Version Notes The primary focus of this release was adding links to sponsorship logos on billboard homepages. In addition, improvements were made to analytics and backend process that impact performance. New Features Sponsor Logo Link Deployed: 9/4/12 The logo for …
Author Archives: Mike Seidle
About Mike Seidle
With over 20 years of business development including launching three startups, Mike Seidle is the Director of Development for the DirectEmployers Foundation. Prior to joining the foundation, Mike started ProBlog Service, Virtual Payment Systems, and has held leadership positions with Inacom/Vanstar, Expanse and Indy Associates.Microsites Release Notes Version 4.5 - 2 August 2012 (Deployment 131-02) The focus of this release was on Billboard Hotspot Ads, Featured Companies, and Task Manager Stability. New Features Billboard Hotspot Ads Deployed: 8/2/12 Companies can now sponsor specific portions …
August 2, 2012 | Posted in blog
Last night (July 15, 2012) our DNS provider reported a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack that has caused intermittent outages for the majority of .JOBS sites hosted by DirectEmployers. As of 9:10AM today (July 16,2012, our DNS provider has …
July 16, 2012 | Posted in blog | Tagged ddos, denial of service, support notice
Version Notes The major addition during this release was the introduction of a search API. Initially, this API will only be used internally in the system, but it is the first step towards a publicly available API. New Features Search …
June 22, 2012 | Posted in .JOBS Microsites
June 7, 2012: DirectEmployers has enhanced .JOBS Microsites, the leading branded career microsite solution, to provide more relevant results for veterans and returning armed services members. Employers can now map specific categories of jobs to military job classifications including Army …
June 7, 2012 | Posted in .JOBS Microsites | Tagged afsc, military, moc, product enhancement, rating, veterans
Today, DirectEmployers released several new enhancements to the market leading .JOBS Microsites career marketing platform. .JOBS Microsites are used by 42% of the Fortune 500 and power .JOBS Universe sites like jobs.jobs. The new features provide compatibility with new US Department of Labor job search sites, enable more accurate tracking of traffic and simplify the process of importing jobs from applicant tracking systems to .JOBS Microsites.
Enhanced support for Schema.org’s Job Posting standard frees employers from needing to pay a job board or aggregator to publish jobs to US Department of Labor initiatives. According to Rick Wherle, VP of Product Development, “Support for Schema.Org now enables .JOBS Microsite owners to submit their .JOBS Microsites to US Department of Labor job banks like SummerJobs 2012 and the National Resource Directory.”
April 27, 2012 | Posted in .JOBS Microsites, blog | Tagged .jobs Microsites, product enhancement
Diversity is a real problem in computer engineering and computer science related careers. DirectEmployers Foundation decided to do something about the problem by sponsoring the first ever Indianapolis Python Workshop for Women and their Friends. The event was a resounding …
April 27, 2012 | Posted in blog, open source | Tagged computer engineering, computer science, diversity, python
Despite not having most of the features of competing music players, iPod won. iPod proved that feature correctness can enable a product with fewer features to win a market over well financed, more advanced products. Apple did not invent the MP3 player. Apple entered the mp3 player market four years late. Apple tossed out conventional wisdom and did something totally different. Apple focussed on having essential features (like high quality sound) and creating new features their competitors did not have:
April 27, 2012 | Posted in .JOBS Microsites, blog
There are really two things you expect when you go to a job board to find a job: You can find jobs that are interesting to you. You can make contact with employers that have interesting jobs. Employers have a …
April 20, 2012 | Posted in .JOBS Microsites, blog | Tagged feature correctness, features, product design
Today, DirectEmployers Association launched a new, visually engaging home page for US State .JOBS sites. The new layout features a user directed slideshow which features beautiful photographs of state landmarks and member sponsored photo content. The new design also moves these .JOBS sites to the .JOBS Microsites platform which improves page load time and provides a more search engine friendly site structure.
March 18, 2012 | Posted in .JOBS Microsites, blog | Tagged .JOBS Universe, product enhancement
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