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JohnMcG makes a compelling argument: "Never pay anyone to help you find a job."

And it's not just about competing with a smaller pool of CVs. It's also about being better than the competition job sites, so that top employers will come looking for us in the first place.

JohnMcG makes a compelling argument: "Never pay anyone to help you find a job."

And it's not just about competing with a smaller pool of CVs. It's also about being better than the competition job sites, so that top employers will come looking for us in the first place.

Joel Coehoorn objected, "$99 is a huge risk if your current income is $0."

JohnMcG makes a compelling argument: "Never pay anyone to help you find a job."

I think some of your thinking is clouded by what's known as the zero price effect. The question you should be asking isn't, why pay $99 for something I can get for free, but rather, is a listing on CSO worth $99 more than the other sites? If it cost $1 to list on Dice and $100 to list on CSO, what would you say then?  

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Joel Coehoorn objected, "$99 is a huge risk if your current income is $0."

JohnMcG makes a compelling argument: "Never pay anyone to help you find a job."

I think some of your thinking is clouded by what's known as the zero price effect. The question you should be asking isn't, why pay $99 for something I can get for free, but rather, is a listing on CSO worth $99 more than the other sites? If it cost $1 to list on Dice and $100 to list on CSO, what would you say then?

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