After months of testing with numerous partner sites DirectEmployers Association makes their JobCentral jobs API available to the public.

The JobCentral XML API can provide FREE and EASY job content to websites without the need to bulk up on servers or develop search technology. JobCentral’s API will run in the background providing search and job content seamlessly through the partner’s domain. JobCentral’s feed contains original jobs, no spam, no duplicates, only current openings, and direct application connections for jobs seekers to the corporate Applicant Tracking Systems.

For more information contact api [at] jobcentral [dot] com

Joel aka ‘Cheez’ was the first to spring JobCentral’s new API on the world during our final testing back in November with the following interview. He asked all of the right questions so I thought, what the heck?

Cheez- Why open an API?
Chad- Hundreds of sites have been taking JobCentral’s XML downloads for years. Unfortunately most of the smaller sites could not handle the size of our files, so an open API was the next logical step in helping smaller companies/sites fully embrace JobCentral’s National Labor Exchange efforts.

Cheez- How do you choose who gets access and who doesn’t?
Chad- The API will be open to anyone. Interested parties will request an API key and JobCentral staff will review their site to ensure the JobCentral content is not used in a questionable manner.

Cheez- Do you plan on monetizing the API (if not already)?
Chad- No.

Cheez- For sites currently using your API, what has been the early feedback?
Chad- The feedback has been incredibly positive due to the ease of set-up, flexibility, and the cost (FREE) doesn’t hurt either. [Note: Partner site DisaboomJobs.com represents a live example of the JobCentral API.]

Cheez- How about customization? If an association in New York just wants NY content, for example, will you parse their database as such?
Chad- Yes, participating sites will have the flexibility to geo-target for local jobs, military crosswalk capabilities are available and much more.

For more information contact api [at] jobcentral [dot] com

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This post is dedicated to all of the people still “surfing” for information on the web. Common Craft does a great job of explaining how Really Simple Syndication (RSS) and RSS readers can save time and deliver relevant content without breaking out the Sex Wax.

Other relevant RSS posts:
- Jobs are Free! Oh, were you sleeping?
- Yahoo! Lays out the Pipes!
- Peter fights a 98lb weakling in RSS battle
- Long time listener, first time caller…

Hat tip

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This morning’s post is simply a reader with questions.

Chad,

John

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John,

Best regards,
Chad

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If you don’t read Peter Gold, you should. He’s one of my RSS reader connections to the UK, along with Louise and the rest of the bunch.

Peter is an RSS job feed believer, so am I, and he has taken some of the UK wannabes to task over RSS as a primary mode of job delivery.

Read, comment, and blog responsibly.

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Last month Cisco bought Five Across and just a few days ago pulled in Tribe.net. Who knows what Cisco will do with a social network, but doesn’t everyone want their very own social network? I mean they’re all the rage these days, and all the kids are doing it. The question is how is the average person suppose to manage all of the different social networks, platforms, bookmarks, blogs, and RSS feeds popping up everyday? I mean seriously, how many social networking products can the average person handle before they ignore the whole space?

My thoughts, sarcasm included…

Everyone needs a Myspace page and Tom CANNOT be your only friend, plus you need a cool layout, upload videos, search your favorite bands, add your favorite song, add friends, thank friends for the add.. Am I missing anything?

What about Jobster? They are working hard to slay the Monster, why not join them? They’re offering a hip new Myspace for the workplace feel, equipped with personalized search engine optimized pages, video, personal Q&A, superstar tags, and a growing number of other wild and cool un-Monster offerings.

LinkedIN is a professional must have, plus you were an early adopter and have over a million connections right?

Then you can take a quick jaunt over to Google Groups, Yahoo 360, YouTube, Ryze, Friendster, Classmates, Ning, Flickr, and Fotolog to make sure you’re not missing anything. I mean your friends are scattered to the four social networking winds so you MUST follow suit.

Now it’s time to check out your RSS reader for blogs, news, and whatever you want piped into your Google Homepage, my personal choice.

Don’t forget to register for your favorite social bookmarking site, pick from Del.icio.us, FURL, reddit, Technorati, Newsvine, Ma.gnolia, Google Bookmarks, Squidoo, BlinkBits, Rojo, Shadows, Co.mments, Bloglines, digg, blinklist, Feed Me Links, Yahoo My Web, Socializer, Stumble Upon, and about a zillion others.

In closing, the formula has always been “Find out what works and beat it to death with a stick!“. The question is, out of all of these wonderful web 2.0 offerings, who is going to be on the receiving end of the stick?

If the average person can’t keep up, then the adoption rate is slow. If the adoption rate is slow, just make sure you’re on the right end of the stick.

Oh, did I mention Cisco bought Tribe.net?

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