Note: The Doctor is in Denver at the Jobg8 Summit, so here is a post from earlier this year. Enjoy! Let's face it - most of us in the industry are NOT LinkedIn, Google, Facebook, or Indeed. We just aren't.…
When you're a huge business like LinkedIn, part of an even bigger business - Microsoft, and as much a part of most recruiters' days as Facebook is for the masses, you really have to work on experimenting. Why? Because every…
Flooding, storms, wind, and bugs - and that's just within a few miles of my house! Yes, welcome to summer. Our industry is just as lively, with numerous companies landing funding, others launching new services, and a few acquisitions here…
As I'm a (job board) doctor, I thought it was time for a quick biology lesson - and don't fret, it does indeed have something to do with our industry! Here in the midwestern states of the U.S., elms were…
NOTE: As the Doctor is based in the U.S., he is recovering from Memorial Day - so here is a post from earlier this year that you may enjoy! First movers define categories. This is a given in marketing, and…
Back in 2008 and 2009 - a very long time ago, I realize - Monster had two data breaches. Roughly 2 million Monster users had their data exposed. The incidents received widespread exposure at the time, accompanied by lots of…
It's May, which means a flurry of Q1 financial reports (see DHI, Upwork, and Axel Springer, below), and - depending on where you live - something resembling warm weather. Despite the length of this roundup, I actually left out several…
Conventional wisdom would have us believe that job boards and related services - now moving into their third decade of existence - are on the way out. They've been overwhelmed and pushed aside by technologies such as programmatic and AI.…
The on-demand labor world - better known as the gig economy - has been with us for a while now. Some of you run marketplaces focused on on-demand workers; others supply candidates to on-demand companies like Uber or DoorDash. Depending…
As you may (or may not) know, I work with the folks at Jobg8 on their North American summit - specifically, to put together the speakers and agenda for the gathering. I get ideas from others in the industry (who…