Is QuietAgent a cupid for job seekers?

How's this for a new economy hiring twist? A group of Fortune 500 companies including Starbucks, 7-Eleven and Hyatt Hotels, have invited job seekers to join a free resume-sharing service that allows companies to save on recruiter fees and job-seekers to reach a wider audience of employers.

In order to join, go to UnitedWeWork.org, click on "job seeker," and you'll be taken to a page powered by QuietAgent, a job search site that allows you to input your resume and be alerted to job postings that fit your goals. Actually, you can bypass United We Work entirely and go directly to QuietAgent and it seems like you'll get the same opportunities.

I've been playing around on QuietAgent for a while and like the concept. Once you successfully create your resume, the site matches you with opportunities that fit your profile, much like the dating site eHarmony. The difficulty I had was that I couldn't easily build my resume because there wasn't a job function for many of the things I do -- no listings for reporter, journalist, or blogger, for example. I spoke to a representative of the company and he assured me that QuietAgent is continually adding new job functions and will get to those quickly. So if you're trying out the site and can't find your job description in the pull-down menu, try sending an email through the help page and see what happens. If your job function is listed, it only takes a few minutes to build a resume and the site even helps you with a list of pre-written tasks that you performed while on the job. Another nice feature, which will be appealing to independent workers, is that the resume format isn't limited to jobs; you can describe any client project as a "work experience."

QuietAgent is making its database available for free to any employers until the end of 2009 and is extending the offer to employers of smaller companies (those with fewer than 100 employees) until July of 2010. Recruiters can use the site for free as well to receive tailored matches to candidates who meet their criteria.

The company says it adds 5,000-8,000 new jobs per day and that all jobs come either directly from employers seeking to fill a position or from the web sites of hiring companies.

What's your take? Has anyone used this service?