Don't Pull Out Your Resume

December 11, 1997

Rose McGinnis is a smart woman. She's the recruiting manger of SCT Corporation who got 300 people to apply for jobs in just 4 hours.

The people didn't even need resumes. In fact, they didn't even need clothes.

Expect others to follow suit.

The way SCT worked it was they ran an ad in the paper and on the Howard Stern show. The idea? You called in, were screened by a recruiter, and passed onto the hiring manager for the department you'd work in if you were hired.

Better yet, it all happened over the course of a weekend. Hunters didn't need to take time off from their other job or miss finals at school. They didn't have to drag out the map and learn an easy route to the company. They could lay abed and be interviewed.

Another company with a clue.

Their dial-a-thon is over now. But, they're still at work. Their employment opportunities page offers a good insight into the type of company they are.

It's dense with text, but you can tell they know what they're doing. Sure, there's a jobs page. But there's also a description of the training programs, career development opportunities, and their SCT Academy.

Help Enable Operation ABLE

December 10, 1997

One of our associates recently spent a few days in Chicago. He came back in love. Not with a woman, but with a place.

Had he only known about Operation ABLE online, he may have stayed on.

Originally, Operation ABLE was an umbrella organization for a slew of community and government agencies. It specialized in helping those who faced barriers to employment find a job-particularly older people. Now, because of recent corporate downsizing, ABLE serves workers of all ages and abilities

There is a rather odd side though. And perhaps therein lies the reason our associate did not stay on in the Windy City. Although ABLE appears to have the necessary technology along with someone to maintain the database, you can't see the jobs online. You need to go in person to one of the member agencies to view the jobs.

Ah, say what?

Apparently there are thousands of job listings, shared by the agencies. Each agency has a password to the site. But job seekers can't access the password unless they work through the member agencies.

The site also contains job hunting advice, events, and round table discussions. Helpful for all of those in search of a job. But, once again, you can't access it.

Our advice? Move east where Web sites do it all and don't ask you to visit in person. But, if you don't want to move, maybe ABLE is worth a trip. Check out the agencies nearest you.

Around the World in a Click

December 09, 1997

Adecco Employment Services, Inc. brings you around the world. All you need is your mouse.

Adecco is a multi-national recruiting organization. They now offer online resume submission and application to their 800 offices in 48 countries around the world. Or, if you're a US stay-at-home, you can simultaneously submit your resume to any of their 2,800 US offices.

It's easy. All you need do is go to their site, choose your country, fill in some simple data, cut and paste your resume, and hit the send button.

Some employment sites aim for a national audience; others go for a region or a particular niche. Adecco goes for the world.

In a time when many are asserting that the power of the Web lays in its ability to create local communities, Adecco flies in the other direction and looks at the world as its community.

The site offers no bells. No whistles. Rather, they offer info about their company, a way to find where they're located, and an annual report in French and Dutch as well as English. And, of course, the offer jobs.

They seem to understand that Anglophiles are not the only surfers.

Ya Gotta Luv the Name

December 08, 1997

It won't win an award for beauty or design. But, Submit-O-Matic just might make your life a bit easier.

With the simple click of a mouse button, they'll submit your resume to 7 resume databases. Free. And we're not talking about itsy bitsy databases, either. Rather, your ASCII version of your career achievements and goals will go to:

• Commerce 2000
• E-Span
• Intellimatch
• Job Explorer
• Resumes Direct
• Online Career Center
• Recruiters OnLine Network