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Iphone + Careerbuilder: Jobs on the Go

1 Comment Posted by on July 16, 2008

With the new Iphone 3G hype, Careerbuilder has decided to launch their own Iphone app to help you find your job on the go.

My opinion:  Nice try.

I’ll give credit to Careerbuilder for at least trying to be innovative, but seriously, how many people would want to search for a new job on the go?  They must be super super desperate.  You won’t be able to apply, or upload a resume, or anything.  And they try to make it sound even more innovative by saying they “use iphone’s built-in geolocation technology” aka GPS. I mean seriously.  How does walking around in a city make my job search any more relevant?

Please.  If everyone else is building a mobile app, it doesn’t mean you have to too.  Espiecially if it’s as useless as this one.  I feel bad for all the engineers who worked long hard hours to get this one out the door.

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One response to “Iphone + Careerbuilder: Jobs on the Go”

  1. James July 16, 2008 at 3:48 pm

    I actually happen to think it’s pretty cool. Everyone I know that has the IPhone uses it as much as they possibly can just because it’s so much fun. Now that 3G is out I think people are going to find every excuse in the book to utilize every application they can get their hands on.

    I agree with not being able to upload a resume, but if anything this could be a way to search for jobs without your boss catching you during the work day!

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