HotJobs Battles 'Black Holes'

Yahoo!-owned HotJobs leverages the perception that job boards are “black holes” for postings and résumés in a new campaign breaking today. It is the first major effort from New York independent Bouchez Kent + Co., which replaced the three-year incumbent, Omnicom Group’s Brand Architecture International, last month.

The push, which rebrands the career site as Yahoo! HotJobs, is aimed at recruiters and job seekers, versus past efforts that largely targeted just the latter. “We are a b-to-b business—revenue is driven by hiring managers,” said HotJobs svp of marketing Tres Meyer, adding that “hiring managers and recruiters and job seekers are fearful of getting lost in a black hole.”

In a humorous 30-second spot, a truck dumps millions of résumés on a recruiter, who, thanks to Yahoo!’s search-and-match technology, is found by a HotJobs rep bearing the perfect candidate.