A tale of two job board companies
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times for job board companies. Sorry, just had to use that! But indeed, for some job boards, right now is pretty darn good. And for other job boards, it's…
The results of the 2020-21 Recruiting Site Trends Survey are here!
The results are in from the 2020-21 Recruiting Site Trends Survey- and there are some interesting bits of data. The survey, which included respondents from every area of the globe - from North America to Africa to Australia, and more…
Is the pandemic changing hiring fundamentals?
When you're in the middle of a disaster, your horizon shrinks, and in our case, you're not thinking about hiring fundamentals. Instead of thinking about the coming year, you're focused on making it to the end of the week. Challenges…
Are you the candidate’s friend – or a source of confusion?
If you've ever tried to help a recent graduate look for work, you probably realized that they had only a vague idea of what the 'right job' might look like for them. Over the years I've worked with a number…
It’s survey time: help the Doctor and take the 2020-21 Recruiting Site Trends survey!!
You know, even a so-called Doctor needs some help every now and then - and that's where you come in. It's time for the 2020-21 Recruiting Site Trends survey! To make it useful, I need your help and input! In…
The pandemic and the hiring industry
Six months into the pandemic, it seems obvious - to me, at least - that the hiring industry (including job boards) is not going to go up in a puff of smoke. It felt like that was a distinct possibility…
Rule 2 for designing a recruiting site: candidates are most important
You would think after three decades of web-based recruiting sites that the folks designing these sites would have figured out the basics. You would be wrong. I've talked about this before (well, ok, many times) - candidates are the key component…
What are you gonna do if your niche disappears?
The pandemic is shaping literally everything we do. Why? Because - unlike any previous catastrophe (well, except for climate change) - it is pervasive. You can't escape it - not forever. Sure, if you're lucky, you can bunker off to…
Job boards are followers, not leaders
When thinking about the coming months (and who isn't!), I suggest that you keep in mind that job boards - by their nature - are followers, not leaders. We can't compel employers to hire certain people, or focus on certain types of…
How job boards are responding to the pandemic, round three
This the latest in a series of posts on how the job board industry has been responding to the pandemic - which I wished I could say is getting better, but doesn't seem to be. The world is opening up,…