{"id":3201,"date":"2009-11-24T18:43:34","date_gmt":"2009-11-24T22:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2009\/11\/24\/monkjobs-how-can-we-help\/"},"modified":"2009-11-24T18:43:34","modified_gmt":"2009-11-24T22:43:34","slug":"monkjobs-how-can-we-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2009\/11\/24\/monkjobs-how-can-we-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Monkjobs: How Can We Help?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nJobs, Jobs, Jobs<\/a>, originally uploaded by Elias Schwerdtfeger<\/a>.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

\nOne of the so-called “soft” services – i.e. services that aren’t quantifiable in the same way as, say, consulting hours – that RedMonk has traditionally offered to clients has been job related. We’ve never formalized the service to date (in spite of requests that we do so), believing that it’s more effective as an opportunistic offering versus one at scale. <\/p>\n

But we have been more actively connecting interesting people to interesting opportunities lately. Part of it is the economics: the recession has widen the number of available resources, obviously, but it’s also proving to be fertile ground for more startups than you’d think. Throw in the fact that those enterprises that are successfully weathering the economic malaise see in it opportunities to more cost effectively acquire people and, well, we’re busier. <\/p>\n

So, quickly, here’s what this means for you:<\/p>\n