Now Hiring
Posted 01/06/2009 at 2:00am
| by Carol Pinchefsky
Trust us, ZIP code searches work better than city or state searches.
Now Hiring pools job listings from multiple sources, but its omissions and bugs cause more problems than they solve. While searching for "manager" jobs by ZIP code, Now Hiring accurately presented listings. But it often returned errors when manually searching for full city names. And there's no GPS or Wi-Fi location support, which seems like and obvious option.
Now Hiring also misses in its interface. We wanted a landscape mode for easier reading. And you can't delete an entire search with one button, instead needing to peck at backspace to clear the field. Worst of all, Monster.com returned thousands of hits, but Now Hiring only gave a few dozen in a similar search.
Even though it loses in quantity, Now Hiring returns unexpected listings, like those from eFinancialCareers.com and JobsinLogistics.com. But you're better off searching in other ways, given the rest of this app's issues.
Looking for a job? Search issues and limited listings mean you should find another app.
Now Hiring 1.0.0
COMPANY: MacEnvy.com
CONTACT: www.macenvy.com
PRICE: $0.99
REQUIREMENTS: iPhone and iPod touch 2.2 software update.
Jobs are culled from multiple and overlooked sources. Allows you to save listings.
Location-name searches usually result in errors. No automatic location-finding. No landscape mode. Various errors.
