One would never know by the number of new Hotjobs products and applications rolled out before and during SHRM that the job board might be on the auction block. The possibility of an impending sale has been speculated about for months, while a recent report from New York Times confirming the rumors only added more fuel to the fire.
But at the recent SHRM conference in New Orleans, the Hotjobs crew displayed no signs of leeriness for the future. Before the conference was underway, Hotjobs made the big announcement that they were appending their job posting pricing structure by introducing Pay Per Candidate, a new product that allows recruiters the option to pay for candidates instead of just paying per listing. Hotjobs said this is the industry’s first performance-based product.
In addition, the job board launched Twitter integration for recruiters, employers, and job seekers. Hotjobs, whose Twitter presence has been growing steadily the last few months, will now be tweeting postings in real-time.