The trend away from general purpose job boards seems to be accelerating. According to this article authored by Jared Shelly on HRE Online, the marketshare for the 3 general purpose boards was 17.1% n 2009, down from 31% in 2006. Aggregators, niche boards, and Linked-in are all up over that same period.
A primary problem with general purpose boards (as well as aggregators) is "resume bombardment" or the large infusion of unqualified applications that have to be sorted through. One Monster exec went so far to say that "fewer doesn't necessarily mean better." Huh? Tell that to the overworked recruiter or hiring manager.
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