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. How much? Let's just say that it is extremely…
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 this on the website, but I thought I'd make it more specific. So...what…
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 with sheet lightning. Oh, and don't forget the tourists! So I was initially not so…
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 that's (usually) where the money is. They're wrong. If you don't have the…
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 let's see what's happening: Gild raises some more money: The tech employment service (not a…
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 'job ad', right? Wrong. Job boards began growing past that simple definition by 1999, if not before. Sure, they…
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 the poor fellow managed to get one without my eyes closed or mouth open. I'm betting that's…
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 to raise awareness of its brand and services. Now, why does that sound familiar?…
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, last week, Monster - diminished, no longer for…
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 of unusual and interesting sites that are moving the…