[ernie] The Electronic Recruiting News In Email_010306

[Carrie Baggs <interbiz@interbiznet.com>]

		John Sumser's   Electronic Recruiting News
interbiznet.com E R N I E Electronic Recruiting News In Email Our Rate Card S P O N S O R S Find out more About IBN Got a news tip? Got a news tip? Tell us at news@ interbiznet.com Our Rate Card Articles Presentations Trends Reports Archives Resume Databases (Over 60) Company Job Listings (Over 4000) Suggestions? It is better to not be on the web than to be on and not know why John Sumser Reality is more complex than it seems. John Gall It's better to do a few things really well than than to do a lot of things badly. If you can't make the necessary commitments of time and energy to your electronic marketing efforts scale back your plan. John Sumser All material in this email is the property of IBN (The Internet Business Network: interbiznet.com) You may download a copy for personal use. Redistribution without permission is strictly prohibited. All material in this email is © 1995 - 2001 by IBN OUR HOME	Read Today's Interbiznet Bugler (New) Download the 2001 ERI Executive Summary. Requires Acrobat. 2001 Electronic Recruiting Index is available. Order your copy today! To subscribe or unsubscribe from ERNIE, please use the form on the linked page. Search For A Business Model Goes On (Trend 9) (March 6, 2001) For all of the talk, a business model is a simple thing: sell enough of your product or service to exceed expenses. Although common sense suggests that this is a straightforward process, large numbers of Internet businesses were started without an operating business model. The idea, driven by high volumes of speculative investment, was that building an Internet business might disclose radical new forms of commerce. So far, the Electronic Recruiting Industry has not delivered on this promise. Current "business models" are simple modest derivatives of traditional forms of employment advertising and research. Job Boards and Resume Databases, the predominant fixture in the industry, are little better than automated versions of yesterday's tools. After all, the Job Board is not a significant innovation beyond automated databases in Unemployment Offices from years gone by. As a replacement for traditional newspaper employment advertising, the new forms offer little in the way of really exciting improvement. The best way to think about the continued search for new business models is as a split issue. Companies willing to publicly admit their quest for a business model are risky vendors and should be avoided. Their continued survival is a matter of speculation. On the other hand, the evolution of real technology is often slower than the patience of speculators. As investment flows into the Electronic Recruiting Industry, the pressure will be to keep pricing at today's artificially low points. Companies that search for new business models often provide high value at an extraordinary discount. They are spending investor's money to buy market share or flesh out their experiment. As long as these players maintain some level of visibility, services provided to customers of the industry will be significant values. Over time, the search for real results for real customers will produce new technologies and approaches that make "transformation" a reality. Solid capital investment in sound ideas will be a necessary component of that evolution. Until the focus shifts to "real solutions for real customers", however, the slow account growth that plagues some companies will continue. - John Sumser ******************************************************************************************    What position can Sendouts.com put your firm in?       A more competitive one.      Find out how: Get access to hundreds of thousands of qualified candidates. Manage every step of the placement process. Establish a stronger presence on the web.    Do it all with one web-based application for under $100 a month.    Final reason to visit us:    Get over $500 in savings with our introductory offer package. Contacting Us: Call, fax, write, email. We'd love to talk about your project. All material on this site is © 1995 - 2001 by IBN: interbiznet.com (The Internet Business Network), 346 Starling Rd., Mill Valley, CA 94941 415.380.8244 staff@interbiznet.com To Subscribe or Unsubscribe From the ERNIE... Enter email: Enter name:	FEATURES: Interbiznet Trends (New) Email Newsletters      - Daily Industry News      - ERN in Email      ANNUAL REPORTS:      - 2001      - 2000      - 1999      - 1997      - 1996      - Report Pricing      RESOURCES: Top 100 E-Recruiters Presentations Recruiter's Toolkit Seminar In A Box ERN Archives 1st Steps In The Hunt      ADVERTISING: Our Rate Card Last Week's ERN March 4, 2001 When In Doubt Community It's A Song Targeting RIP ERN Archives

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