Monster Testing Pay-Per-Click Resume Strategy?

[joelch...@gmail.com]

>From my blog today:

"Rumor has it that Monster is quietly testing a system where employers
pay-per-resume every time a record is clicked via a search of their
resume database.

"Although unsubstantiated, such a system makes sense. It would play
right into Monster's strengths vs. the commoditization of job content
that is Google, Craigslist and others: Their resume database (and
traffic).

"By trading job posting revenue for a pay-per-click resume database
strategy, they'll certainly buy themselves some time fending off the
inevitable future of low-cost and free."

Anyone out there know anything about this? Also, as the Battling Free
group, consider it as a way to generate revenue around low-cost job
content.

- j

[Chris R]

Interesting, its obvious they are trying to find alternate revenue
streams. Getting job seekers to pay for things is on my to-do list
also. My sites I have a "Pay per contact" system where employers can
search the resumes for free but cant see the candidates contact info.
They then use the system to contact the candidate and if the candidate
agrees to release it to the employer, the employer gets charged $9.95.