Despite the Economy – Startups are still hiring!

May 18th, 2009 by Guest Author
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Even with the economy in the pits, startups are still looking for those talented individuals who love a fast paced environment.  The real question is, “how do you find these rewarding careers?”

Historically these jobs have been difficult to identify, but not now!  There is a new site whose sole purpose is to connect you to these outstanding Startup Jobs. StartUpHire connects talented individuals to exciting career opportunities at venture capital backed companies and makes it easier for these companies and their investors to build winning teams.

The site has the largest database with more than 10,000 positions ranging from entry level to senior executives. Positions are with thousands of companies throughout the U.S. and Canada. They span all the functional areas – sales, marketing, engineering, finance, operations, manufacturing, administrative, professional services, etc.

StartUpHire provides job seekers with a central job search repository that includes all venture portfolios eliminating the need to visit one VC website at a time in search of opportunity.  User defined search agents provide automatic notification of new job opportunities matching a defined criteria.

StartUpHire is all about jobs at venture backed companies. Instead of getting lost in the noise of the big job boards, these opportunities can now be searched and filtered in a very granular way.  Equally important, visitors self-select as having an interest in these opportunities, which reduces the number of unqualified blast resumes received by employers.

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·    For career professionals: StartUpHire provides the definitive listing of career opportunities at venture backed companies.  Jobs can be filtered by stage, industry, investor, location, job function, and more.  Search agents automatically identify new companies and new jobs matching defined criteria.

·    For employers: StartUpHire makes it easy to reach that target audience of professionals with startup experience.  Posting jobs is restricted to venture backed companies as the site attracts a community which is passionate about these careers.  Job postings reach a broad network of affiliate sites, and employers can easily add a website careers section using the StartUpHire widget.

Basically, if you have any interest in this type of opportunity or need to fully stock your team, I suggest you try this free site. Source: StartUpHire

Searching for an anniversary ring with JewelrySpotter

May 18th, 2009 by Charles S. Knight
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jsJewelrySpotter is a leading online jewelry deal locator. We specialize in finding you the best jewelry deals on the exact jewelry you want- all of it available for purchase immediately and online. At JewelrySpotter you have the ability to search jewelry specials, discounts and deals from all of the world’s leading jewelry manufacturers, brands and retailers!  It’s free too! My 25th wedding anniversary is in June, so I decided to go shopping…

7.65ctw 18k White Gold Emerald Cut Diamond Band.

wr5003w18-deThis elegant emerald cut diamond eternity band is an eye catching ring can easily make a woman’s anniversary or special occasion one to remember.

Price: $10,299.99

At JewelrySpotter, not only can you search for those amazing jewelry deals, but you don’t even have to sign-up for anything to do it! It’s absolutely 100% free! You simply go to the JewelrySpotter home page, select the kind of jewelry you are looking for and begin your search (Spot the Deals!)- it doesn’t get any easier than this. If you are a jewelry manufacturer, brand, reseller, retailer, auction site or clearance site, we want to list your amazing jewelry deals. Contact us to set up an account. Source: JewelrySpotter

Job search engine Raveal reveals Resume 2.0

May 18th, 2009 by Charles S. Knight
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ravealRaveal provides a service that goes beyond established resume building sites. Raveal lets you build a visually stunning portfolio of your work  experience. The resume is sharp. The gallery is simple to use. Raveal is unique because it helps businesses deal with a large pool of talent and create a searchable database of your people.

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Raveal is a cross between monster.com and flickr.com with the specific goal of showcasing you as a professional.

We go beyond the established resume building sites by giving you the power to build a visually stunning resume and portfolio of your work and experience.

Raveal is not just for creatives.  Raveal serves both left and the right brainiacs with equal parts simplicity and flare.

Raveal provides a PDF of both your resume and portfolio.  Visitors to your profile can download the PDF, or you can email it to them.

Raveal is completely free for you to use.  Forever.  There is no advertising or banners either.  You are allowed 100 MB of space for your portfolio of images, video, audio, and documents. Upgrading to a Pro account gives you more advanced features, such as 1 GB of space, a custom URL, detailed profile statistics, and blog feeds.

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What good is that resume or portfolio if you can’t share it?  In the same fashion as leaving behind a business card, you can leave behind your raveal.net / yourname URL.  You can show initiative by emailing your resume/portfolio to a prospect.  Pro account holders can point a custom domain at their account. You don’t have to be actively looking for a job.  Raveal works just as well as your personal, 24×7, marketing page for freelancers and consultants.

Making your profile public sets you up for a grand appearance in search results.  Not only will you show up in Raveal’s search engine, but Google is alerted to your presence and added to their index. Source: Raveal

Searching for a good foreclosure lawyer? Try Avvo.

May 18th, 2009 by Charles S. Knight
Posted in News, People, Verticals | 1 Comment »

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At Avvo, our mission is to help people navigate the complex and confusing legal industry. Choosing a lawyer is an incredibly important decision—yet most people have no idea how to go about doing it, and resources to guide them are scarce.  Avvo is guided by two basic principles:

1. Focus on the needs of regular people.

Many of the resources available today were developed for people who are already legal industry “insiders”—but Avvo was created specifically to help people who know very little about the law and may have no experience choosing a lawyer.

2. Provide information, as well as guidance.

We believe that providing open access to information about lawyers, coupled with guidance on how to use that information, is the best way to help people choose the right lawyer. Information is empowering: the more people learn about attorneys and how to select an attorney, the more comfortable and confident they’ll feel seeking legal help—and we think this will benefit both clients and lawyers.
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Avvo rates and profiles every attorney, so that people can choose the right attorney. Lawyer profiles contain helpful information including a lawyer’s experience, areas of practice, disciplinary history, and ratings from clients. Profile data comes from many sources, including state courts and bar associations, lawyer websites, and information provided by lawyers.

Information meets guidance in the Avvo Rating—our effort to evaluate a lawyer’s background using a mathematical model that considers the information we know about a lawyer. This information is shown in the lawyer’s profile, including a lawyer’s years in practice, disciplinary history, professional achievements, and industry recognition—all factors that, in our opinion, are relevant to assessing a lawyer’s qualifications.

The Avvo Story
Avvo co-founder Mark Britton, an attorney for 16 years and formerly the top lawyer at Expedia.com, knows firsthand the challenges people face in finding the right attorney. Not only has he hired hundreds of attorneys throughout his career, but he noticed something peculiar while he was spending a year in Italy with his family. Even though he was gone for a year and was on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, Mark was repeatedly contacted by friends, family, and acquaintances—all seeking his advice about how to choose a lawyer. It was clear that there was an unfulfilled need for advice and guidance, so upon returning to the U.S., Mark partnered with Paul Bloom, a veteran of Microsoft’s Consumer Division. The two quickly assembled a world-class team with deep expertise in law, consumer products, and technology, and Avvo—short for avvocato, lawyer in Italian—was born. Source: Avvo