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Comment by ecaron | Hacker News Reader

Sites like Monster are going the way of the yellow pages. And just like you could replace the yellow pages with asking neighbors who they recommend, there is a balance between finding good sources (using Google to find a plumber, using Indeed/LinkUp* to find jobs) and understanding the value of networking.

There is a reason CareerBuilder drops millions on a SuperBowl ad each year and Monster spent over $1.2M at an employer party in Las Vegas this last weekend. If all jobseekers knew what Nick discovered, there'd be no reason for these websites to exist!

Yes, I work at LinkUp - but since anyone would include it I figured I'd be forgiven for including it

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First I've heard of your site. How is it different from Indeed?

LinkUp.com only indexes jobs found on company websites - we go way out of our way to make sure our spiders never include jobs from job boards or staffing companies. We do this to make sure that all the jobs on our site are still open, that their aren't any duplicates, and that there aren't any scams on it.

It sounded easy to us when we started too, but being accurately able to directly link to a company's job is a far trickier business than it should be - not to mention being able to tell the job's title from its location from its description. If you'd like a sample, figure out how to parse CDW's career section - https://cdw.taleo.net/careersection/10200/jobsearch.ftl - which is actually one of the easier ones:)

I am sure you know this, but many jobs list on company career sites are not open. Many are quite old and dated.

I emailed you the details so I'm not taking this thread OT (and so I don't look like I'm spamming HN.) If anyone else has this question, eric at linkup dot com is a good way to reach me.

It is relevant and not spam; please share the answer here.

Thank you!

Good point about Monster and CareerBuilder.

I interviewed at CB and that was the impression I got.

It seems like they are dotcom era relics that are destined to be made obsolete by the new job search paradigm coming from LinkedIn or Indeed.

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