The Quote: Joshua Akers
“This is probably the most significant play that I’ve seen … since the invention of the online job board,” said Joshua Akers, vice president of RecruitingBlogs.com, a social networking site for human resources professionals. Akers is talking about Direct Employers Association’s planned new online job service, a major challenge to CareerBuilder and Monster, even as it absorbs Yahoo HotJobs. Direct Employers Association includes IBM Corp., American Express, AT&T Inc. and Johnson & Johnson, among 500 large companies.