I had a chance to take a sneak peek at Project Elliott this evening. You may remember the interview that I did with Nick Schmidt a few months ago about the project. Project Elliott, now known as Jobulee, is a system designed to smooth over the often painful process of finding a job online.

So, what makes Jobulee different than other job boards?

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Employees will be able to use Jobulee to track the status of their job applications. Instead of hoping that your application to Google isn’t filed in the circular queue, you will be able to see it as it’s passed from desk to desk, and get quick feedback about its progress.

Job seekers will also be able to view a leader board of the most talked about companies and industries. They can view ratings and reviews of the company created by employees, vendors and other hangers on. These reviews can be made anonymous for the protection of the whistle-blowers. I also hear that the leader board will soon be expanded to help job seekers find the “best” companies sorted by industries.

As for the sticky problem of making money, advertising as mentioned. Interestingly enough employers will not be charged for posting jobs to the system, instead they will be sold on services that allow them to filter job applicants by specific requirements. A boon for any employer that gets a lot of undifferentiated applications. Other monetization options are in the works.

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No one has done anything really innovative for job seekers in quite sometime. What I like most about Jobulee as a company is their commitment to promoting communication between job seekers and applicants. If there is one single problem that online job seekers face it is a lack of information. Anyone who can help employers reach qualified applicants and job seekers filter through the pile of employers seeking their talent is on to something. I will keep you posted as the continues to develop.

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