Founder, Standout Jobs Inc.
Montreal, Canada Area
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- Co-Founder at Standout Jobs, Inc.
- Past
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- Owner at Business Blogs Now
- Business Blogger at b5media
- Director of Operations at Grasshopper New Media
- Director of Operations at Standpipe Studios / Vertabase Project Management
- Co-Founder / President at meep! media inc.
- Education
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- McGill University
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Ben Yoskovitz’s Summary
CEO and Founder of Standout Jobs. 12+ years executive and startup experience in B2B software space.
Author of Instigator Blog (http://www.instigatorblog.com) focus on startups, entrepreneurship and social media.
Working to build Standout Jobs as a successful startup. Pushing to evolve the recruitment industry towards more efficient success using new technology and social media. Focused on the importance of branding and marketing in recruiting top talent.
Interested in exchanging ideas and connecting with others in HR and entrepreneurs in general.
Ben Yoskovitz’s Specialties:
Entrepreneurship, building great companies and having tons of fun in the process. Blogging, podcasting and word-of-mouth/buzz marketing. Developing great software and web applications with teams of programmers, interface designers, testers, etc. Day-to-day operations, client management and support.
Ben Yoskovitz’s Experience
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Co-Founder
Standout Jobs, Inc.
(Privately Held; Human Resources industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Standout Jobs provides a recruitment communication platform (as a SaaS model) to enhance how employers attract, engage and convert the right job seekers into applicants and hires. We improve how companies present their brand and market themselves online, through engaging, interactive recruitment micro-sites & career sites, leveraging social media and search engine optimization.
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Owner
Business Blogs Now
(Internet industry)
December 2006 — September 2007 (10 months)
Owner of Business Blogs Now, a business blog consultancy, providing strategy, development, design and writing services for entrepreneurs and small/medium-sized businesses
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Business Blogger
b5media
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
November 2006 — April 2007 (6 months)
I helped launch Startup Spark, a blog about entrepreneurship within the b5media blog network. The role involved writing, marketing and promotion. I worked within the Business Channel to help other bloggers develop and grow their own blogs as well.
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Director of Operations
Grasshopper New Media
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
September 2006 — March 2007 (7 months)
Grasshopper New Media is a content network featuring blogs, podcasts and video in several niches, including Business, Health and Parenting. I organized and managed all aspects of the business, including content production, marketing, sponsorships and operations.
Grasshopper New Media is made up of incredibly talented and dedicated new media experts, including some who are no longer there. They produced and continue to produce some amazing content in all formats. -
Director of Operations
Standpipe Studios / Vertabase Project Management
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
September 1998 — February 2007 (8 years 6 months)
Managed product development, quality assurance and customer support teams. Focused on developing Vertabase, a web-based project management application, over 6 years and through 3 major releases - designing the feature set and running the process.
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Co-Founder / President
meep! media inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
August 1996 — September 1998 (2 years 2 months)
Co-founded a web design and development company in Montreal, Quebec. Focused on large-scale web development projects: intranets, extranets, e-commerce, etc.
Handled sales, marketing and management.
Ben Yoskovitz’s Education
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McGill University
BSc. , Psychology , 1994 — 1998
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Ben Yoskovitz’s Interests:
social networking, word-of-mouth, buzz marketing, software development, technology, marketing, user interface design, blogging, entrepreneurship
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