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Sometime back, I wrote about our commitment at Rockfish to launch new companies and technologies. I encourage you to spend some time on our website to learn more about why we believe this is important. True to that commitment, today I'm pleased to announce the launch of CrazyHotJob.com.
To answer the question, "What is CrazyHotJob.com?" let me tell you the story about how we came up with the idea.
We have been growing at a pretty steady pace at Rockfish. Almost a year ago we hired a Director of HR and Recruiting to help us keep up with the demand for driven and talented employees. Like most companies, we've experimented with a number of different job boards and have had limited success.
Eight or nine months ago I read about Woot in Inc. Magazine. I loved the simplicity of one item for sale each day and thought that we should do something similar for jobs. Many of the job boards are dominated by sheer volume. I wanted to launch a site that posted just one job each day, and to make the cut it had to be crazy hot. It's taken us a while to finally get time to work on this, but the idea stayed on our list and today we have launched the site.
What makes a job crazy hot? Some factors may include; location, salary, stock options, signing bonuses, work environment, and work type. We also realize the some of the best jobs may be offered by smaller companies or non-profits that can't afford a fee to post, so having your job featured on CrazyHotJob.com is absolutely free.
How is each day's job selected? You help us choose. Every submitted posting answers the question, "Why is this job crazy hot?" The answers to that question are posted on the site. Users can vote the job either “hot” or “cold,” and the job with the most “hot” votes will almost certainly be the job that is posted live on the site the next day.
We need your help to make the idea a success. First, if your company has a crazy hot job opportunity, encourage them to post it. Second, review the submitted postings and vote on the job you would most like to see published the next day.
We've got a few other thoughts on how to make the site even more interesting. If you've got ideas, we'd love to hear your feedback.