Posted by unregistered user at 12/26/06 7:43 p.m.

Jobster doing layoffs, oh, the irony.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/26/06 11:57 p.m.

About time Goldberg got fired. I met him at a queen anne bar,the guy is so full of himself. Looked like someone with all show and no substance. When does he find time to run the company?

Posted by unregistered user at 12/27/06 8:31 a.m.

Goldberg is the one who needs fired. The guy is a fool. If he worried less about his Prada shoes and more about his business Jobster might have had a chance.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/27/06 8:42 a.m.

What exactly is jobster and more importantly, why should we care? (Yes, I know what they do). Great, another web 2.0 site that enables collaboration or taps the power of the social web or whatever. Frankly, Jobster could disappear tomorrow and job searching wouldn't be negatively impacted at all. I doubt most people outside of the VC community would even notice.

I'm not saying these web 2.0 companies don't do something mildly interesting, but certainly not something that's worth $48 million and 100+ employees.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/27/06 10:24 a.m.

I saw him at Neighbors & he didn't even look twice at me...So arragant!

Posted by unregistered user at 12/27/06 11:32 a.m.

how did jobster end up hiring 145 people? I know a number of people there, and they're strong, but what do they need 145 people for, and why didn't one of their advisors stop them from going crazy?

Posted by unregistered user at 12/27/06 1:24 p.m.

Why surprised? Pretty much every press release they did during last 18 months stated a significantly different mission. Wild & contradictory numbers were reported ("400 customers" & "north of $20m revenue") - wonder what real numbers are.

VC's ought to know that only 1 in 500 start-ups is out-of-the-box success and can be allowed to spend cash like Paris Hilton.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/27/06 3:12 p.m.

Some people work in fantasy and others in reality.

Here is the reality.

Jobster and JGO as he goes by are getting a tongue lashing from their VC's and telling him to focus more on the business and less on the fluff and BS.

1) Monster is a crap product..........come on, old drum that he is beating. Nothing to lose by saying it except make himself look like a fool. 1 billion in revenue. Thousands of happy clients and job seekers.

2) Recruiters are going away............how this softball was not belted around by the blogsphre escapes me.

In 1 blog post, recruiters are our biggest users, in another, recruiters are old school.

3) Everyone knows Jobster in the recruiting world. Ego has sank many a ships and NOONE is going to argue with the ego of this cat.

4) File under a lot of enegry, some great ideas (likley), but an eager beaver egomaniac that got a little too big for his britches.

5) If folks get let go, shame on him for some of his recent posts, during a phase when people are wondering if they can put food on the table.

JGO......grow up and get some business sense.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/27/06 4:43 p.m.

1st VP of Sales that came from Monster---Gone

1st CFO----gone

For such a upbeat start up, the turn over has been pretty rapid.

Who's next?

Posted by Amitai Givertz at 12/28/06 6:28 a.m.

I cannot comment on the comments above. Everyone is entitled to a point of view and some of those posted here may be fair, or not. It seems to me that if someone is going to make damning remarks about Jobster and personal attacks on Jason Goldberg - nothing wrong with that if you can back it up - at least have the "character" yourselves to put your name to the comment so that you too can be held to the same standards of scrutiny you seem determined to apply here.

I encourage you to look to the recruiting blogs for a divergent set of views and comments, written by people you can identify, judge on their reputations. You might click over to Recruiting.com which is a portal for recruiting blogs and where this debate is being held in an open forum. Nothwithstanding Jobster's ownership, Recruiting.com is independantly run, seperate from Jobster. You can even be Anonymous there if you still don't have the gumption to stand by what you have to say.

Posted by Neil Cauldwell at 12/28/06 12:50 p.m.

I was one of the first people in the UK to use Jobster from a recruiter perspective, and as a 22 yr old undergrad who has grown up on online video games and social networks, the idea simply made sense.

However, recruitment in the UK is way behind all other industries in adopting technology - many of the people over here have yet to learn what a blog is. Therefore getting people to adopt a social networking system based around online profiles and viral marketing isn't easy. If the industry is also like this in the US, then we can expect Jobster to pick up pace (just as many other web 2.0 startups will continue to do) in 2007.

