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Two problems: the classic chicken-and-egg problem, coupled with trying to differentiate yourself on price. Even for small businesses, $500 is a trivial cost w
by michael_dorfman 16y ago
Two problems: the classic chicken-and-egg problem, coupled with trying to differentiate yourself on price. Even for small businesses, $500 is a trivial cost when compared to the benefit of making a good hire, and anyone not willing to pay that is probably not going to be a very attractive employer.
- Omnipresent 16y agoI understand the chicken-and-egg problem but I have some contacts that would be willing to post jobs up there to begin with. You are correct that if an employer is not willing to spend $500 to post a job then they are not attractive. However, still everyday I see an increasing number of jobs being posted (for IT field) on cragislist. There must be something attracting those employers/employees?
- michael_dorfman 16y agoJob listings on Craigslist are part of a general-purpose, locally targeted system. That's different than a special-purpose, globally targeted system (like Dice). The question I'd be asking myself is: what "special sauce" do I have that is going to help me attract more programmers looking for work than, say, the StackOverflow job board. If you can crack that nut, you don't really need to worry about pricing.