In 2009 a company called localbacon.com tried just that experiment: http://techcrunch.com/2009/09/14/tc50-job-seekers-pay-localbacon-to-apply-for-jobs-and-that-

In 2009 a company called localbacon.com tried just that experiment: http://techcrunch.com/2009/09/14/tc50-job-seekers-pay-localbacon-to-apply-for-jobs-and-that-might-just-work/ http://techcrunch.com/2009/09/14/tc50-job-seekers-pay-localb... It seems that the experiment wasn't a great success, at least as a job board business model, because the company shifted course after a relaunch six months later: http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/22/jibe-localbacon-relaunch/ http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/22/jibe-localbacon-relaunch/