Last night, we shipped some significant new features for professionals on the Jobster.com site, as well a more streamlined user experience. These new features allow a jobseeker to not only find jobs from anywhere on the web, but also to get an inside look at what it’s like to work at different companies.

The Jobster site update is covered in a Wall Street Journal article Getting the Inside Scoop on a Future Boss.

In the latest expansion of the Web phenomenon of social networking, more sites are launching features that make it easier for job seekers to connect with the employees of prospective hirers…

Jobster Inc. is scheduled to launch a revamped job-search Web site today that includes people’s posts on what it’s like to work for their employers. Job hunters can link to these employees and ask to contact them.

Robert Wilson reviews the new features favorably:

With the new Jobster, job search feels like sitting down with friends to find the best opportunity for my future … it’s about MY Life, and fitting in, and having fun! Sure I have to work, and I want to leverage my skills, and I want to get the highest return on my human capital; BUT that’s just the ‘work’ side of the equation. What I live for is to make a difference, embark on new challenges, support my coconspirators, and wake up happy each morning (even Mondays) at the prospect of another day.

Below are screenshots of some of the key features. In combination, these create a web of content that allows users to easily navigate between search results, user profiles, and authentic experiences at companies. (Exploring jobs and people ought to be at least as easy and interesting as finding books on Amazon!)

1. The home page allows you to search millions of jobs from across the web. It also features recent profiles, tags, companies, and trends in search behavior.

2. Search results include links to what employees and former employers are saying about the companies.

3. Company pages allow you to explore related jobs, experiences, images, and profiles:

4. Individual profiles include past and current experiences and relationships.

These features are just a start of course, and we have a long roadmap of improvements to the site we’re working on now. (We’ve built the new site using Ruby on Rails which allows us to iterate rapidly on top of a firm architectural foundation.)

[Speaking of an authentic look inside companies: the team that builds the Jobster.com site has its own collaborative blog; worth checking out. If you’re a developer, SDET, or program manager, and would to join a high quality, fast moving team that works on problems like these, please get in touch with me.]