I know I'm risking the ire of employers -- especially mine -- by posting this, but hey, this is a water cooler-type blog about business. And, lest anyone get the wrong impression, I am happy in my current profession and not looking for a change. (At least, not today.) ;-)
Having said that little caveat, some of you might be interested that a company called NotchUp, currently in Beta, is offering a service that lets you get paid to be interviewed for a job. What is this world coming to? Actually, I think it's kinda slick on their part and creates an interesting little niche.
Don't know what you'd charge to be interviewed? Find out here.
Until recently, it was a bit of a pain b/c it represented yet another site on which you were asked to fill in a profile, update your professional history, write a summary, yadda, yadda... But now, they just implemented a new feature that allows you to import your resume from LinkedIn. You can also upload resumes written in Word, PDF, Text or HTML. Those upgrades, I think will allow them to hurdle a previous barrier to having complete profiles.
On the other side, the value proposition NotchUp pitches for companies is that they can actually save on recruiting costs by paying qualified candidates to interview. The theory is you can save up to 75% by using their service instead of a recruiter and perhaps 66% over the costs of using a job board. (Click below to zoom in.)
