Jobster.com - A MySpace for Job Seekers

Jobster is a free job listing service that offers extensive social networking features and RSS feeds. Hoping to become more than just the sum of their listings (i.e., Monster.com), they offer tags, video resumes, and even the option of creating your own website.

"Hot on the heels of a record January in which more than 1 million unique individuals visited the www.jobster.com website, Jobster Inc. today launched the first online career service designed for the digital generation. The new Jobster, which can be found at www.jobster.com, marks a major step forward in the evolution of employment websites. Jobster is the first career development website to make extensive use of Web 2.0 technologies to help individuals connect with people, information and opportunities to help them further their careers. In an industry first, the new Jobster offers employers unlimited free personalized job postings, enabling jobseekers to meet the hiring manager or recruiter for a particular position, and immediately presents employers with potential matching candidates.

Starting the new year with major layoffs, and a complete business model shift to free listings shows a willingness to make changes as the market demands. Partnering exclusively with Facebook and emphasizing the social network aspect could catapult them toward becoming the MySpace of job sites.

Are recently losing a vice-President, their CFO, and suffering layoffs indicative of a sinking ship or possible overreach?

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Launched: 2005
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Located in: Seattle
Competitors: Monster.com, SimplyHired.com, Indeed.com, TheLadders.com
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CEO: Jason Goldberg
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