Comments on: Online job boards don’t work — how big data can fix the problem

By: Jojari Jobs

Jojari Jobs — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:48:32 +0000

Moving away from keyword searching is the key to the future. Boolean searching just does not work. There are so many businesses claiming “semantic search”, but most of these technologies are far from it. I have a lot of respect for what Bright are doing, they’re applying real science, not slapping “semantic” on the same old boolean search with a few tweaks. This field will be radically different in 5 years, no doubt about that…

By: Filip De Geijter

Filip De Geijter — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 08:15:36 +0000

Wtih the curent state of technology that is possible obviously the application should be capable of allowing you to get through mandatory fields in the UI. We at Actonomy have created an intelligent layer based on deep semantics that can handle this. Applications to come! But yes if applications are not designed to handle big data or semantic analyses, it will not work. Filip De Geijter

By: RoyC64

RoyC64 — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:04:35 +0000

One problem with automated filtering of resumes is the lack of “intelligence” in the algorithms. For instance many job descriptions state something like “Bachelor degree or equivalent experience” but how to you write a program to evaluate that equivalency? I ran into this after being laid off in 2009 and couldn’t get past the filters. I don’t have a BS degree but do have 12 plus years of computer software testing and programming experience. According to many job postings I was qualified but was rejected by the filters. I skirted the issue by signing up for classes at a local collage and putting on my resume “Bachelor of Science (in progress)” on my resume and immediately started getting more responses. Sometimes a job seeker needs human eyes to see the potential they hold for a company. Using even bigger data makes that even tougher to make happen.

By: Jeff Putz

Jeff Putz — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:37:18 +0000

You might want to also fix your site. It’s 503.

By: Jeff Putz

Jeff Putz — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:35:16 +0000

The problem I have, is the reverse problem. I get spammed daily from outsourced call centers hired by staffing firms to hit anything with a matching keyword, or even a match on the industry. I get calls for COBOL when I’m a .NET guy. I would argue that a significant part of the problem is the third-party agencies. They don’t add any value. I’ve never had a gig through one, and yet, they make the most noise.

By: marcomstudio

marcomstudio — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:38:07 +0000

Steve,

Do away with the HR departments, replace them with data scientists who serve the company. Operate as the big corporation’s candidate locator. Stop looking for all your revenues from corporate HR buyers (and their tiny budgets) and design a system that works as efficient as Amazon for job seekers. Then you’ll have something. You’ll never ever get through to the present generation HR. So go around them by getting buy-in from the job seeker and not the head of HR. When you have a system that truly services both parties, you’ll be as powerful as Google is with local ad word advertising.

By: Kent Ong

Kent Ong — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:19:38 +0000

You are correct, Steve. Big Data can solve the problem so effectively and fast. I am looking for one to come to Malaysia to work together as well. Are you interested in Malaysian market?