Number-fied: what I learned at the JobG8 summit
There is just nothing like late June in Orlando (unless perhaps you prefer mid-July): 95% humidity, temperatures hovering in the low 90s, and drenching thunderstorms... Read more.
It’s always about the job candidate. Really.
The most common mistake I see job board startups make is completely understandable. They spend all of their time and effort thinking about the employer. Why? Because... Read more.
No summertime blues here: the latest job board and online recruiting news
It’s summertime, but you’d never guess it by the activity in our industry! Apparently no one is spending any time asleep in the backyard hammock. So... Read more.
Building the employer brand – with job boards
Job boards have become prisoners of their moniker. After all, a ‘job board’ is just an online bulletin board for ‘posting’ your electronic... Read more.
Overexposed?? What the Job Board Doctor is doing this month
I am remarkably unphotogenic. When at Dice, I once sat down with a professional photographer for the obligatory ‘head shot’. It took 39 shots before... Read more.
Some other shoes are dropping in online recruiting – is anyone listening?
A couple weeks back, a short article ran in ERE about Indeed: the world’s largest job search engine is investing in a multi-million dollar advertising campaign... Read more.
Monstrous! – Can Monster pull it off?
Once, in a world far, far away (i.e., the 1990s), Monster beat its chest and claimed to be the biggest and best source for online jobs in the world, bar none. Then,... Read more.
Evolution: thinking about the future of job boards
I’m preparing for a talk at the JobG8 Job Board Summit (June 26-27, Orlando), and it has me thinking a lot about job board evolution. I will be taking a tour... Read more.
Job board money, coming and going: the latest news
Some interesting developments over the past month, including a new round of financials from the publicly-held job boards and some VC money going into the market... Read more.
What’s in a job board name? Lots.
Almost every week I see a blog post or tweet claiming that job boards are dead or dying. We’re talking about the top source for hiring outside of employee... Read more.