The Jobster business model is very different to the usual web 2.0 startup - Jason couldn't just throw Jobster out there and let viral narketing do it's thing. Instead he needed (and still needs) staff that could travel to clients and effectively communicate, sell, configure and maintain Jobster licenses and client relationships.

I've used Monster extensively, and Jason is making a justified point when he states that it is no where near as effective as it should be (again I am speaking from the my experience in the UK). I honestly believe that a social networking system AND a job board will sit side by side with each other in the future - and this could always be Jobster and Monster.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/28/06 12:56 p.m.

I've even heard people say that Jason Goldberg doesn't even allow other people named "Jason" to be called by the name Jason at Jobster. I guess he's the only one that can be called "Jason"...that seems odd to me.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/28/06 12:57 p.m.

I have to say I am perplexed by the volume and personal nature of the attacks here, which seem to point squarely at JGO (as annointed above). I don't know the guy, but I have followed the company on and off.

My only comments are as follows:
1) The personal attacks here must be coming from somewhere and have something behind them. My first guess is that his employees are lashing out anonymously - who else would be so cutting? But again, the volume of these comments suggest that there MUST be something of substance behind them- perhaps arrogance in the workplace is demoralizing his employees? Maybe they are angry and feel misled? I don't know- but hopefully Mr Goldberg is taking stock of whats behind the comments and not just brushing them off.

2) All the of "bubble" comments and "it's 99 all over again" don't seem to hold water in my view. Don't they have a large number of customers that pay them money? That must mean they have a business model- revenue doesn't just fall out of the sky for a startup. The bubble days were characterized by businesses without a model- a "build it and they will come" mentality. This firm has a product, has sales people, has a respectable revenue growth, if you dig down into (and believe) historical postings here and on Jobster's blog.

3) Building a real business is never perfect. Anyone who expects perfection in execution (either from inside or outside company walls) needs to take a dose of reality. Mistakes mean a company is taking risks, which are required in order to create value - but there needs to be balance. If I were to recount the list of companies (profitable and not so profitable) that have reviewed their business and considered making layoffs, you would all quickly be overwhelmed.

Be sure that I will be watching this situation as it develops, I am sure there will be many lessons to learn.
Good luck to all the employees and management of the company as they figure this out.

Posted by Jeff Tokarz at 12/28/06 1:57 p.m.

Ami ... well said. Once again, you've proven to be the voice of reason.

If Jobster is such a non-starter ... why all of the attention ... be it negative or positive?

Fan or foe ... let's give Jobster opportunity to be all that it can be!

Posted by unregistered user at 12/28/06 5:14 p.m.

My 2 cents.

Love him or hate em, you can give Goldberg some credit for what he has done in the BLOG world and his visual passion in his writting.

All that aside, lets look at the blog posts and commentary from him.

When he landed his first round of VC he was quoted here on John Cook's Blog as saying something to the tune of:

"I was around at AOL in 1999 and want to grow the company smart"--great comment

Has he backed it up? 26 employees to 145 in 12 months, low overhead office to a 26,000 sf office?

When he landed round 2, he came out and said, they didn't need the money, but know that they might down the road----when is down the road?

If you look at some of his posts on other blogs and the comments he has made at conferences, I think his zest could be mistaken for arrogance (I might be wrong, but will give him credit for putting it out there like he does)

He is learning a good lesson here and hopefully for his staff and customers, this will work out.

Looking at his PR firm who is probably on retainer for about $50k a month, I am shocked that they have not pulled in the blog posting a bit.

Wish the folks over at Jobster the best.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/28/06 5:45 p.m.

If the 145 people that they originally hired actually sat down for a couple of days and built a halfway decent product, they might just become profitable. Honestly, I visit the website and it seems to be the same old rehash on Monster except with broken links in the search results.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/28/06 7:30 p.m.

I agree that some of the comments here are meanspirited and personal about Jobster's CEO.

I would comment that Jobster has had a remarkable run, but have they delivered value to their customers? Truly, the news that mainstream media picks up on is that layoffs may be imminent.

As an investor in web 2.0 companies, I want to know if Jobster is having problems because the idea is flawed (maybe), they are poorly managed (given the two emails, I would say, likely), or they are not delivering value to their customers (in my case, definitely).

