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The newest buzz in the arena of online job searches has found a new home and a new strategy at the NotchUp website. But who really benefits from this site? Is it the employer, the job seeker, or just the site itself?

Notchup has an interesting sales strategy that has many people scratching their heads and wondering exactly how successful it will become.

For consumers, this site appears to present a huge array of opportunities that otherwise would not be available. The basic concept is that Notchup partners with major companies and corporations and facilitates a payment to individuals who choose to interview with them.

Yes, you heard that right. Notchup’s partners pay you to interview with them. All you do is upload your resume and profile, and the employers will be knocking down your door in no time! And they’ll be handing you money to boot!

At least that’s the concept.

There’s something a little confusing about this though – especially in today’s job market. Granted the job market is highly competitive. But the unemployment rate is also climbing as companies consolidate, and acquisitions force highly talented people out of the workforce every day. So why would companies pay you just to accept an interview with them?

Time will tell if this strategy works because it will quickly sweep the internet if it succeeds. While you’re waiting for your calls from Notchup, you might want to get a ‘notchup’ on the competition by dusting off your resume and proactively seeking opportunities where you want to work!

Time will tell who really benefits from Notchup.com.

During the month of November, Washington state’s unemployment fell to 4.7 percent, bringing it down to equal the national average. In the previous month the percent of the population without employment was .01 percent higher. Fairing better than the rest of the country, Seattle’s unemployment rate also decreased from 4 percent to 3.7 percent. In November of 2006, 4.3 percent of the population was unable to find work. According to Governor Chris Gregoire, the state has the lowest unemployment rate in its current history. He went on to say that Washington is in the process of creating even more jobs.

One company with plans to add jobs in Seattle is the internet company Cobalt Group, which plans on creating 300 new positions within in the next three months. Cobalt handles internet marketing for a third of the countries automotive dealers and hopes to soon increase their clientele. Most of the jobs in Seattle created by the Cobalt Group will either be search engine marketing positions or handle content management for dealer’s websites.

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