Indeed Adds Free Resume Search Service

Indeed finally unveiled its resume search service officially taking them from the world’s largest search engine for jobs to a more conventional employment site. We say bring it on. Indeed has always done a good job at keeping their tools easy-to-use and with the added functionality, we’re glad someone is giving the traditional sites (Monster, CareerBuilder) a run for their money.  With that in mind, the resume search service on Indeed.com is free (for now).

The resume search is a straightforward search tool, identical to the site’s job search. Searches can be easily narrowed by simply selecting from a menu that appears with search results. We think one of the coolest features is the ability to roll over a job seekers name to reveal a preview of the resume without a click.  Nice design.

Job seekers will appreciate the simplicity of the system. It accepts all forms of resumes and will import a user’s LinkedIn profile. Users can elect to keep the resume private and not findable in a search, or make it public. In the latter case, the contact information is stripped out. Employers use a form to contact the job seeker, who decides whether or not to respond. Job seekers can also apply to jobs they find on Indeed with their resume.

As with any candidate profile, Newton users can simply cut and paste a profile of the applicant into the system and use the parsing engine to add a candidate to their applicant tracking software.

A Successful Trip to Boston and a Special Thanks to the Boston Area Cloud Computing Group

Steve Hazelton presenting to the Boston Area Cloud Computing Group

Our recent trip to Boston was a great opportunity to speak with several prospective clients and to address the Boston Area Cloud Computing Group. Steve, Newton’s chief product officer spent nearly 30 minutes addressing a packed house at Microsoft’s Waltham campus on Monday night. Offering a unique perspective on why we have chosen to forego the cloud for now, Steve kept the crowd intrigued with his recount of Newton’s recent evaluation of Amazon’s cloud computing services and the challenges specifically around what he referred to as environmental variability.  As Steve put it, “We have every intention of utilizing the cloud in the future but, we could not with 100% certainty, ensure that our customers would not see some amount of service interruption had we made the decision to go with AWS.” “Furthermore, reliability is one of our core business tenants and just can’t be compromised at any cost.”

Due to time constraints, we were not able to demonstrate Newton’s online recruiting software to the attendees but, Steve did deliver well received remarks regarding our business model and specifically how we are making business software easier to buy, activate, and use.

Thank you Wayne Pauley, Matt Rudnick and the entire Boston Area Cloud Computing community for being such gracious hosts.  We look forward to returning to Boston soon.