What do job seekers want? (Hint: a job…and a wee bit more)
What do job seekers want? Ahem – to find a job. I might add that’s why they network, Tweet, post profiles on LinkedIn, and troll through company career... Read more.
Indeed: the elephant in the room – or just the same old friendly puppy?
Go to any animal shelter and you will usually see pets that simply got too big for their owners – hulking St. Bernards, twelve-foot pythons, walking catfish,... Read more.
Which job board technology is changing the job board industry?
Although job board technology may not always seem important, the job board industry is a technology-driven industry. After all, it was the combination of a database... Read more.
It’s all mobile: Results from the 2011 mobile recruiting survey
Mobile is omnipresent – at times it seems as though more people are on their mobile devices that actually talking to each other. But what role is mobile playing... Read more.
Job board networks: the idea that’s never gone away
Before job board networks, there was the job board, and the candidates rejoiced. So many jobs! So many locations! So much easier than paper. The employers liked... Read more.
Features vs. benefits: the never-ending trap that we all fall into
Back in the dark ages, when the Job Board Doctor was first learning the mysteries of sales and marketing, he was told that he should “sell benefits, not features.”... Read more.
Is it ever ethical to charge the job seeker?
There has been a spate of articles recently about TheLadders – specifically, how the site is a bad deal for job seekers. To wit: when I see the new commercials... Read more.
Using social media to promote your job site
A lot of the chatter about social media in our industry has been about how it may displace job boards as a core recruiting tool. Less has been said about how job... Read more.
Recruiting goes mobile: a new survey
As you’ve probably noticed from previous posts, I believe mobile is getting big – very big – in the online recruiting world. But I haven’t... Read more.
Job board industry predictions for 2011
Job board industry predictions are a dime a dozen – and if you’re lucky, no one goes back at the end of the year to see how accurate your soothsaying... Read more.