Jobster Overview
Jobster is a career network. The site integrates social networking, job search and targeted advertising technologies to connect users with people, information, and opportunities to further their careers. Unlike a traditional job board, Jobster is not just a single destination.
Listing a job on Jobster is free. The company offers pay-per-applicant job listings, the listings are free, but...More»
Jobster is a career network. The site integrates social networking, job search and targeted advertising technologies to connect users with people, information, and opportunities to further their careers. Unlike a traditional job board, Jobster is not just a single destination.
Listing a job on Jobster is free. The company offers pay-per-applicant job listings, the listings are free, but companies who agree to pay a per applicant fee are shown on the top of search.«Less
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Funding
| Date | Type | Capital Amount | Post-Money Valuation | Investors |
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| 01/2005 | Series A | 8M | Unknown | |
| 08/2005 | Series B | 19.5M | Unknown | |
| 07/2006 | Series C | 18M | Unknown | |
| 04/2008 | Series D | 7M | Unknown |
Products
| Name: | Jobster |
| Product URL: | http://jobster.com/ |
| Description: | Jobster makes extensive use of Web 2.0 technologies to help jobseekers search job postings on Jobster.com as well as job boards from across the web and employer sites; explore user-generated content about companies and their culture and use social networking to connect with current and past employees at the companies the user is interested in. |
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05/31/2009 09:55PM by buddingup
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Bulls vs. Bears (11)
| Bullish Opinions (4) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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Done at good job with Facebook |
green33 06/12/2008 |
100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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They were successful at raising a Series D from existing investors |
clarity00 04/25/2008 |
100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
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Online job search market is huge and growing |
dave 02/10/2008 |
100% 3 votes 3 0% 0 |
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New CEO Jeff Seely has a good track record |
dave 02/10/2008 |
100% 3 votes 3 0% 0 |
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| Bearish Opinions (7) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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To much competition to advance |
bbrunelle 08/09/2008 |
100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
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Will need a miracle to overcome the dismal stigma left from a few years ago. |
wagnermr14 07/25/2008 |
100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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The search results are often not relevant or just plain wrong |
joncharles01 05/21/2008 |
100% 3 votes 3 0% 0 |
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I am disappointed with this company. I was initially bullish. Search results are not very good. |
chinmichunga 05/20/2008 |
100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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Web Metrics show a declining or at minimum stagnant traffic |
meiling 02/20/2008 |
100% 5 votes 5 0% 0 |
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There are lots of competitors in the field |
dave 02/10/2008 |
100% 8 votes 8 0% 0 |
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They have burned through a lot of cash and had a round of layoffs |
dave 02/10/2008 |
100% 7 votes 7 0% 0 |
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