Ultra-geeky and venerable tech news site Slashdot will have its job listings powered by JobThread, a company that provides the site publisher with the turnkey software in exchange for a piece of the classified action.
JobThread CEO Eric Yoon told murdok in a phone call that website owners who want a job board desire one that can be tailored to their users. The broad approach of a one-size-fits-all job site like a Monster or a CareerBuilder does not provide the same experience. The most recent convert to the JobThread experience, jobs site. Visitors can browse through jobs placed by companies like Cisco and others, or search through the site's listings by job title and location. JobThread has a straightforward business model for sites like Slashdot, Salon. The site sets the rate for placing a classified on its site. The site publisher and JobThread split the revenue 50/50. Currently, Slashdot has about 150 listings available through its JobThread classifieds, at $400 per 30-day listing. That's $60,000, divided evenly between Slashdot and JobThread. That should help coverSuggest a Correction
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