You can't escape bad news, no matter where you are, or who you listen to. It seems as though the only stories making headlines are the sagging economy, rising unemployment rates, and foreclosures. It has become very apparent that for a story to be deemed "newsworthy" it must contain dark and depressing information, laced with little hope. One can't argue that there are hundreds of thousands of individuals in need of employment. Turning to the usual sources (the most popular job boards) and posting your resume, gives one a glimmer of hope; someone will notice me; I should receive 5 calls minimum in the next week. Nice thought, but the truth is, traditional job boards fail and do it miserably! According to Rob McGovern, founder and former chief executive of CareerBuilder.com, "We were seeing that only 5% of the job listings on the site were resulting in a hire. In other words, that's a 95% failure rate. And we were looking at it saying we've got lots of job seekers and lots of jobs but they're just not finding each other." Forbes.com, September 6, 2007. My name is Alison Bennett and I've been in the recruitment arena for the past 13 years. I have operated my business with integrity and In an effort to remedy what's wrong with the job boards, I created one that works called pursut.com. My first step was to eliminate the 3^rd^-party recruiters from the equation. Have you ever experienced posting on a board, only to be left feeling as though you were applying to a "fake job", or you are contacted by a recruiter who tells you the client is very interested and you NEVER hear back? You aren't alone. The fact is that in most cases, the "client" doesn't even know who you are. The 3^rd^-party recruiter is attempting to re-sell you to the company who posted the position. If the company doesn't bite, the recruiter moves on and you're left in the cold. It's disgusting! Pursut.com provides direct contact between employers and candidates. If you do find a position that requires you to relocate, I have taken all of the tools that I used as a recruiter and made them available on pursut.com. If you want to learn more about what we have to offer, please visit our site at http://www.pursut.com/. We are committed to being a part of the solution.