Comments on: Jobberwiki Gives You Watercooler Talk Before Getting Hired http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:13:03 -0800 hourly 1 By: joediddley http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-3047912 joediddley Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:31:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-3047912 this site appears to be dead and the domain goes to a generic page for domain sales. this site appears to be dead and the domain goes to a generic page for domain sales.

]]> By: Jennifer Gerlach http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-1183552 Jennifer Gerlach Thu, 08 Mar 2007 05:53:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-1183552 As a company that provides online career portfolios I am here to tell you that it is extremely important as to what you write on a service such as this. Anything in this day and age can be constued as a form of branding that you can use to truly promote yourself or destroy yourself. What you post on Myspace, http://jobpains.blogspot.com/2007/02/social-networking-is-it-new-trend_13.html">Protuo,Facebook or this Web site or any of the others with any form of inappropriate behavior or comments about previous employers can now determine whether you get a job. In a lot of ways this is unfortunate, because there is no way a person independently has control over what is posted about them on the Internet. I believe that the Internet should be used as a tool to help promote, but not as a way to eliminate a person from the proverbial running. The question that begs the most attention is where is the divide between a jobseekers personal life and professional life on the Internet? And of course will a site such as this one actually hinder someone's future? As a company that provides online career portfolios I am here to tell you that it is extremely important as to what you write on a service such as this. Anything in this day and age can be constued as a form of branding that you can use to truly promote yourself or destroy yourself. What you post on Myspace, http://jobpains...w-trend_13.html“>Protuo,Facebook or this Web site or any of the others with any form of inappropriate behavior or comments about previous employers can now determine whether you get a job. In a lot of ways this is unfortunate, because there is no way a person independently has control over what is posted about them on the Internet. I believe that the Internet should be used as a tool to help promote, but not as a way to eliminate a person from the proverbial running. The question that begs the most attention is where is the divide between a jobseekers personal life and professional life on the Internet? And of course will a site such as this one actually hinder someone’s future?

]]> By: job sat http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-1152398 job sat Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:37:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-1152398 Hey guys, check out www.peekface.com. It's a competitor, but has potential. Hey guys, check out http://www.peekface.com. It’s a competitor, but has potential.

]]> By: Voodoo Ventures - Idea Fuel Blog : Blog Archive : Are Snap Previews just Popups 2.0? http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-663180 Voodoo Ventures - Idea Fuel Blog : Blog Archive : Are Snap Previews just Popups 2.0? Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:23:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-663180 [...] If you read the comment stream at TechCrunch, you’ll see the same comments from readers on posts, like Ty who said: This is off-topic, but I found no other way to contact Techcrunch about this: Is there a way to turn off the “snap preview” pop-up? I thought it was cool at first but now it’s just annoying seeing that little box pop-up every time I run over a link. [...] [...] If you read the comment stream at TechCrunch, you’ll see the same comments from readers on posts, like Ty who said: This is off-topic, but I found no other way to contact Techcrunch about this: Is there a way to turn off the “snap preview” pop-up? I thought it was cool at first but now it’s just annoying seeing that little box pop-up every time I run over a link. [...]

]]> By: ValueWiki Blog » Blog Archive » Startup Gossip IV http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-554766 ValueWiki Blog » Blog Archive » Startup Gossip IV Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:37:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-554766 [...] I read about JobberWiki on TechCrunch yesterday. JobberWiki is a forum for posting insider comments about Companies’ work environments. It’s definitely information that ValueWiki would want to link to. [...] [...] I read about JobberWiki on TechCrunch yesterday. JobberWiki is a forum for posting insider comments about Companies’ work environments. It’s definitely information that ValueWiki would want to link to. [...]

]]> By: Mike Stopforth » You Better Watch Out… http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-514209 Mike Stopforth » You Better Watch Out… Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:12:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-514209 [...] Only because that unforgettable opening line, ‘You Better Watch Out…’ is the first thing that popped into my head as I read, once again, on TechCrunch, about a new wiki on the block. [...] [...] Only because that unforgettable opening line, ‘You Better Watch Out…’ is the first thing that popped into my head as I read, once again, on TechCrunch, about a new wiki on the block. [...]

