seekers is that a job board has too many jobs from staffing firms and not enough from employers. So I break these listings down for them. Now they can concentrate on dealing directly with employers of their choice.
3. Resume privacy. When a job seeker uploads their resume onto my sites (powered by Jobtarget) it strips out their name & contact info to protect their identity. The recruiter then has to use my system to email the job seeker and request they reveal their identity.
This system puts the job seeker in control and gives them the power to not reveal their identity if they dont want to. If the job seeker agrees to release it the recruiter gets charged $10. This is called a ‘pay per connection’ resume system.
