Comments on: NotchUp Gets You Pay for Doing Job Interviews

By: Ted

Ted — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:29:13 +0000

Oh dear god, not Notchup again! I am getting flooded with invites from people who I don’t even consider “friends.” It appears they are just plugging their address books in, and hoping for the best.

By: Vaibhav Pandey-->Technofriends Team

Vaibhav Pandey-->Technofriends Team — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:31:00 +0000

Thanks Chris. I got your point.
Cheers

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:07:35 +0000

Sure, Vaibhav. A little proofreading probably wouldn’t hurt me.

I was suggesting that none of the many Web 2.0 job sites, including Jobster, Jobfox, Trovix, etc. seem to be particularly effective. At the same time, the utility of 1.0 sites (Monster.com and others) has decreased. None of them, in my opinion, have a service I’d call effective, and there definitely aren’t any clear leaders that I can see. Except Craigslist, perhaps.

Then again, I might be wrong. If there’s a good way, cost-effective to find jobs online in terms of time spent, I’d be thrilled for WWD to tell me what it is.

By: Russ

Russ — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:52:44 +0000

There are two articles at http://www.userglue.com/blog that highlight the importance of the oft-overlooked–especially by the media–Terms of Service on NotchUp’s website (say good by to your privacy!) and how NotchUp’s website bears a striking resemblance to the website of GrandCentral.com.

Those 2 articles highlight plenty of reasons why anyone who slurped their LinkedIn profile up to NotchUp should be pissed–all the protection and respect that LinkedIn offers was pretty much thrown out the window.

And now, NotchUp has a list of professionals that’s close to around, what, about a million people?

By: COD

COD — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:41:42 +0000

A friend of mine recently launched a similar service, but with a different twist. At Bonfire Jobs, you set a price for responding to job inquiries, and the hirer only pays if you respond within 24 hours.
http://bonfirejobs.com

By: Vaibhav Pandey-->Technofriends Team

Vaibhav Pandey-->Technofriends Team — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:21:24 +0000

Definitely Notchup is into a niche area…However, i couldnt get Chris’s comment too well :(

@Chris: Could you please be a lil more elaborate with regards to your comment please?

Cheers

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:28:45 +0000

You’re a bit behind the curve on reporting this one — they managed to piss a lot of people off, too.

That last question is a good one, though. Outside of an elite group of specialized workers (like some IT), has anyone, ever, managed to set up an online hiring service that’s not either frustrating or ineffective (as I suspect NotchUp will be)?