INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The news out of yesterday’s meeting about Dot-jobs at the Indianapolis offices of DirectEmployers Association:

            — 25,000 new recruitment site URLs, all dot-jobs, go live next week. Right now there are a few hundred dot-jobs sites; the number will increase exponentially on an ongoing basis. Most will be geographic domains, including sites for every community over 5,000 population in the United States, the Dot-jobs guys say. Others will be position-specific, such as Sales.jobs, or geo-and-position specific, like ChicagoEngineering.jobs.

            — Will Dot-jobs compete with traditional recruitment sites? Absolutely. But it’s been around for five years with little traction; we’ll see if the major enhancements the Dot-jobs folks are launching will make a difference.

            — Only a handful of people, out of 30 invited, showed up for the meeting. No surprise there; did Bill Warren, head of DirectEmployers Association and a one-time president of Monster.com, really expect Sal Iannuzzi of Monster Worldwide to show up? Still, it was a valuable information session for those of us who attended.

            Much more detailed analysis coming in a couple of clients-only posts later today, and more follow-up next week.

            I attended the four-hour meetings with Warren and his staff, and am available to clients for consultation about threats and opportunities posed by Dot-jobs. Call our office, 407-788-2780, or e-mail pzollman@aimgroup.com to set an appointment.