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Xobni Recruitment Video Still One of the Best Ever

July 8, 2013 by Ben Yoskovitz

One of the first things we focused on at Standout Jobs (a startup I co-founded in 2007 in the recruitment space) was recruitment videos designed to show off a company’s culture and attract the right people. I still think it’s a good idea–you can do so much more in a video that you can’t get […]

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Standout Jobs has been Acquired

May 3, 2010 by Ben Yoskovitz

Around 3 years ago I started Standout Jobs with two great guys – Fred Ngo and Austin Hill. We raised money, built a great product, hired an incredible team and worked to build a business. Today I’m pleased to announce that we’ve sold Standout Jobs. I can’t name the acquirer at this point in time. […]

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Get a Copy: Definitive Guide to Corporate HR Blogging

June 9, 2009 by Ben Yoskovitz

Many years ago when I started blogging I wrote a lot about small business and blogging. How to blog well was all the rage back then, and I studied some of the greats, like Copyblogger and Liz Strauss. These days you see a lot more “how-to’s” for Twitter and social networking, but blogging still remains […]

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Standout Jobs Re-Launches Product, Web Site and Business Model

October 27, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

I’m very pleased to announce that Standout Jobs has launched a new version of its product, a new website and our business model. There’s a whole ton of new stuff in fact, and this is just the beginning of many changes to come. After launching Standout Jobs in late January 2008 we’ve spent the last […]

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Standout Jobs is Hiring an Account Manager / Customer Service Lead

September 29, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

Standout Jobs is looking for a kick-ass account manager / customer service lead. The job description is here: http://jobs.standoutjobs.com/jobs/2143-account-manager-and-customer-service-lead This is a full-time job in Montreal. Grabbing a bit of information from the job posting itself — What will you be doing at Standout Jobs as an Account Manager and Customer Service Lead? Simple: You’ll […]

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Catch Me Saturday on the Aaron Brazell Show Talking About Social Media and the Job Market

August 14, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

Just a quick note that I’ll be live on Saturday, August 16th @ 9pm EDT on the Aaron Brazell show talking about how to find a job, tips on job seeking, social media and the job market, the economy and more. It should be fun! You can join the show live (and participate) by clicking […]

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Kudos to Marc-Andre Cournoyer: Speaking at MeshU

April 18, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

Marc-Andre Cournoyer was the first employee we ever hired at Standout Jobs. Since then he’s done a lot of cool things (for us) and on his own, including the fastest Ruby web server, Thin. Now Marc-Andre has been invited to speak at MeshU – a 1-day conference on development, design and business. Marc’s doing a […]

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Standout Jobs Chosen as One of Canada’s Hottest Startups

April 17, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

I’ve been way too quiet here lately which is a combination of going to ERE Expo, getting sick and being insanely busy. But I did want to make this quick announcement as an update to what’s going on with Standout Jobs. Standout Jobs has been selected by CIX (Canadian Innovation Exchange) as one of Canada’s […]

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Learn About Social Media Recruiting

March 19, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

On Thursday, March 20th @ 12pm EDT I’m hosting the second Social Media Recruiting Radio Show with Chris Russell. The goal of the 1-hour show is to talk about social media recruiting — what it is, how you can use social media for recruiting, the benefits, pitfalls, success stories and more. For Thursday’s show we’ve […]

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What Do You Want To Know About Social Media Recruiting?

March 4, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

Are you interested in social media recruiting? Do you want to understand how to leverage social media & social networks to reach a higher quality, targeted candidate? Are you curious about how to leverage marketing and sales principles to hire top-talent? If so, come listen to me and colleague, Chris Russell speak on Thursday, March […]

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Ben Yoskovitz

Founding Partner at Highline Beta, a hybrid venture studio and VC firm that works with large, ambitious companies to identify new areas of opportunity through internal and external innovation.

Previously I was VP Product at VarageSale and GoInstant (acq. $CRM), and Founding Partner at Year One Labs.

Angel investments include: Breather, Spoiler Alert, SendWithUs and others.

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