Is ItzBig an Advantage to Job Seekers?

There’s a new job search player in town with Itzbig. Getting alot of industry buzz, they just made a big splash at the ERE Expo happening now in San Diego. ERE, by the way, is an online networking and info presence for the recruiting industry.

Itzbig’s selling proposition, which differentiates them from the Monster, CareerBuilder crowd is a pay-for-performance model where employers can list their jobs for all to see without incurring a cost until (or unless) a candidate expresses interest in the job. In their terminology, the candidate must be “Interested, Qualified and Available” before the employer pays.

Job seekers can remain totally anonymous until they choose to unmask their identity for a specific job that they see posted. Could be advantageous to job seekers who fear having their identities exposed, especially after last year’s fiasco with Monster’s massive ID theft. Plus, there’s a potential advantage of seeing more jobs posted from companies, since employers don’t have to pay for each job listing as they do for the conventional job boards.

One potential limiting factor so far, is that this seems to be focused on IT jobs.

You might want to also check out WorkGiant, another job board that came into play last year. I haven’t heard much from them lately, but they operate under a similar pay for performance model. They also pay job seekers for referrals, an added twist.

Check them both out and let me know what you think.

Joe