Posted by unregistered user at 12/28/06 10:59 p.m.

Back to a prior comment made about 1999... We were all there and there is a distinct difference between "thought leadership" and true management ability/experience. I find it hard to believe that a vc team as suppossedly proven as Jobster's would enable this, even nowadays. Its like letting your kid take the new car on a cross country trip and never checking-in on him ...to see if he has wrecked it or not. I give the guy credit for putting himself out there, if at least confidently...against the big job boards of today's recruiting world. In all fairness, Its easy to throw rocks at the evangelist, isnt it?

I know a handfull of folks that jumped ship from their prior co's b/c they saw an honest chance at growth with Jobster - I just hope they get a severance if they are coming back from holidays to "happy new year...sorry to see ya go" meetings with their management.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/29/06 5:55 a.m.

One employee has already left the company — Tracy Lawrence Burman, president of business operations. She founded a company called GetConnected before joining Jobster in 2005.

This spells trouble, as the above post points out the first VP of Sales, the first CFO and now Tracy.

Go back and read the press release on her hire. Top notch.

3 high level exits spells trouble this soon in the race.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/29/06 9:35 a.m.

I went over and read his blog for the first time and was stunned that this individual is running anything other than an ice cream truck. He truly does come off as a petulant boor who, in his rather inane desire to seem hip and open, actually does himself and (most importantly) his VC handlers an incredible disservice.

From the most recent:
"...and that's what we're doing over here at jobster.

what are you doing?"

I keep reading items regarding his arrogance and this type of blather does little to dissuade those of us on the outside. In the same line, he then proceeds to answer an anonymous poster who makes a rather amusing and pointed comment regarding his seemingly defensive posture. The response is not one I would expect from the leader of any company I would support in any manner.

What on my iPod? "my gawd", "ya", "you ever had to do that?" I felt like I was reading the scribblings of a teenage girl who was desperately trying to impress her 5 Myspace friends.

In any event, a few things here... Jobster is in a space that will support almost any plastic plant for a period of time (especially if you con 50M out of a tower) simply due to the fact that companies are always looking for the next best way to hire people who can actually show up for work. The problem, of course, is that they are in a space that has been effectively controlled by the dinosaurs (Monster, Careerbuilder, ...) and others with slight twists to their approach. Jobster, Linkedin, and others of their ilk have taken the social networking meets potential hire mantra. All of the above are competing with 3rd-party entities who we all heard were going to disappear due to these type of sites, but have seemingly maintained a very strong foothold in the industry.

So-called 2.0 companies are under extreme pressure to show a profit in short order. Goldberg is clearly feeling the heat to produce in a market that is absolutely glutted with players on all sides of a very narrow fence. His less-than-savory public reactions combined with the information I have been able to glean tell me that those involved should expect a bumpy and potentially short ride.

Final note: I noticed that John Connors is on the board. He recently fled the mast of another company just prior to its tanking. If he makes a quiet move you can count them out with certainty. Frankly, I'm very surprised he is involved with this one.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/29/06 10:36 a.m.

After reading these comments, I'm left floored by people's immaturity and ignorance. I understand that emotions take over when fear kicks in, but c'mon people, act grown up and have a little self-control & dignity. Concentrate on the solution, not the problem.

It's maddening to see that these individuals would take the time to write something so low and personally attack Jason Goldberg, when I'm sure majority of you don't know him at all. And for those of you who still work at Jobster and yet write things like this, why haven't you already left, if it's such a bad place to be. I'm appalled at the tone in which some of you individuals have chosen to express yourselves. This is a business institution/matter, not a football game!~

Posted by unregistered user at 12/29/06 11:59 a.m.

20067

Have you read JGO's blog at all?

He has brought the level of communication and immaturity to a new low as Web 2.0 CEO. Folks in the space should be emailing him to clean up his act.

"my gawd"---I'd have another $20 million. You don't think that is a tad bit ridiculous for a guy that is the leader of a 145 person up beat/start up?

Ha....

Your comments are funny.

The fact is that he has made his own bed by being this public.

Where are all the supporters? If he is the leader of the free blog nation, where are the fans?

Prove the folks just looking at surface data/blog posts wrong.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/29/06 1:47 p.m.

