Jobs in Pods Blog

Jobs in Pods was conceived by internet entrepreneur, Chris Russell, in December of 2006. The site launched in March of 2007.

Chris Russell - Founder & Chief Jobcaster

“Chris is a pioneer who always pushes the envelope, bringing new technology and methods to competitive recruiting practice.” - John Sumser

“Mr. Podcast” - Joel Cheesman

Mr. Russell is a nine year veteran of the online job board industry. In 1999 he founded the regional job board network under the name AllCountyJobs.com LLC which he still manages today.

The idea for Jobs in Pods stems from his experience in blogging and podcasting from the past two years. He recognized that these new media tools represented the future of online recruiting and publicity. With a belief that “Recruiting is marketing“, Chris decided to bring these web 2.0 technologies into recruitment advertising by combining a blog with jobs and podcasts.

The result is a truly unique and memorable way for a company to advertise their jobs and promote their employer brand using this ‘internet radio on demand‘ concept. It is the only such service of its kind.

As the iPod generation of job seekers graduate into the job market, companies will need to communicate with them much differently than they did previous generations. The young, tech savvy, on demand worker of today expects different things from his/her employer. So they need to be spoken to in ways they can relate to. They are comfortable with podcasting and blogs.

They are ready for recruiting with Jobs in Pods.

Chris is also the founder of Jobboarders, a social network for job board professionals. He has also been named to the 2007 40 Under 40 Awards by the Fairfield County Business Journal. In 2006 he was also awarded the HR Vendor of the Year Award by the Southern Connecticut chapter of SHRM.

To reach Chris Russell send an email to chris [at] jobsinpods dot com

Peter Clayton - Jobcaster

As the host/producer of TotalPicture Radio, Peter also conducts jobcasts for Jobs in Pods. His experience in interviewing and podcasting is a great asset to our team. Peter is a recognized leader in strategy, direction, and creative management of Internet, intranet, and DVD production. Founder; writer/producer/director of the first Internet radio web site focused on Career development and advocacy: Total Picture Radio - (formerly Landed.fm) is a virtual “career empowerment service,” using on-demand Internet radio, podcasting, and the Total Picture website to help high-potential professionals succeed in their career aspirations. Every week, he records interviews with senior executives, best selling authors, change agents and leading experts in career management, human resources, recruiting, executive search, networking skills, and employment trends.

Sarah Rourke, Jobcaster

A trained broadcast journalist, Sarah Rourke has worked in both commercial and BBC radio, starting her broadcasting life in her native North of England before venturing to London to work in production at the BBC World Service. After leaving the BBC Sarah qualified as a coach and now combines her journalism and production experience with her coaching skills. She now runs her own company, Audio Pod Artist, which helps solopreneurs and businesses to get their voices into the heads of their prospective clients via podcasting and web audio.