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Irish recruitment sites don’t do e-commerce?

Published by bbt June 9th, 2006 in bernard, internet, irishblogs, personal, runningwithbulls.com, websites

Michele writes about Irish recruitment sites not doing e-commerce and being a little (or alot depending on your view behind in the “technology times”.

For those of you who don’t know, I work for one of them. I agree that they are a little behind the times in regards technology, but that is changing. Thats for a fact.

With regards e-commerce, well thats a different matter. The sites Michele mentions are all Irish owned, bar one, and they all operate very differently to each other.

From my little knowledge of how they work, I can tell that no, Irishjobs, does not take business from online. Why? Well, because its not in the business model to do so. IrishJobs is very much focused on the corporate level companies, or at least companies who do alot of hiring, every so many months. They then manage their clients very actively.
Because of the business model they have, it doesn’t really make sense to accept online bookings, because companies are not going to pay out the fees on-line.

Maybe they will, but I have not heard clients asking about this format. If there is a requirement from enough people then I am sure they would look at it. I would suggest contacting them again if so.

RecruitIreland I am not fully sure, but again I don’t think that they are focused on that level of one job posting.

Jobs.ie/Nixers.com most definately do accept online payments, as I have been in the office when people have asked about it. TBH, I am not sure where the link is for credit card.
Michele, if you want I can ask the guys in Jobs.ie where it is and how to get it fixed. Maybe they might put it more public.

And to answer a comment from David Cochrane about why IrishJobs has not thought about it, well since Jobs.ie has joined the IrishJobs group, they have managed to address that market that way.

And cool, I didn’t know you worked at Monster. That must have been fun.

Monster is a different kettle of fish. They offer both one job posting, and full contracts. Thats fine with them. They are happy to do it that way.
[As an aside and slightly tongue in cheek they probably have to since they pulled back on their massive ad and marketing campaigns in Ireland. ;)]

You have missed the other sites Michele, NiceMove, and Loadsajobs. I don’t know anything about them, tbh.

But, I guess your point is that they don’t accept on-line transactions. Well most don’t, like I said, except for Jobs.ie. And I am sure Michele, you would be the first to understand and agree with the problems associated with online transactions.

Its also funny, but it seems that a large majority of people want to have a human to talk to, *whenever they want*. I know its funny, and I am sure you would think its funny too, but there are alot of people out there that don’t have a clue about it.

Anyway, just my few points.

Oh, and Michele you should have just contacted me and I would have saved you having to talk to the sales guys

[As always the views mentioned here are my own and are not necessairly shared with my employer. But they do know I blog about the subject.]

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1 Michele Jun 9th, 2006 at 5:03 pm

Bernard

If there’s a simple way to get a job ad onto jobs.ie via their website it’s really well hidden. Yes - I could have contacted you, but I never thought that I would have to go to such lengths to give these companies money

Michele
2 bbt Jun 9th, 2006 at 5:14 pm

Hi Michele,

I’ll tell you what. I will ring them on Monday, I just checked and they are all left now (probably enjoying the sunshine, which is where I should be! ).

I’ll see where the link is and I will try to remember to post it here.

Irishjobs doesn’t focus on the one job posting model. It never has, and (if you ask me. But don’t take it as gospel) never will, in the current form of IrishJobs.
Thats what Jobs.ie does, and does it really really well.

hope that helps.
bernard
3 David Cochrane Jul 17th, 2006 at 2:15 pm

“That must have been fun.”

Hmm, I don’t detect a sign of rudeness or arrogance there at all I suppose (we both have the same big boss now you know!

Monster, well I’m sure how they are treating their business in Ireland - I think it’s crucial for them to maintain a presence in Ireland, as they have a number of deals with multinationals (international deals) that would compel them to maintain the Monster.ie site, even if they don’t believe it to be much of a core function anymore - but it’s just a sales office now in Ireland, with everyone other function coming from London.
4 bbt Jul 17th, 2006 at 2:22 pm

Hea David

I don’t detect a sign of rudeness or arrogance there at all I suppose (we both have the same big boss now you know!

– No, there was not supposed to be any rudness or arrogance there at all. My point was that while Monster was big in Ireland they were huge.

There was nothing ment to be hidden in my comment.

(we both have the same big boss now you know!

– are you working for “the man” now too? Offf….dang! (what do you do now?)

– Yes it is important for Monster to keep a presence in Ireland, like you said even if its just because they are compelled to. Although with “The Network” recruitment network, I wouldn’t have thought they would have had to….anyway, I don’t know too much of the business side of things. (thankfully!).

Thanks for the comment, and like I said, there was nothing “cloaked” in my comment.

I hope you’ve had a look at the RSS feeds on Irishjobs. Let the guys know if you have any feedback.

thanks,
bernard