Reinvention?: a roundup of new and interesting sites
It’s happened again – I’ve let the better part of a year pass since I took a look at some of the new and interesting sites and services out there.... Read more.
Superlative: what are you really good at?
Instead of a superlative world, we live in a world of mass appeal: movies that everyone likes, cars that everyone wants, and even smartphones that everyone must... Read more.
Injected with cash: news of the job board and online recruiting industry
You know, I keep thinking that I won’t lead off with news of VC money for one of these news roundups – and then it happens again. I guess it means that... Read more.
Take the 2014 Aggregator Usage Survey!
Almost everyone in the job board industry either uses aggregators – or has in the past. It’s just a fact of job board life. But recent developments (LinkedIn... Read more.
Deconstruction for fun and profit
Almost every day I read about a new recruiting site or service that has nabbed some VC money. Sometimes it’s big ($100M for Thumbtack) and sometimes it’s... Read more.
Job boards with a twist: what you can learn from Glassdoor and LinkedIn
To listen to some recruiting industry pundits, a job board is a job board is a job board (except, of course, when they’re dead). Usually what they mean is... Read more.
Insane!: news of the job board and online recruiting world
Hey folks! It’s summer! Laying back, sipping a cool drink, going barefoot. But apparently in our industry, summertime means ‘deal time’. Check... Read more.
Dinosaurs and mammals: do the ‘big guys’ even matter?
During my work life, first in the software industry, next in the publishing industry, and finally in online recruiting, I’ve noticed some ongoing behavioral... Read more.
Change is painful, change is good
This morning I will lose my right thumb joint. It’s been a good joint and has served me well for five decades, but for the past three years it has deteriorated.... Read more.
What a job board doctor really does
In my recent survey of readers, several asked for more information about what I actually do (other than write these blog posts, I suppose). I do cover a bit of... Read more.