Hi Carey (and the rest of the
HR world).
First - thanks for the reply, and for the commitment to front up to this discussion as a representative of Seek.
Second - semantics, I have never said that I was misled, or even that the advert is misleading, and freely admitted I have not seen it. This is a discussion forum, a place for
HR professional to share opinions and ideas, I'm simply sharing my thoughts on an issue raised by Moz. I do feel that the words used in the ad as described by Moz, (including being a banner slogan on a moving tram), do not at first reading convey the same meaning that you have ascribed to them in this discussion to date.
Third - the disclaimer says that the statement "a new job every 30 seconds" is based on job postings from Jan 09 - Jun 09. To me, that clearly qualifies the claim by stating that over a set period of time you have the data to support it. It does not define "new job" as a "job posting", that would require quite a different disclaimer.
Fourth - I'm still quite keen to hear what other people think - votes please (Mr/Ms Administrator - is there a simple online voting tool we can use as part of the HRBuzz site?)
Fifth - any thoughts about the question I put to you regarding the behaviour of agencies advertising on Seek positions that they have not been engaged to recruit to, in cases simply pirating "official" adverts that are already on Seek to try and capture candidates, or even advertising roles that simply do not exist? (is this a potential sub-thread - "ethics of recruitment agencies"??)
Cheers
Pete
