Workstir wants to take guesswork out of Craigslist-style job listings
Users can create detailed profiles that give you a good idea of their skills and work experience. More importantly, there's a feedback system so that past customers can rate performance, giving you a good idea of whether the person you're thinking about hiring is trustworthy, reliable, and good at their job.
Right now, Workstir has one major problem: It does't have a whole lot of registered users. That means you won't find a ton of workers or job listings. And if you do find a worker who matches your needs, odds are they won't have any feedback yet. But if Workstir can overcome the chicken or egg problem, I could see a site that combines the simplicity of Craigslist with a feedback system really taking off.
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Scott said 9:27AM on 11-15-2008
Guru is another great site and already established with rates and reviews.
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Matt said 11:31AM on 11-16-2008
HourVille (www.hourville.com) is in the same space but we support services, rentals, places, and classes - anything that can be billed hourly. We've taken the chicken and egg problem to heart and offer tools to address it:
• An online scheduling and calendar tool that allows sellers to post and manage their availability; buyers can book them right online
• Widgets and buttons that integrate with Facebook and Craigslist
These tools make HourVille independently useful to sellers while we grow and build our user base. Sellers can point their current customers, or customers they contact through Craigslist, Facebook, print classifieds, or even their own personal/business website to their HourVille profiles where customers can get all the information they need and schedule a service. Once HourVille has reached a sufficient size and notoriety sellers will be able to reach new buyers right through the site.
Additionally we support:
• Video, picture, and document uploads for profiles
• Ratings and reviews
• PayPal integration
• Fixed price and auction pricing formats
There are many sites out there attempting to improve incrementally over digital classifieds like Craigslist. We are the first to attempt to shift the paradigm by offering a holistic, comprehensive solution that integrates with and is complementary to a seller’s current means of doing business.
Matt
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Rachel said 9:04PM on 11-19-2008
These are the top 10 employment sites according to About.com (alphabetical order)
http://www.careerbuilder.com
http://www.coolworks.com
http://www.craigslist.com
http://www.hotjobs.com
http://www.jobfox.com
http://www.indeed.com
http://www.linkedin.com
http://www.monster.com
http://www.realmatch.com
http://www.simplyhired.com
Here's the link to the about.com list:
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/joblistings/tp/jobbanks.htm
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