Actually, Jobster has always had high turn over at the executive ranks.

Ethan Lowry was their first VP of Products and left after the first years due to issues with JGO.

Then Jonathan Weinstein, the first VP of Marketing, left earlier in 2006.

Also, one of the foudners of the start-up that formed the basis of the Jobster search engine left 6 months after the company was acquired by Jobster.

Takes these data points and the comments on JGO's blog (some of the most immature comments I've ever seen from a CEO) and draw your own conclusions.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/29/06 4:34 p.m.

What is interesting is that Jobster just recently moved in to much much larger and more expensive offices recently.

So did the CEO not have an idea that they were supposed to turn a profit in 2007. Maybe he just lost track of that and forgot while signing that new multi-year commercial lease.

Something doesn't sound right. Geeze - he sounds like a real putz when you read his blog. JGO - it isnt' about you. It is about your team. Firing people isn't something to pump your chest out while you talk about tought choices.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/29/06 6:05 p.m.

Bright side........

This Blog talks about alot of other companies getting money infused.

So if some folks get let go or leave (would you really want to stay after a storm like this, true colors are showing through?), peeps will be able to land in new gigs!

Could not agree more with a few comments up on this being a teenagers blog.

"my favorite songs are....."---16 year old comment
"I like that others are talking about me"---17 year old comment
"i promised profitability"---$48 million, noone thought you promised you would swim through the money flying all over and talking serious smack, of course you promised profitability

My bet..........the inside/outside Jobster Blog is TONED way down in 2007........

starting with a politically crafted comment from the Chief Jobster on how he has to focus more on hard and pressing business decisions and less on the music, airline woes, car theft stories and on and on.....

Posted by unregistered user at 12/29/06 10:34 p.m.

It looks as if Jon Anderson, founding partner of Ignition Partners, is no longer listed on the ignition website as being on Jobster's board of directors.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/29/06 10:55 p.m.

Who is the greater fool: the fool or the VC fool who follows the fool? Or the journalist who buys the hype? You can look at unprofitable 2.0 companies in Seattle that have business models ranging from uninspired (Jobster)to terrible (Farecast, Redfin, Judy's book) and conclude that the emperor truly has no clothes. A first time CEO raises $50 million dollars and spends it and all that will be left over is a shoe collection of Marcosian proportions.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/30/06 10:18 a.m.

Hey Jobster devs.. You should rate Jobster on http://coderific.com/ and give 'em the kick in the butt they need to become "profitable" in 2007.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/30/06 11:14 a.m.

Questions and Answers:

Is it really the time to be slapping yourself on your back for blogging and being so transparent?

-Again, it's like a high school kid with a big ego acting out and belting his chest. Is it time to be joking about music on your IPOD?

Is this the same guy that goes around preaching about being so passionate about changing the "way people find jobs"? Is this the same guy that speaks about really making a difference?

-Not sure, because in person at events and on his blog, he comes across as a self serving ego-maniac. I think that this perspective is ringing through all the posts.

3 years and 145 people into it, you are asking the rhetorical question about reviewing your business?

-Great idea, but great leaders higher in line with the developments and projection of the company and funding. You don't stuff the cow and then say, sorry the real plan was xxxx. I would say that any individual that is let go has been dealt a bad hand.

Not sure that this individual really gets what people are typing and or what the street is saying.

It isn't about you. Again, it isn't about you.

It is about your style and lack of business leadership.

Any VC worth a salt will talk about deals like marriage. Some are great and mutually beneficial, others just don't work.

No doubt and I could not agree more that the folks that are paying for the 26,000 in new space and the pay role are going to tell Mr. Goldberg to clean up his act.

Bad PR has sank many quality ships.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/30/06 12:29 p.m.

Frankly I dont care about the personality of the CEO or what he chooses to blog about.

This is a case where people were in a mode where they thought wishes could create reality, that spin = what really would happen.

Not the only case we can all think of.

Too much focus on JGO and not the mentality of the whole thing.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/30/06 4:25 p.m.

To the Jobster employee that told it how it is (from his in house/real time/in limbo existence)......Thanks!

Your story is likley similar to many at Jobster.

