Q&A: JobShuk Article Guidelines

I recently received the following question: I wanted to know if JobShuk has any specific guidelines for articles. I took the word "article" to mean that the content should be… well, content. Interesting and hopefully useful information, which still serves the purpose of promoting the writer’s business. However, a lot of recent articles have been …

Wall Street Journal reports: JobShuk is right

In a recent wsj.com article, Joanie Ruge, senior vice president at Adecco North America, a staffing company based in Melville, N.Y, urged: Look for temporary, project-based work by contacting an employment agency like Adecco. These jobs offer excellent opportunities to network and learn a new skill or industry, plus you can still interview for permanent …

Is JobShuk helping or hurting your Digital Footprint?

I’ve written a number of times about blogs, and how they can help your self-promotion online. But blogs are just one example of your Digital Footprint – traces left by someone’s activity in a digital environment (Wikipedia). When used properly, potential clients can find your services, or learn of your expertise by the data submitted …

Search JobShuk from your browser!

Ever just want to find a service provider in Israel fast, without loading multiple pages just to get to the JobShuk search page? Now you can have JobShuk Search right from your browser. Simply install the Browser Search Plugin by going to the bottom of any page, and clicking Search Plugin. Just OK the installation, …

Official Statement on recent SPAM activity

Last week, a spammer entered JobShuk and sent out e-mails to many of the users, making vague overtures, followed by standard Scam claims, e.g. millions of dollars in wire transfers, etc.  Most of you quickly realized that this was a scam, and have already done what should be done with such SPAM – deleted it.  …

Is your business “Under Construction”?

In the beginning of the Internet popularity, before CSS, AJAX, and Web 2.0, everyone was stumbling over their own feet to get a website up. And in this intense race, it was acceptable to hang a silly, animated image of a work-horse, construction worker, and caution sign with the words "Under Construction" posted prominently. This …

Social Networking and the Void

Social Networking, or more appropriately software networking, is a term given to describe a virtual environment with a purpose of bringing together real people. Sound vague enough? You bet it is. From the old-school modem-accessible Bulletin Board Services, to the new-school MySpace and Facebook, people who may or may not know each other in the …

We’d like to feature YOU in our Blog

We’d like to feature YOU in our Blog.   Maybe something nice happened yesterday in your business. Perhaps you have details of an unusual experience. A special act of kindness which made a customer for life.   Don’t be shy. Don’t be afraid of publicity. Especially, good publicity. Tell us. We’ll print the details in …

What is a Project?

We encounter different types of people all the time: introverts and extroverts, managers and employees, leaders and followers. In business, many talented people are passed on for jobs because they lack the energy to sell themselves appropriately. JobShuk aims to accomidate to both types of personalities and open up a complete dialog between buyers and …

What is a Widget?

For instructions on inserting Widget code, see the bottom of the article Spice up your profile or blog with images, videos, and documents I was chatting with Ronn BenHarav about extending his profile, and it seems that he’s not alone in recognizing the possibilities of the Profile/Blog/Blog Sidebar editor.Ronn was looking for a way to show …