EmploymentDigest.net features Jonathan Clay – Founder Coworkers.com

Jonathan Clay, President and founder of Coworkers.com, recently had the pleasure of speaking with Bill Vick at EmploymentDigest.

Read the in-depth article and see the video interview on the EmploymentDigest.net website. We've also included just the video below:

• Read the full article here

RiseSmart: "Coworker feedback: transparent versus confidential"

We have been featured on The RiseSmart Blog

Here are some highlights: "...Transparency is great… for recommendations, which are meant to seen by strangers, and need to be trustworthy and verifiable. But for improving your current work habits, without switching jobs or involving a recruiter, isn’t confidential feedback more valuable and timely?

That is where Coworkers.com comes in. They launched about a year and a half ago, and the purpose of the site is to let you accumulate frank and private evaluations from past and current colleagues. You are evaluated in terms of your core values, your interpersonal skills, your general competence, and your productivity, and given analytical tools to help you interpret and improve your skills..."

"With this broader focus, the site is mixing private and public feedback. The site also has a paid section that is targeted at Human Resources, and aims to assist in researching candidates and managing employees...

...But I just haven’t seen anything with the scope and ambition of Coworkers, particularly with this recent drive to be used by entire teams and supplant enterprise software with a website. Very interesting, indeed."

• Click here to read the full article

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See Who's Using Coworkers.com

Coworkers.com gives professionals at any level, those in transition, consultants, and small businesses, the tools to instantly create a personal dashboard to manage their work, analyze their performance, gain feedback on overall performance and get reaction to specific deliverables, events, and job milestones.

Motivated Individuals:
Job Seekers, Movers and Shakers, Learn more...


Smart Workgroups:
Consultants, SMB's, Virtual Teams, Learn more...


Innovative Enterprises:
Managers Who Think Outside the Box, Learn more...


Modern Talent Management:
Recruiters & Human Resources, Learn more...

The Upside of Hiring Now

Inc.com: "Why companies who can add employees now should."

"As pink slips pile up nationwide, hiring may seem like a risky – or downright foolish – move for employers. Yet, according to many career counseling experts, if you can afford to, now is a great time to augment your staff..."

Key points:

• There is a much larger pool of extremely talented people who are hungrier than ever
• Employers can find talented and valuable workers who are more open to flexile relationships like contract work or part-time positions
• Companies to look to this labor pool, if not for new hires than to replace their own inefficient workers

Read the article for the full scoop.

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"The Art of Working with Recruiters"

Whelan Stone offers their inside perspective on "how to maximize your relationship with recruiters so they’ll want to work with you." They've compiled a five-point list that they call a "Take Five on how to have a mutually beneficial relationship with your recruiter and stand out from the herd."

Here is a summary of their key points:

1. Be Clear and Realistic
2. Be Forthcoming
3. Be Responsive
4. Establish a Long Term Relationship
5. Be Appreciative

Here's one more interesting tid-bit to consider "when two candidates are “neck and neck” for the position, companies will often rely on the recruiter to help them decide who should get the offer." For more details about the five points above, read the full article here.