Universe.jobs is a service of DirectEmployers Association - a nonprofit HR consortium of leading global employers formed to improve labor market efficiency through the sharing of best practices, research and the development of technology.

Chances are, if you joined the universe.jobs community, you are actively or passively searching for a job or professional development. Representatives from our Member companies and our partners are full of useful tips and advice. We wanted to capture…

There was a change to google's search ranking algorithm called panda, recently, and it seems to have had a negative impact on the placement of universe.jobs rank on google results.

For example, prior to the change, my universe.jobs profile was always the number one listing when searching on my name, and now it is often not even on the first page.

I've known other members who have seen their universe.jobs page fall of their search results…

Questions of character can be harmful

Universe.jobs is a service of DirectEmployers Association - a nonprofit HR consortium of leading global employers formed to improve labor market efficiency through the sharing of best practices, research and the development of technology.

Chances are, if you joined the universe.jobs community, you are actively or passively searching for a job or professional development. Representatives from our Member companies and our partners are full of useful tips and advice. We wanted to capture…

Recently Erik Deckers, owner of Professional Blog Service, and the co-author of Branding Yourself: How to Use Social Media to Invent or Reinvent Yourself, presented a webinar on branding yourself as a recruiter to the members of DirectEmployers Association. The following is a guest blog post from Erik.

I've been a heavy networker for several years, and…

While the rest of the country struggles with employment, the Texas economy, and Houston economy, continue to outperform the rest of the country. Texas has one of the two or three lowest unemployment rates in the country. The unemployment rate in Texas has consistently been at, or below, half that of the rest of the country.

The lack of a state income tax certainly helps, as do the business friendly policies of the State of Texas Government. There’s a lesson for Washington, in the…

one page not enough

Your stellar résumé is prepared and your interview outfit is chosen…now how do you find relevant job opportunities? As a job seeker your first thought is probably to search out different employment opportunities via search engines, job boards or company career sites. However, a growing trend amongst employers is the use of a .JOBS top level domain (TLD). So how does this impact your job search?

What are .JOBS Domains Anyway?

Chances are you are more familiar with websites…

LinkedIn, Universe.jobs, Facebook, Twitter...all social tools to market yourself as a job seeker.  But what exactly are you marketing?  Many job seekers read about "marketing your online brand" yet they don't really understand what their brand is.  This blog will be a bit of an overview of branding through some of the aforementioned platforms for social job branding.

LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a highly undervalued networking opportunity.  It is not just for…

I didn't realize how hard it is to move out of state. Trying to find a job from another and no one will give u a chance just because you are not from that state and wont even do a phone interview. It kind of gets your hopes down. I try to stay positive and hoping someone will give me a chance. That's the positive not for the day keep your head up and something will come along.

Take a look at this actual job posting on Craigslist:

SMALL OFFICE ASSISTANT (STOCKTON)

ADMINISTRATIVE WORK SMALL OFFICE

MON-FRI, SOME SATURDAYS

Location: STOCKTON

Compensation: MIN WAGE

This is a part-time job.

Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.

Please, no phone calls about this job!…

Universe.jobs is a service of DirectEmployers Association - a nonprofit HR consortium of leading global employers formed to improve labor market efficiency through the sharing of best practices, research and the development of technology.

Chances are, if you joined the universe.jobs community, you are actively or passively searching for a job or professional development. Representatives from our Member companies and our partners are full of useful tips and advice. We wanted to capture…

Craigslist started out simple enough.  A San Francisco Bay Area man wanted to create the digital equivalent of a community bulletin board.  Now Craigslist is a worldwide phenomenon, with just about anything and everything available users.  This includes a jobs listing section.

I will start by stating that this is one of the best avenues for smaller employers to advertise for talent.  It is cheaper, and is one of the primary methods job seekers look for local job listings. …

I've run across many scams on craigslist, one of which involves scammers pretending to be some type of payment processor, needing your help.

They often claim to be a foreign bank, needing help processing payments.  They then send you worthless and fruadulent checks.   They are hoping that you'll be foolish enough to buy into the scam.   I had one send me a check, and state I could keep a portion and then send the rest on via western union.

They hope you'll be…

Universe.jobs is a service of DirectEmployers Association - a nonprofit HR consortium of leading global employers formed to improve labor market efficiency through the sharing of best practices, research and the development of technology.

Chances are, if you joined the universe.jobs community, you are actively or passively searching for a job or professional development. Representatives from our Member companies are full of useful tips and advice so we wanted to capture that in a way…

Writing a blog is a great way to express your thoughts on a subject or present facts you believe would be beneficial for others to read. The good thing about blogging is you don’t have to be a professional writer to get involved.

We integrated blogging on Universe.jobs as a way for members to share valuable insights, advice and experiences. Typically blogs should be around 250-500 words, although the length may vary as necessary. We invite all members to blog, although we do moderate…

Universe.jobs is a service of DirectEmployers Association - a nonprofit HR consortium of leading global employers formed to improve labor market efficiency through the sharing of best practices, research and the development of technology.

Chances are, if you joined the universe.jobs community, you are actively or passively searching for a job or professional development. Representatives from our Member companies are full of useful tips and advice so we wanted to capture that in a way…

I'm curious to know if there have been many, or any success stories, as far as people finding employment through universe.jobs?

Universe.jobs is a service of DirectEmployers Association - a nonprofit HR consortium of leading global employers formed to improve labor market efficiency through the sharing of best practices, research and the development of technology.

Chances are, if you joined the universe.jobs community, you are actively or passively searching for a job or professional development. Representatives from our Member companies are full of useful tips and advice, so we wanted to capture that in a way…

Universe.jobs is a service of DirectEmployers Association - a nonprofit HR consortium of leading global employers formed to improve labor market efficiency through the sharing of best practices, research and the development of technology.



Chances are, if you joined the universe.jobs community, you are actively or passively searching for a job or professional development. Representatives from our Member companies are full of useful tips and advice so we wanted to capture…