March - Employer Newsletter

Just the Facts Ma'am
What exactly does “going viral” mean when it comes to posting a job with Motorcycle Industry Jobs?  Here are a few fun facts we dug up to show you what happens to your job after you post it to our website.

1.  www.MotorcycleIndustryJobs.com. 
- We get 85,104 unique ‘industry specific’ website visitors and 428,629 page views every 30 days.

2.  Job posting is emailed to job seeker accounts that request auto delivery.
- We have 23,415 registered job seekers that can refer or forward job listings to friends.

3.  Job is posted to Social Media communities (Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn)
- Facebook averages about 1,500 impressions per job listing.
- Motorcycle Industry Jobs.com Facebook Fans: about 3,000 and growing rapidly.
- Your job posting can then be “shared” into other personal Social Media communities.

4.  Search Engine referrals (like Google, Yahoo, Bing etc.)
 - Each job posting is created as a separate URL for search engine optimization.
 - Google Referral Average: 3,000 per week.
 - We have the #1 Google ranking position with keyword “Motorcycle Jobs”

5.  Large Job Aggregators (like Indeed, SimplyHired, etc).
- Indeed Referral Average:  800 per week

6.  Other Industry Website referrals (like cycletrader.com, online magazines, industry blogs, etc).
- We couldn’t easily find the stats on the number of times your job posting is seen across various other industry websites but we know it is a lot!      

So basically, when you post a job to Motorcycle Industry Jobs.com your job posting “goes viral” across the web and continues to get forwarded, shared and read at an untraceable pace.  Thus, finding both active job candidates AND passive job candidates (people not really looking for a job currently but may be intrigued enough to apply).

Want your job posting to get seen?  Post it to www.motorcycleindustryjobs.com!       

March Madness - Monthly Specials
1. 30-day Resume Browsing PLUS one 30-day Job Posting for just $269
2. 30-day Job 3 pack (valid for 12 months upon purchase) for just $299
3. 60-day ad for just $149

Tradeshow & Survey

Just a friendly reminder that we will be in Indianapolis this weekend (Feb. 17-20) for the annual Dealer EXPO tradeshow. Computer stations will be set up at the booth with high speed Internet service so feel free to stop by and browse for employees, try out the website or get help posting your jobs. 
You can find us at:  Booth#5054 in the Business Services Section.

We would love to hear from you! 
Take our quick online survey and tell us how we are doing.

Click here to take our survey!

Resume Browsing

We are seeing a huge spike in employers browsing through the resumes in our database.  Job seekers, get your resumes up-to-date, on our website and tell a friend! www.MotorcycleIndustryJobs.com.

Job Seeker Freebie

Free 90-day Premium Resume Upgrade to Job Seekers ($29 value)

PRESS RELEASE * for immediate release *

Escondido, Ca. Motorcycle Industry Jobs.com (MIJ)

February 1, 2011

Motorcycle Industry Jobs always offers free resume posting to all job seekers year round but for a limited time, we are offering a free “Premium Resume” upgrade to any and all job seekers. Starting February1, through March 1, 2011 a 90-day Premium Resume upgrade will be free to activate with online coupon code “free”. After being activated for 90-days, the resume will continue to be in the resume database but will not be promoted as a “Premium Resume”.
Job seekers looking to get maximum exposure should consider trying a Premium Resume. A Premium Resume upgrade means that a job seeker’s current resume will get maximum exposure to the many employers using our website and searching our database on a daily basis.

Premium Resume Benefits Include:
1. Promoted and rotated into the homepage of www.MotorcycleIndustryJobs.com
2. Option to choose any image or video to catch the attention of potential employers (headshot, out riding, working, etc)
3. Priority listed in our database so that the Premium Resumes come up first when a search is done.
4. Bold and highlighted resume when a search is done.
5. Premium Resumes are viewable to anyone using Motorcycle Industry Jobs. Standard resumes can only be viewed by employers purchasing our Resume Browsing service.
How to take advantage of this limited time offer:
Already have a resume in our database?
Simply login to your account and click on the Premium Resume “Upgrade Now” button. Then select 90-day Premium Resume from the shopping cart and go to step two. Step two, verify your billing address and go to step three. Enter “free” in the coupon code box and finish the checkout. If you choose to, you can upload your image under “My Account”. After you check that your information and resume is up-to-date, be sure to scroll down and click the "Activate Now" button!
Don’t have a resume in our database or don’t have an account?
Create an account in minutes by entering basic information.
Login to your account and click on “Create New Resume”. You can either start from scratch or copy/paste from an existing document. Then, follow the steps above to activate the “Premium Resume”.
What is a Resume Clip? On the resume form you will see a section called Resume Clip. Here you will type in a short blurb about what position you are looking for and some basic information about the experience you have. This clip will be how employers get into your full resume when you are not signed up for the Premium Resume service.

