New Sites in Sweden, NZ and Nigeria

Three new job websites have recently surfaced aiming to make an impact on their national markets: the Swedish csjobb.idg.se, New Zealand’s itjobs.co.nz, and the Nigerian nairajobs.com.
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linkup.com Expands to Canada

US based job search engine linkup.com has ventured beyond its home ground by establishing a presence in Canada.
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collegerecruiter.com Uses Jobg8 Pay-For-Performance

Specialist US job board collegerecruiter.com is one of the first to integrate a new private label application from Jobg8.
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sixfigures.com.au Tops Recruitment Industry

Recruitment Extra’s Recruitment Excellence Awards has named sixfigures.com.au as Australia’s best recruitment industry job board.
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Hackers Breach guardian.co.uk Jobs Portal

UK news website guardian.co.uk reported on Sunday that its jobs portal, jobs.guardian.co.uk, was the victim of a “sophisticated and deliberate hack” on the night of Friday 23 October.

guardian.co.uk contacted or attempted to contact those who may have been affected, which it estimates to be up to half a million users. A spokesperson said “the hack was stopped before it was completed”.

“As soon as we were alerted to the fact that there was a problem, we dealt with it, in line with the information commissioner’s guidance on data protection,” the spokesperson said. “We felt it was important to be transparent and alert our users as soon as possible.”

A security notice was posted to the portal on Sunday 25 October saying the website was now secure, and a subsequent notice stated that more information about the crime will be released towards the end of this week.

guardian.co.uk states that user accounts were not hacked and that there is no need for users to change their passwords. Data that could have been affected includes names, email addresses, cover letters and CVs, however the email to users said there was no reason to believe any financial or bank data had been compromised. The US version of the website, guardianjobs.com, was not affected.

techherald.com quotes Yuval Ben Itzhak, chief technology officer at security software company Finjan, as saying the attack on jobs.guardian.co.uk is not unusual:

“Although top websites have been – and continue to be – targeted by cybercriminals, those sites that store identity information will continue to a primary target, especially now that criminal hackers are being affected by the economic situation we all find ourselves in.”

“Usually, cybercriminals are using this type of stolen data to create fake identities, as well as generating spam plus Phishing attacks, as well as many other scams. Auctioning stolen identity information is another technique that our researchers have spotted. It’s also worth noting that Guardian portal is not alone in being attacked by cybercriminals, as other US job sites have also been hit using this hacker methodology.”

jobconcierge.com Lists Best Niche Sites

jobconcierge.com has conducted a survey in collaboration with LinkedIn to create a list of the most useful niche job websites in the US.
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Online Vacancies Rise in Canada

The third quarter employment index from monster.ca, Monster Worldwide’s Canadian website, has the number of online vacancies up by 6 points. However, the total number of online advertised vacancies is still 26 percent lower than the total for the third quarter of 2008.
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Three More Job Search iPhone Apps Surface

Adding to the ever-growing number of job search options for iPhone users, jobserve.com, twitterjobsearch.com and AT&T have all launched their own releases over the past week.
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Only Way is Up for naukri.com

Indian online classifieds company Info Edge (India) Ltd, which owns jobs portal naukri.com along with real estate portal 99acres.com and matrimonial website jeevansathi.com, has announced its financial results for the quarter ending 30 September 2009.
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Interview with Lauren Friese – talentegg.ca

Lauren Friese is the founder of Canadian graduate jobs and information website talentegg.ca, which combines job openings with information for recent graduates and those looking to hire them. Here Lauren talks to jobportalwatch.com about the creation of talentegg.ca, its aims, and plans for the future.
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