]]> By: Startup Gossip IV « ValueWiki Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-507771 Startup Gossip IV « ValueWiki Blog Sun, 10 Dec 2006 07:55:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-507771 [...] I read about JobberWiki on TechCrunch yesterday. JobberWiki is a forum for posting insider comments about Companies’ work environments. It’s definitely information that ValueWiki would want to link to. [...] [...] I read about JobberWiki on TechCrunch yesterday. JobberWiki is a forum for posting insider comments about Companies’ work environments. It’s definitely information that ValueWiki would want to link to. [...]

]]> By: EXCELER8ion - Online recruitment marketing, social media optimization, and interactive advertising http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-504305 EXCELER8ion - Online recruitment marketing, social media optimization, and interactive advertising Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:58:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-504305 [...] Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Jobberwiki Gives You Watercooler Talk Before Getting Hired Every mission statement says that a company is good to employees but only actual employees really know the truth. That is the premise behind Jobberwiki, a new job site that lets anyone contribute insight on jobs or companies they have worked for. (tags: Wiki Career job Web2.0 company-culture jobberwiki job-search) [...] [...] Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Jobberwiki Gives You Watercooler Talk Before Getting Hired Every mission statement says that a company is good to employees but only actual employees really know the truth. That is the premise behind Jobberwiki, a new job site that lets anyone contribute insight on jobs or companies they have worked for. (tags: Wiki Career job Web2.0 company-culture jobberwiki job-search) [...]

]]> By: Ex-IBG employee http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-502250 Ex-IBG employee Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:38:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-502250 Site-design and site-success-potential aside, I found the listing of my ex-employer to be dead on. I don't know who the contributor(s) were for it, but the (accurately) negative portrayal of the firm will potentially and hopefully stave off to-be-recruits from signing on with the company. http://www.jobberwiki.com/index.php?title=Category:International_Biometric_Group That being said, I agree with most of the concerns with previous commenters; how they are going to manage the site's accuracy and balance without necessarily resorting to what wikipedia does ("Editing of this article by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. Such users may discuss changes, request unprotection, or create an account."). Site-design and site-success-potential aside, I found the listing of my ex-employer to be dead on. I don’t know who the contributor(s) were for it, but the (accurately) negative portrayal of the firm will potentially and hopefully stave off to-be-recruits from signing on with the company.

http://www.jobb...Biometric_Group

That being said, I agree with most of the concerns with previous commenters; how they are going to manage the site’s accuracy and balance without necessarily resorting to what wikipedia does (”Editing of this article by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled.
Such users may discuss changes, request unprotection, or create an account.”).

]]> By: FreakJoBlog » Archive » You Are Not Alone (and neither are we) http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-501603 FreakJoBlog » Archive » You Are Not Alone (and neither are we) Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:20:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-501603 [...] The driving force behind FreakJob.com is our goal of helping people help themselves, and each other, to find jobs they love. By using FreakJob, job seekers escape the lonesomeness of the search and tap into a community that multiplies their effectiveness by many degress. FreakJobers are not alone. As it turns out, WE are not alone in our passion for helping people find a job they’ll love. Natali Del Conte of TechCrunch recently wrote up a new job search-related service called Jobberwiki, which “lets anyone contribute insight on jobs or companies they have worked for.” Critical info to tap when you’re researching a job? I think so. [...] [...] The driving force behind FreakJob.com is our goal of helping people help themselves, and each other, to find jobs they love. By using FreakJob, job seekers escape the lonesomeness of the search and tap into a community that multiplies their effectiveness by many degress. FreakJobers are not alone. As it turns out, WE are not alone in our passion for helping people find a job they’ll love. Natali Del Conte of TechCrunch recently wrote up a new job search-related service called Jobberwiki, which “lets anyone contribute insight on jobs or companies they have worked for.” Critical info to tap when you’re researching a job? I think so. [...]

]]> By: third life » Social Job Networking Meets Wikipedia http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-501432 third life » Social Job Networking Meets Wikipedia Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:21:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-501432 [...] Read about a new job related wiki today at Techcrunch and think this can be an excellent resource for job seekers once people post information. I like the transparency of Jobster, but this requires a login to identify the author; not so with Jobberwiki that uses the anonymous Wikipedia model. It will be interesting to see if this turns out to be an invaluable tool to find the right fit for a job or the Web 2.0 version of F***edcompany. [...] [...] Read about a new job related wiki today at Techcrunch and think this can be an excellent resource for job seekers once people post information. I like the transparency of Jobster, but this requires a login to identify the author; not so with Jobberwiki that uses the anonymous Wikipedia model. It will be interesting to see if this turns out to be an invaluable tool to find the right fit for a job or the Web 2.0 version of F***edcompany. [...]

