Getting funding: good or bad?
If you read my monthly news roundup (and if you don’t, you should!), you have probably noticed that a fair amount of the content is on companies getting funding.... Read more.
CareerBuilder disintegrates and Kariera SA grows
In an announcement that is both expected and a surprise, CareerBuilder disintegrates into many smaller pieces – and it’s still not the end yet! So why... Read more.
HelloWork, ZipRecruiter, and a survey: news of the job board world
There is news this time around for optimists (see HelloWork) and pessimists (see ZipRecruiter), but mainly, there is a little bit of everything: acquisitions, funding,... Read more.
The Metaverse is dead: or, money for nothing
The Metaverse is dead, haven’t you heard? It’s not ‘officially dead’ – yet – but for all intents and purposes, it has joined... Read more.
Your job board’s future: should you offer CPA, CPC, or duration-based postings?
When thinking about your job board’s future, you may be looking at the latest missteps by Indeed and Google’s move into recruitment marketing and wonder:... Read more.
Indeed changed its mind
Indeed changed its mind. First it said that its U.S. clients had to convert to the CPA model. Now it says that actually, they can still use CPC (although it has... Read more.
Circa, Horsefly, and LinkedIn: news of the job board industry
There have been a few(!) acquisitions since last month’s roundup, including Circa and Space-Careers, detailed below. But that’s not all, folks! I’m... Read more.
Two job board conferences to increase your learning (and mingling)
Job board conferences are known for networking…and partying. Most of the time, those in our industry are siloed into their own little world, keeping their... Read more.
The adaptive brilliance of job boards
Well, that’s a pushy way to start a post – claiming the adaptive brilliance of job boards! Apart from the assertion, it implies that job boards are still... Read more.
Indeed layoffs: ‘Your position has been impacted’
You have probably read about the Indeed layoffs by now. The world’s largest job board has laid off 2,200 employees, or about 15% of its workforce. Its sister... Read more.