Blogs about: Ucareer
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The initial launch - alpha version
It’s been a while since my last post. Sorry everyone for not being able to update more often. The team has been busy working on the site and we are planning to launch next week. It has been tough the … more →
The Ucareer Blog
The initial launch - alpha version
alanren wrote 1 year ago: It’s been a while since my last post. Sorry everyone for not being able to update more often. The te … more →
uCareer’s Address Management System- a centralized address book and more
alanren wrote 1 year ago: If you’re like me, you probably have several different email addresses: your school or company’s ema … more →
How to build a dynamic website – uCareer’s architecture:
alanren wrote 1 year ago: At the back end, we use LAMP bundled with a little bit of a twist. MySQL is really good for keeping … more →
Quick trip to Austin to see SunGard Public Sector and uCareer
mdpr wrote 1 year ago: I was in Austin a few days this week to see a few clients. The neat thing is that this was the first … more →
4 keys to build a successful website
alanren wrote 1 year ago: Be simple. Make your site simple in design and easy to navigate. Google is probably the best example … more →
What will the online job industry landscape be like in five years?
alanren wrote 1 year ago: I received a couple of emails this week asking me what the online job search industry landscape will … more →
My thoughts on user acquisition
alanren wrote 1 year ago: What is the biggest challenge for any new website? In my opinion, it is, by far, customer acq … more →
Is this space too crowded?
alanren wrote 1 year ago: I was told a couple times this week that people love uCareer’s idea but they are concerned tha … more →
How will the Microsoft and Yahoo deal impact the online job search industry?
alanren wrote 1 year ago: Microsoft is trying to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion, a 62% premium over Yahoo’s recent price. I have … more →
Matchmakers in the job search space – Part Two
alanren wrote 1 year ago: I’ve heard a lot of buzz recently about JobFox (they closed a $20 million plus round) and decided to … more →
Indeed vs SimplyHired vs Oodle - Round #Two
alanren wrote 1 year ago: As promised, I conducted a second round of comparisons for these top three job search engines at exa … more →
Matchmakers in the job search space
alanren wrote 1 year ago: Previously, I talked about some search engines in the job search space and how uCareer is different … more →
Authentication and Authorization
alanren wrote 1 year ago: Like any host-based system, the authentication and authorization processes are very important to uCa … more →
Google is coming to town!
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alanren wrote 1 year ago: Well, it’s official. Google is coming to Austin and planning to hire more than 100 people in the dow … more →
The online job searching industry is broken!
alanren wrote 1 year ago: Recently, I had a talk with an online job searching insider and he said to me, “The online job searc … more →
Indeed vs SimplyHired vs Oodle - Round #1
alanren wrote 1 year ago: There are 3 major job search aggregators out there. Each one of them claims that they have ac … more →
Bootstrapping vs Angel money vs VC funding
alanren wrote 1 year ago: How you choose to fund your new venture depends on several things: 1) What’s the nature of the ventu … more →
Starting up
alanren wrote 1 year ago: What’s the best way to start a company? In my opinion, the best way to start a business is to find a … more →
Aggregator vs Integrator
alanren wrote 1 year ago: I was asked several times in the past couple of days “aren’t there too many sites already out there? … more →