]]> By: annoyed http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-501381 annoyed Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:01:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-501381 Can we ban denver wanker from posting...or get together and get a spell/grammer checker for that 'site' of his? Can we ban denver wanker from posting…or get together and get a spell/grammer checker for that ’site’ of his?

]]> By: Hugh http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-501035 Hugh Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:38:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-501035 @33: "what incentive does anyone have to post here?" Exactly the same incentive one has when posting reviews on Amazon or TripAdvisor.com I think the idea is certainly cool, but Wiki isn't just the right platform for it. You'd need something like taggable TripAdvisor or something like that. Plus, who on earth is going to learn MediaWiki's syntax to post there?!?! The guys who put this up must be kidding themselves... @33:

“what incentive does anyone have to post here?” Exactly the same incentive one has when posting reviews on Amazon or TripAdvisor.com

I think the idea is certainly cool, but Wiki isn’t just the right platform for it. You’d need something like taggable TripAdvisor or something like that.

Plus, who on earth is going to learn MediaWiki’s syntax to post there?!?! The guys who put this up must be kidding themselves…

]]> By: Vik http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-501022 Vik Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:31:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-501022 Hey mug. How's it going man? My previous website is sold. Now working on new stuff :-) How are things with you? Hey mug. How’s it going man? My previous website is sold. Now working on new stuff :-) How are things with you?

]]> By: Adrian Keys http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-500875 Adrian Keys Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:58:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-500875 Definitely can identify and see value in this service. The inside story will reveal alot...things you dont hear about in the formal interviews. Get all the info you can before making that decision...and this includes financial statements and reports....the whole nine yards. I had an experience once where I changed jobs and did not look at the numbers. I was about to throw in the towel after about a week. So people...be warned!! www.revafinancial.squarespace.com Definitely can identify and see value in this service. The inside story will reveal alot…things you dont hear about in the formal interviews.

Get all the info you can before making that decision…and this includes financial statements and reports….the whole nine yards.

I had an experience once where I changed jobs and did not look at the numbers. I was about to throw in the towel after about a week. So people…be warned!!

http://www.reva...squarespace.com

]]> By: anonymouse http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-500750 anonymouse Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:01:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-500750 themed wiki = business? nope, sorry. yet another example of TC's lack of serious business insight. sometimes I wonder why TC has any clout out all, but then again the last bubble wasn't so rational either. 1) what incentive does anyone have to post here? the successful "social" sites are the ones that provide features that are useful on their own, and then extract a community from that information. 2) "has almost no content but we think it has the potential to be useful" - that utterly meaningless statement exemplifies my previous statement that TC doesn't exactly strike me as business-savvy. 3) once again, if you build it, they won't necessarily come. "I think people will like this" is not a business plan, nor is "this is an interesting idea" themed wiki = business?
nope, sorry. yet another example of TC’s lack of serious business insight. sometimes I wonder why TC has any clout out all, but then again the last bubble wasn’t so rational either.

1) what incentive does anyone have to post here? the successful “social” sites are the ones that provide features that are useful on their own, and then extract a community from that information.

2) “has almost no content but we think it has the potential to be useful” – that utterly meaningless statement exemplifies my previous statement that TC doesn’t exactly strike me as business-savvy.

3) once again, if you build it, they won’t necessarily come. “I think people will like this” is not a business plan, nor is “this is an interesting idea”

]]> By: mug http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-500665 mug Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:14:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-500665 I know you vik. You use to hand out at Sitepoint in the Ads & Services sections. I'm codejunkie ;) What happ to that site of yours? I know you vik. You use to hand out at Sitepoint in the Ads & Services sections. I’m codejunkie ;) What happ to that site of yours?

