Eightfold, LinkedIn, and 51Job: news of the recruitment marketing industry
It’s only been a few weeks since the last roundup, but there have been acquisitions, mergers, 51Job going private, and quarterly reports a-plenty! All this,... Read more.
Donald Duck and the complexity of reaching candidates
I always smile when I hear a news report about the ‘labor market’ – as if a thing so vast and and full of complexity could ever be described easily.... Read more.
Platforms, pipelines, ecosystems, and hubs
As with most industries, the recruiting industry is partial to faddish names and acronyms. ATS, PPC, ‘talent pipeline’, RPO, ‘hiring marketplace’,... Read more.
Stack sells, Workrise rises: news of the recruitment marketing world
As you might guess, plenty of things (including Workrise) have happened since my last news roundup – not the least of which was ZipRecruiter’s debut... Read more.
Gentle prods turn into actual sales!
Note: The Doctor is recovering from yet another Memorial Day, so this is some still-timely advice from 2009 (!!) Once, a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, a... Read more.
Acquisitions up in 2021 – why?
Acquisitions up in 2021? By my very rough count (i.e., take it with a grain of salt!), there have been 17 acquisitions in the recruitment marketing industry since... Read more.
Does the ZipRecruiter IPO even matter?
The big news in our industry is the impending ZipRecruiter IPO (set for the day after the Doctor’s birthday – no coincidence, I am sure!). When a job... Read more.
ZipRecruiter, GetNinjas, and more: news of the job board world
Wouldn’t you know that right after my last news roundup, ZipRecruiter decided to fess up about an IPO! It’s been an eventful couple of weeks for the... Read more.
What is a job board doctor, and why would you need one?
Note: I’m always surprised when I talk to folks and they say, “I didn’t know I could hire you! I thought you were just a blogger.” In fact,... Read more.
A few observations and random thoughts on the growing hiring frenzy
Employers are in a hiring frenzy, haven’t you heard? The growing hiring frenzy! Perhaps you’ve seen it via a surge of postings and recruiting activity... Read more.