*Cool start up
*Lot's of money
*Charasmatic young CEO with what appears to be a great history (has anyone done any digging on his real work background?)(was he a coffee page at the White House?)
*Passionate message to the incoming folks

....then the gut check......the holy moly realization that, this company is burning through cash....and not having the traction and growth that they hoped for.

Your instincts are your best mechanism to make a decision on your own future.

If there is such a huge disconnect in such a small company, hope you get out now and start somewhere fresh with the same energy and hope as when you landed at Jobster.

My take from reading all of his past blog posts (most current a few times), I really think that this guy has lost complete sense of his original blog posts and direction. He goes from changing the recruiting landscape to:
-My BMW X5 was stolen
-This airline stinks
-This songs are in my IPOD

I think most would be embarrased/disheartened by his communications to the entire net world.

Originally, they seemed a bit zesty, but you have to like a fire in a company (would you want a leader that is flat?), BUT some of these posts and his position's are mind boggling at such and obvious time of distress.

Yes I said distress.

Larger companies have imploded, it is very possible that it is a case of the main man departing for the well being of the investors stake.

It is nice to see a few bootlickers cheer him on, at least he can sleep at night.

To those in a time of change, hold on to your energy, there are lots of companies doing great things and you can be wiser next time and get to know the mgt and their style.

Good luck!

Posted by jobster employee at 12/30/06 4:52 p.m.

Thanks to the commenter above. It's a very strange thing, being an employee at Jobster right now. The entire blogging world is talking about us, and yet we're completely irrevelant. For anyone else who wants to read it:

http://jobster.blogs.com/blog_dot_jobster_dot_com/2006/12/questions_and_a.html#comments

To feed the blogging frenzy, we just got another (very short) email from JG about an hour ago. Said nothing. Still no deadlines or actual updates. I guess he's too busy watching his skyrocking Technorati ranking to formulate an actual plan for us employees... ;)

On the brighter side: look out Seattle recruiters. A whole lot of incredibly talented people will be on the job market in the very near future. I can say without reservation that I've never worked with a group of brighter, innovative, hard-working people. Snatch us up!

Posted by unregistered user at 12/31/06 4:20 a.m.

Who cares about JG... it's the product that sucks. I had been using from 6 months now and can tell you honestly that it's not worth the money you are filling JG coffers.
Amitai talks about recruiting.com and forgets to mention that its owned by jobster and where in you have headhunters who sings praises for jobster and the funny thing is most of them have never used jobster. Recruiting.com like jobster is all about hype where in a bunch of 10+odd headhunters(most of them non corporate) are blogging day and night.I am not sure when they working?
(caution: I am not talking about all of them)

I can tell you with all honesty that your ACT (contacts) works better or If anyone uses ANY tweakable ATS system efficiently.. It works better that jobster. Most of the time their server is down and its like employees are uploading network contacts and doing the job and jobster is sitting with a pretty website and collecting money. The funny part is that they started selling a new tool called "people search" which I think kind of sells the contacts which the employees uploaded(Companies beware here).Looks like they want to give competition to zoominfo which is far better product.

Being fair it's a great concept and a great Idea and I have nothing against JG but if you are considering jobster as a product for you company make sure you have checked it thoroughly with references and THINK AGAIN.

This is a corporate Recruiter view as for Amitai...Plese go use the product and give some honest opinion and stop sing priases for things you don't know.
I am not including my name; not because of new changes in the Whistle Blowing Act......:)rather I 'coz I know better.

Posted by Amitai Givertz at 12/31/06 6:32 a.m.

Two comments in reply to 20152:

1. I was quite clear about Jobster's ownership of Recruiting.com in my comment 19941 and mentioned that Recruiting.com operates as independent portal for recruiting blogs. As it happens, Jason Goldberg has publicly stated Recruiting.com get's no more than the part-time support of a single developer.

More so now that this blogstorm is so widespread, Recruiting.com remains a helpful single source of comments, opinion and news as it relates to this matter. Again, I encourage anyone who wants to get a broader point of view than the one provided in this single – sometimes questionable – thread, to check out the submitted articles. I also suggest RecruitingFly [www.recruitingfly.com] if you want to use a search engine for specific searches of the recruiting blogs.