]]> By: Web 2.0 Sammelalbum - Web2Null - Jobberwiki http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-500283 Web 2.0 Sammelalbum - Web2Null - Jobberwiki Fri, 08 Dec 2006 10:38:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-500283 [...] Jobberwiki: Job Bewertungen Jobbwerwiki ist eine Seite, auf der man Firmen, bei denen man beschäftigt war oder ist, beschreiben und bewerten kann. So kann man bei der Suche nach einer neuen Anstellung beispielsweise Informationen über das Betriebsklima in der Firma bekommen. www.jobberwiki.com via: Techcrunch Technorati: Jobberwiki [...] [...] Jobberwiki: Job Bewertungen Jobbwerwiki ist eine Seite, auf der man Firmen, bei denen man beschäftigt war oder ist, beschreiben und bewerten kann. So kann man bei der Suche nach einer neuen Anstellung beispielsweise Informationen über das Betriebsklima in der Firma bekommen. http://www.jobberwiki.com via: Techcrunch Technorati: Jobberwiki [...]

]]> By: Chiashu http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-500158 Chiashu Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:45:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-500158 Oh yeah Vik, I remember you. Oh yeah Vik, I remember you.

]]> By: Netzbetrieb » Ein Wiki für Job suchende http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-499933 Netzbetrieb » Ein Wiki für Job suchende Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:26:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-499933 [...] Ein Wiki für Job suchende Dezember 08th, 2006 heute Morgen stellt Techcrunch ein neues “Job Portal” vor. Das Jobberwiki soll eine Anlaufstelle für Jobsuchende werden, die sich vor einer Bewerbung über ein entsprechendes Unternehmen informieren wollen. [...] [...] Ein Wiki für Job suchende Dezember 08th, 2006 heute Morgen stellt Techcrunch ein neues “Job Portal” vor. Das Jobberwiki soll eine Anlaufstelle für Jobsuchende werden, die sich vor einer Bewerbung über ein entsprechendes Unternehmen informieren wollen. [...]

]]> By: michal frackowiak http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-499910 michal frackowiak Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:17:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-499910 Sorry, I can not understand how this project got into TC. Failure by design to me: - no long-term motivation to participate - no "social" things (forums etc) - easy to be manipulated - no data structures apart from Wiki pages - who is it really for? - not really interesting for people looking for a job as a result - seems like a failure already ;-) : http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?site0=www.jobberwiki.com&site1=&site2=&site3=&site4=&y=r&z=1&h=300&w=500&range=3m&size=Medium&url=www.jobberwiki.com Alternatives? Use google.com, blogsearch.google.com, technorati.com if you want to know what people really think about their jobs. cheers - michal Sorry, I can not understand how this project got into TC.

Failure by design to me:

- no long-term motivation to participate
- no “social” things (forums etc)
- easy to be manipulated
- no data structures apart from Wiki pages
- who is it really for?
- not really interesting for people looking for a job as a result
- seems like a failure already ;-) : http://www.alex....jobberwiki.com

Alternatives? Use google.com, blogsearch.google.com, technorati.com if you want to know what people really think about their jobs.

cheers – michal

]]> By: Leon http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-499904 Leon Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:11:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-499904 Sorry, Natali. I mistyped your name in the last comment. :) Sorry, Natali. I mistyped your name in the last comment. :)

]]> By: Leon http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-499897 Leon Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:09:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-499897 I do think this type of service could be useful to a lot of job seekers. I agree with the author, Natalie Del Conte, that the lack of policing and the potential abuse might be a problem. I wonder how big this market can be. I do think this type of service could be useful to a lot of job seekers. I agree with the author, Natalie Del Conte, that the lack of policing and the potential abuse might be a problem.

I wonder how big this market can be.

]]> By: pm http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-499625 pm Fri, 08 Dec 2006 06:42:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-499625 I actually think this site is useful but I am so tired of the model that relies on the "network" to contribute the content. What is my incentive? To help someone else make money off my information? I actually think this site is useful but I am so tired of the model that relies on the “network” to contribute the content. What is my incentive? To help someone else make money off my information?

]]> By: AJ http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/comment-page-1/#comment-499508 AJ Fri, 08 Dec 2006 06:02:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/07/jobberwiki-gives-you-watercooler-talk-before-getting-hired/#comment-499508 I agree about getting rid of SNAP. I find that if I leave a Firefox tab opened on Techcrunch, my system degrades over time and then ultimately Firefox crashes. So I am now in and quickly out of Techcrunch. Got to go before this thing hangs up once again. I agree about getting rid of SNAP. I find that if I leave a Firefox tab opened on Techcrunch, my system degrades over time and then ultimately Firefox crashes. So I am now in and quickly out of Techcrunch. Got to go before this thing hangs up once again.

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