Re: Job Banks

[eric -dot- dunn -at- ca -dot- transport -dot- bombardier -dot- com]

Lee Hunter wrote on 07/30/2004 10:02:59 AM:
> I don't think the STC would get very far trying to make a 
> profit center out of
> the job boards.

Well, if they don't try they never will. But, there's a lot of work to 
build up the usefulness and image of the offering (much like everything 
else at the society :) ).

> It's not like the hiring of technical writers is the 
> biggest priority of an HR
> department. Monster gives them one-stop shopping for all 
> their hiring -
> developers, engineers, salespeople etc.

Refer to my other reply on this topic. Quite often posts are placed in 
multiple (commercial) locations.

> Monster's only business is recruiting and they do it very 
> well.

But do they provide the best possible service for specific specialties? If 
they do, then perhaps what the STC can offer is not a service to the 
employers but a service to the recruiters. ;)

> If I ran an HR
> dept or a recruiting firm I wouldn't want the hassle of 
> dealing with bills from all over the place.

Once again, companies and HR departments already deal with multiple 
sources. Those that don't often deal with a single recruiter that then 
deals with multiple sources. Either way, if you can provide value in a 
given niche, the customers will come.

> It's also a lot easier to justify 
> spending money at Monster
> or the local paper than with an organization that your 
> boss has never heard of.

Well, the image problem is an issue. But, that's using the opposite 
argument of many who say STC membership would be a plus on a resume. :)

Either way, there's a lot of organising and promotion that needs done by 
the STC.

Eric L. Dunn
Senior Technical Writer

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