2. You say that I have no knowledge of Jobster's product, never used it. On both counts here, again, you are wrong. Which draws me to conclude:

How many unidentifiable detractors, assassins and muckrakers - like 20152 – are expressing subjective views as objective facts? The pillory is never a good place to uncover the truth.

Happy New Year, everyone.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/31/06 8:40 a.m.

I think that there is a comeback story of 2007 here, provided the CEO takes in what has been written in this blog and what he knows in his gut.

Tone it down.

Let's talk about the stakeholders:

Employees----your number one asset and from 3 posts, it seems that folks are 50/50 as to the style in which you lead and in the manner you have handled this very public debocle. They are your #1 asset. The recent events have probably lit up your inbox with "we are with you", "we believe", "let's move on", if it didn't you are in trouble.

You are a company that claims to want to change the current status of job search, right? And the end user experience?

If how you treat your employees is any indication of your leadership ability, look out.

VC's----when does someone at one of these companies step up and in and protect their investment and capital. VC's and CEO's clash regularly, part of business, sometimes it can be healthy, but this has been lowered to a Myspace/teenage rant by a CEO of a popular and well funded/respected company?

You have a responsibility to the folks that have given you your opportunity.

Customers----$10-$20-$30-$50 million in revenue, who knows? but you have indicated time and time again that the rev is growing, the client list is strong. Your Blog is a tuff read for a customer or potential customer to stomach.

Fact or Fiction, read recruiting.com, ERE and others and make your own determination, but the truth is somewhere in the middle and time will tell.

I personally think it is time for Goldberg to answer the pressing question and admit some faults. Not to write a politically correct response about reviews/profits. (easy way out) Talk about what has gone right, what hasn't worked.

If you have millions in the bank, then why lay offs? Why in the world would a company growing so rapidly that is such great financial shape, go in reverse?

My guess is that the growth or product has not developed or had traction as desired.

Good luck to all in 2007.

Posted by unregistered user at 1/2/07 9:02 a.m.

It really comes down to the client service group Jobster has put in place to work with the clients. Jobster was built as a sales organization with a top notch development team. This has been, and continues to be, the short coming of the organization. If they want to succeed, put a service staff in place that can handle and train the clients. The product works, but the clients need much more direction and support than they have received.

Posted by unregistered user at 1/2/07 9:21 a.m.

AS sure as death and taxes...Thsi can all be summed up by one simple line:

Companies exist to build profit, NOT to employ people.

Posted by unregistered user at 1/2/07 11:35 a.m.

Amitai ,
Did you see the demo of jobster; Demo is great and luncheon is much better. I don't see "RCI Recruitment Solutions" as a client of jobster or may be jobster failed to add your co. Have a look at jobster's client at http://www.jobster.com/corp/customersuccess.jsp
which HASN'T changed in a LONG long time and that's an objective fact.(Here again I am NOT talking about 100's of co's which jobster has offered pilot programs and not clients YET)
This is my point and I have great admiration for JG and the idea of jobster but (read carefully Amitai)THE product is not worth the HUGE amount you are paying you and asking customers to check reference IS being objective.
You never mentioned about "People Search".. again what's your co. which is using jobster everyday????

Posted by unregistered user at 1/2/07 1:47 p.m.

I am an employee at Jobster. The environment at Jobster has always been fun while promoting hard work and creativity. I may or may not be on the chopping block (I just don't know yet), but I do stand behind Jobster as a technology.
Jason Goldberg, in my experience, is a little hyper; however he has always listened to our customer base and has spent a lot of time on the front lines.
To those employees reading this, I know things are a little scary, but angry or not we all believe in what we are selling and you know that.
In my experience the problem is that most corporate recruiters are not wanting to be proactive. They are content posting and wading through resumes.
When Jobster is mandated from a VP or Director at a company, they usually have fantastic success.
It's time for the industry to be proactive in order to find better people.
Hopefully Jobster will be able to turn things around and lead them in that direction.

Posted by unregistered user at 1/2/07 4:12 p.m.