About Motorcycle Industry Jobs:
Motorcycle Industry Jobs is the #1 Motorcycle job search engine serving the motorcycle/powersports industry. Motorcycle Industry Jobs.com has proved to be the premiere service for connecting the best companies with the most qualified job seekers in the motorcycle industry. Visit www.MotorcycleIndustryJobs.com to see first-hand how MIJ can benefit you or your organization! Call for more info 1-866-376-8964.

Visit us at the Indianapolis Dealer Expo show. February 17– 20 Booth # 5054 in the Business Services section.

February 2011 Employer Newsletter

Indy Tradeshow

Visit us at the Indianapolis Dealer Expo show. February 17– 20. Booth # 5054 in the Business Services section. We will have show specials along with our February specials listed below. We look forward to meeting you!

Job Seeker Special

We are offering a free 90-day Premium Resume upgrade to all job seekers on our website Feb. 1 - March 1 ($29 retail value).

Motorcycle Industry Jobs always offers free resume posting to all job seekers year round but for a limited time, we are offering a free “Premium Resume” upgrade to any and all job seekers. A Premium Resume upgrade means that a job seeker’s current resume will get promoted with maximum exposure to the employers using our website and searching our database on a daily basis.
Premium Resume Benefits Include:
1. Promoted and rotated into the homepage of www.MotorcycleIndsutryJobs.com
2. Option to choose any image or video to catch the attention of potential employers (headshot, out riding, working, etc)
3. Priority listed in our database so that the Premium Resumes come up first when a search is done.
4. Bold and highlighted resume when a search is done.
5. Premium Resumes are viewable to anyone using Motorcycle Industry Jobs. Standard resumes can only be viewed by employers purchasing our Resume Browsing service.

* Visit our website Blog for more information on this special. http://motorcycleindustryjobs.blogspot.com/

Monthly Employer Special

1. Two 30-day Job Postings for $179 ($258 retail)

2. One 60-day Job Posting for $159 ($199 retail)

3. 30-day Resume Browsing PLUS one 30-day Job Posting for $259 ($378 retail)

January 2011 Employer Newsletter

Motorcycle Industry Jobs wishes you a happy and prosperous 2011 filled with great employees both new and old.

Hot Topic in 2011?
In a survey done in late December 2010, 850 readers responded to a survey asking which topics concerned them the most as a manager in 2011. In the top five was “social networking and blogging”.

Facebook is a social phenomenon. More than 500 million people actively use it, with over half of them “logging on” on any given day. Your jobs automatically post to our large and growing friend network and can be shared into other communities from there. You can “friend” us at the Facebook logo below!

Upcoming Events:
Motorcycle Industry Jobs will be at the 2011 Dealer Expo Indianapolis show once again this year February 17 - 20. Stop by our booth for a visit, tour the website, ask us questions, or just hit us up for a show special!
Booth #5054 in the Business Services section.

January Specials:
1. 60-day job posting for only $159
2. 2 for 1 deal. 2 x 30-day job postings for $129
3. 30 days of Resume Browsing with a 30-day job posting for $249
(A $375 value)

December 2010 Employer Newsletter

Interviewing Tips
As an interviewer, asking a candidate to tell you about the best boss and the worst boss they ever had can be quite revealing about their attitude towards authority. Some things to look out for in the candidate’s response to this question are:

1. When describing their best boss, does the candidate mention the boss’s willingness to coach them and to help them learn and grow? This may indicate their desire to learn and can be probed further
2. Do they mention that the good boss pushed them hard but gave them credit and recognition for doing a good job? Again—perhaps an indicator that they value recognition
3. Do they focus on describing the good boss as easy going and friendly? This may raise a red flag to investigate further regarding the candidate’s attitudes towards working for a highly directive supervisor
4. When talking about the worst boss, does the candidate get into the blame game—accusing the ex-boss of causing them to fail? This raises a red flag about the candidate’s willingness to take accountability for their own performance and, at the very least, shows the candidate’s lack of political savvy.

A great follow-up question is to ask, “looking back now, is there anything you could have done to improve your relationship with your supervisor?”
A smart candidate will use this as an opportunity to demonstrate how much they have learned since having this experience with a past boss and will try to make points such as:

1. At the time, I thought my boss was being over critical of me but I can see now that he was giving me useful feedback—I am much better at accepting feedback now
2. I now understand more about the pressure my supervisor was under at the time and I can see why he might have appeared so abrupt
3. If the candidate comes back with a comment such as, “no, there was nothing you could ever to please that SOB”, it may provide another red flag to follow up on regarding their attitudes to authority.

Use broad open ended questions as part of your interview technique—using this technique can get the candidate talking and they may unintentionally reveal strengths and red flags that you might otherwise miss.

Monthly Specials
30 days of Resume Browsing with a 30-day job posting for $249 (A $375 value)