Jim Buckmaster Talks About Craigslist Employment Ads
Monday, August 11th, 2008Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster recently spoke to The Wall Street Journal's Sarah Needleman about their jobs category.
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Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster recently spoke to The Wall Street Journal's Sarah Needleman about their jobs category.
Calling All Air Traffic Controllers
Friday, July 18th, 2008The FAA has recently begun recruitment efforts in high schools and through online ads on MySpace and Craigslist. The primary reason is due to a severe staffing shortage and lack of experience among workers at its air-control towers. The FAA has offered an unprecedented $100,000 bonus to air-traffic controllers throughout the country to ...
Beware of Work At Home Scams
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008There are many "get rich quick" scams out there and Craigslist seems to attract them like a powerful magnet. One that is becoming more popular involves "work at home" sales pitches. You know the ones, "Spend only a few minutes on your computer each day, and earn hundreds in the process." Sheryl Bilbrey, ...
Tough Summer Job Market for Teens
Thursday, June 26th, 2008The economy is struggling, jobs are hard to find and now that schools are out for summer, it's flooding the job market with millions of teens looking for summer jobs. Or is it? Sandy Banks says abut her teenage daughter, "It could be the rhinestone stud in her cheek, her thin resume, ...
Will BiteClub Steal Craigslist’s Restaurant Jobs Thunder?
Friday, April 4th, 2008BiteClub, the world’s first social networking site designed for and created by members of the food and bar industry, looks to be gaining some serious traction after their late February official launch. From their website: BiteClub is created to serve the interests of the 12.8 million strong restaurant and bar ...
Calling All Geeks - We’re Hiring!
Friday, April 4th, 2008The mission of craigslistblog.org is to build the best craigslist resource on the web and we need a few smart, dedicated people to help us get there. There are currently only two people behind this blog - James is the main blogger and I post when I'm not doing my ...
Flashback - Virgin America CIO Gets Job From Craigslist
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008How many high-profile CIOs can say they got their job through a free ad on Craigslist? Probably not that many. But that’s exactly how Bill Maguire became vice president and CIO of Virgin America. Which makes sense. Like any startup, Virgin America must do a lot with a little, including fishing ...
Craigslist Is Hiring
Saturday, March 29th, 2008It's not often Craigslist posts its own employment ad. From its website: craigslist is looking for talented and well rounded programmers with significant experience in some or all of the following areas: * high performance web architectures for handling huge traffic * perl and mod_perl web development * mysql/sql, including database design and performance ...
Lexington Mass. Gamers Wanted
Friday, March 21st, 2008A job ad in the Lexington, Massachusetts site of Craigslist is a dream come true for any fellow gamers out there. Hangout Industries is hiring for a standout Game Developer. They say the venture-backed, start-up company combines the best of the web and 3D to create cool new user experiences that you ...
Mayoral Candidate Uses Craigslist
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008Mayoral candidate Gregor Robertson, has contracted "Public Outreach", a firm that specializes in fundraising for non-profit organizations, to sign up new Vision members in support of the MLA's municipal campaign. Last week, Public Outreach posted classified job openings on Craigslist for campaigners to work on Gregor Robertson's behalf, at $12 per hour. Read ...
“Here Come the Newlyweds”
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008Steve and Dana Krashin are from New York City. Steve got laid off from his company after about 10 years. Depressed, he began searching Craigslist for jobs. He found an ad looking for couples. Before they know it, they're both on the new hit reality TV show, "Here Come the Newlyweds." Read more...
New Orleans Hires Using Craigslist
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008It's so gratifying to see New Orleans continue to rebuild and progress after the devastation of hurricane Katrina several years ago. New Orleans Inspector General Robert Cerasoli, has the challenge to hire people to meet the growing staff needs of the city. He has utilized free website services such as Craigslist, to ...
Rent-A-Husband
Monday, March 10th, 2008Ladies pay attention! This ad is your dream come true. Need house cleaning help? Need yard work done? Other services are negotiable (wink).
Wanna Be a Comic Wanabe’s Clerk?
Monday, March 10th, 2008Here's the job post from Singapore. I am a comic from the US and I need someone to organize all of my little notes and scraps of paper and handwritten thoughts into a concise and methodical notebook which I can then carry out into the world. It is something that requires ...
But I’m Really Not Moving
Friday, March 7th, 2008Poor Maria from Plymouth, MA. Somebody pulled a terrible Internet scam on her using Craigslist. They posted an ad saying she was moving to the U.K. and everything she owned was available - For FREE! “Bring boxes, bring trucks, bring rope!” the ad posting read. Sadly for Maria, dozens of people ...