I look at actions, not words when deciding on what right. The fact that John Weinstein (marketing genius from Microsoft) Tracy Burman (simply brilliant) and Ethan Lowry (very, very smart)have left the company means that something is wrong. I have reason to believe that each of these players received stock options in the 100,000+ share range. To leave more than half of these options on the table means that they don't believe Jobster is going to amount to anything serious - at least not enough to put up with a 16 yr old "CEO."

Posted by stugotsn at 1/2/07 4:23 p.m.

So, did anything go down at Jobster today?

Posted by stugotsn at 1/2/07 5:37 p.m.

never mind, i just found the other thread. what a circus.

Posted by unregistered user at 1/2/07 8:06 p.m.

It is shocking how silly and mean spirited the attacks at Jason Goldberg are.

Posted by unregistered user at 1/2/07 8:33 p.m.

I think it's shocking how silly and mean spirited Jason Goldberg is.

Posted by Carl Chapman at 1/3/07 7:28 a.m.

Wow, people sure can be mean when they are hiding their identities. I'm happy that my friend Amitai stands up for more civilized behavior. However, that doesn't mean that I agree 100% with his perspective on Jobster of Jason.

For poster #19895 - the blogosphere did take notice of Jason's comments on recruiters and I took personal issue with them in my article here: Will Recruiters Become Extinct?.

As for how my experiences with Jobster have gone, I found their sales staff to be driven but unimaginative and probably not empowered. The product seems very overpriced. I can understand why Jason would be slamming Monster continuously since his product is much more expensive.

The idea behind Jobster seems OK to me, but I'm not sure that Jobster will be the company to give it traction. Not knowing Jason Goldberg and never having attended any meetings or presentations given by Jason, I can only comment from reading his blog and from the filmed presentation where he slammed Monster's interstitial ads. Based upon those, I can understand why the PR firm would like to handle him.

One final thought... at least people are spelling his name correctly. ;-)

Posted by unregistered user at 1/3/07 10:51 p.m.

Looking for old Jobster employees. email me your resume. ljhunt@gmail.com

Posted by unregistered user at 1/4/07 12:09 p.m.

Within how many minutes of meeting a new employee does JG tell them he once worked at the white house?

Posted by unregistered user at 1/6/07 10:05 a.m.

Has the Jobster "Tap on the Shoulder" has turned into a "Shove in the Back" with the latest layoffs, firings, and thanks-but-don't-come-back messages?

It's time for Goldberg to get clipped and let someone with experience bring the innovative Jobster idea to fruition. There are plenty of CEO potentials around who already know how to deliver a consistent strategy, ensure customers' success, control spending and inspire/retain great talent.

Posted by unregistered user at 5/16/07 10:20 p.m.

Hello,How are you, My name is Emmanuel Milo and Jenny, me and my wife own a company that sells Chinese and African textile and fabric material in Hong Kong, I am looking for a trustworthy representative in USA that can help as a link between me and my client over there . Due to this B & T company need someone to work for the company as a Representative/Book keeper in other US .This job takes only 1-3 hours per day. All you need to do is receive this payment from our clients in the States and get it cashed in your bank or a cashing centre then deduct your 10% and forward the balance to the company down here via money gram or Western union money transfer. What the company needed from you is for you to check your emails everyday to know if we have any information for you.Because we need to get payments for our products as soon as it possible because customers can just "forget" to pay. Your task is to coordinate payments from customers and help us with the payment process. You are not invloved in any sales. Our sales manager sells products. Once he makes a sale we deliver the product to a customer (usually through USPS OR FEDEX).The customer receives and checks the products. After this has been done the customer has to pay for the products. About 90 percent of our customers prefer to pay through Certified Cheques and Money orders based on the amount involved.Your tasks are;1. Recieve payment from Customers 2. Cash Payments at your Bank 3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed 4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to. (Payment is to forwarded either by Money Gramme or Western Union Money Transfer). Local Money transfers takes barely hours, so it will give us a possibility to get customer payment almost immediately. If you are intrested to take the post or for more information Kindly contact the company agent Mark Terra Through is personnal email ( mark_terra_agent@yahoo.com )

Posted by unregistered user at 5/17/07 5:05 p.m.

John Weinstein as "marketing genius at Microsoft"??! That's a laugh. He got pushed out & was again pushed out at Jobster by the founders. He still claims he's a co-founder, but the other founders don't seem to think so.