DataShaping Network: Statistics, Competitive Analysis

Since our last analysis in August, we have gained market share against all our competitors, and we remain #1. Click on the graph below, based on Compete.com numbers, to compare web traffic statistics for the top analytical job boards.



Key Statistics:

• 8,000 job searches performed in November 2007
  
• 8,000 subscribers to our job e-mail alert
  
• 1,000 recruiters in our database
  
• 221 filtered active resumes posted in 2007
  
• 15,000 monthly visitors on DataShaping.com alone (75% from US, the remaining from Switzerland, UK, Canada, Ireland, India)
  
• 18,000 monthly visitors for the entire network, including
  
  
  
  • DataShaping.com
    
  • AnalyticGroup.com
    
  • SAS Jobs Blog
    
  • AnalyticBrain.com
    
  • AnalyticTalent.com
    
  • AnalyticResumes.com
    
  • FrenchLane.com
    
  
  
• 1,000 targeted keywords used in our pay-per-click advertising campaigns (mostly analytical job titles)
  
• 1,500 job ads on our network, from hundreds of companies
  
• Top position on Google, Yahoo, MSN, Indeed for keywords such as data mining jobs or analytical jobs
  
• Several dozen new clients since we launched in January
  
• 1,000 members in our LinkedIn group
  
• Highly optimized advertising spend
  
• Large network (600) on LinkedIn
  
• 226 members in our Google Group
  
• 1,400 visitors to DataShaping.com on December 9th, our best day in 2007. This is more than most of our competitors get in one month.
  

Recruiter Update from DataShaping

New Offer

We are offering a 15-day extension to any job ad submitted to us before December 15. Any job ad purchased before December 15 will automatically get listed for 75 days, instead of 60 days.

Resume Database

We have added 17 resumes over the last week, many with a Ph.D. in a quantitative field, bringing the total to 221. Our resume spreadsheet has been upgraded and now has clickable links to individual resumes. Finally, we have published instructions on how to use our resume database.

A few Statistics

• Our job e-mail alert is now sent to 7,700 subscribers.
  
• Our Stat Jobs Google group has now 215 members. Job ads can be e-mailed to statjobs@googlegroups.com (include the job title in the subject line; job ads subject to approval).
  
• Our LinkedIn group has more than 500 members. Click here if you want to join.
  
• DataShaping gets an average of 15,000 visits per month. In addition to DataShaping.com, we have a few other web properties where featured job ads are listed. We have just created a new SAS blog. More on this in the next edition.
  

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

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Vincent Granville, Ph.D.
www.datashaping.com
Leading Analytical Job Board
Bridging Candidates and Recruiters

Salaries per job category per metropolitan area

Salary statistics regarding statisticians, senior statisticians, SAS programmers, quant jobs, data analysts, biostatisticians, updated in September 2007. Comparing metropolitan areas with average nationwide salaries.

Full article: datashaping.com/salaries.shtml

Comparison of Analytical Job boards

Comparing DataShaping, KDNuggets, ICrunchData, SAS-Jobs, Quantster and Amstat (American Statistical Association), in terms of reach (visitors per month), pricing, resume access, and number of job ads per visitor. The study was conducted in August 2007.

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