If you’ve been visiting this site for a while, you know that I’m a member of the Advisory Board for Cameron Moll’s Authentic Jobs — almost certainly the best place for web professionals to find and post job opportunities. In the name of transparency, this means, roughly, that I help Cameron out with advice and other little things in exchange for a small cut of the profits from the site.
Recently Cameron has been hard at work on the next version of Authentic Jobs, and it launched late last night. As you’d expect from Cameron, it’s a gorgeous site, with beautiful textures and type. But what’s more significant, from a job seeker’s perspective, is the entirely-rewritten backend. The listings’ metadata is now much more structured, which allows for more configurable searching and filtering. You’re also able to subscribe (via Twitter, RSS, or e-mail) to any search result.
For employers, the site now allows for more customized listings, including company logos, formatted text, and anonymous e-mail address. What’s more, full-time listings now stay posted for 60 days, instead of 30. Jobs still cost the same amount to post: $250 for a 60-day full-time job, and $75 for a 30-day freelance gig.
I did a very small amount of HTML/CSS development for the site, and it was definitely a fun one to work on. I think the end result is spectacular and a really big step forward for Authentic Jobs. If you’re a web designer, you’ll want to check it out — for the gorgeous design, even if you’re not currently in the job market.
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001 // Trent Walton // 11.04.2009 // 2:18 PM
re-ALIGNED… damn straight. The subscribe feature for search results is awesome. I don’t think it could function or look any better.
002 // Jamie Web // 11.05.2009 // 12:47 AM
This is a really nice design. I like the simple layout and the textures in the background.
003 // Csscoffee // 11.06.2009 // 6:57 PM
I am always inspired by authenticjob site. So, i really love both previous version and current version Nothing to say, just too cool :-)
004 // Chris London // 11.16.2009 // 5:28 AM
Really nice Design. Very clean and simple, the way a good website should look.
005 // Torsten // 11.21.2009 // 8:36 AM
Clean, simple - a really good design.
006 // Alex // 11.29.2009 // 8:13 AM
So nice. I like the style. I’m so tired of Arial-Verdana-Tahoma fonts in templates our team produce. Georgia is so harmoniously here. That’s what my designer asked for when she did our rapidshare search site. But all we have now is poor google style. Gonna give her a link to your Marketplace.
007 // ADOWP // 01.08.2010 // 11:57 PM
I’ll have to send the Authentic Jobs link to my buddy. He’s a web designer and has been having a very tough time getting a new job after his layoff at Comcast.
Thanks for sharing. I’m sure he will appreciate it.
008 // Oil // 01.11.2010 // 8:24 AM
Clean, simple and most importantly easy to use, overall a great website.
009 // Dienstleistungen // 01.14.2010 // 11:35 AM
This thread seems to be evergreen. I have now bookmarked it. Thanks for posting, thanks for sharing this.
010 // Canon // 02.17.2010 // 10:24 PM
Well this is my new go-to job site! Simple, clean and beautiful. Great work! Now all I need is a new interactive designer / IA position in philly.
011 // vintage shoes // 02.26.2010 // 6:58 AM
that’s the best looking creative employment site i’ve seen. above and beyond smashing magazine jobs and ixda.
012 // Retro Swimwear // 03.03.2010 // 8:06 AM
This is really great desin design. I like the simple layout and the textures in the background.