Google backs off? I guess I wasn't as surprised as some folks - but perhaps I'm just too cynical! Still, the apparent retreat of the Google job ads offering was only one bit of a lot of news in the…
X is hurting - ok, that's not really news. But the fact that LinkedIn is benefiting? Well, that is! I think it's one sign of instability in the ad market - and of course we know that on top of…
Today we're looking at 2023: the job board year in review. Why? Well, it was a heck of a year, to be honest. 2022 was a very strong year for employment and job boards, if you remember, and there was…
What a surprise - Upwork revenue up, Fiverr revenue up, and Indeed and Glassdoor revenue down. Notice anything there, such as freelancer sites seem to be doing better than their traditional job counterparts? Of course there are other ups and…
Layoffs are always news (of the unpleasant sort), and news that LinkedIn lays off staff is pretty big news. They're not the only one, though (looking at you, Stepstone). However, there is also news of funding, acquisitions, and new product…
You may ask yourself why I am telling you how to destroy a business. Well...the longer you spend in the job board and recruitment marketing sectors, the more likely it is that you will be tempted to acquire another business…
It's another month and we get to see how Borderless raises funds, X tries to do job ads, and Recruiter.com is selling their domain. Just as lively as last month, to my mind. And yes, there were a few acquisitions…
Most job boards and recruitment platforms are privately held. Missing your numbers - assuming that you have targets, that is - can be scary. But at least you don't have angry shareholders to deal with, right? Well, sort of. First…
Hmm - Ferretly, Prepper, and Recruitroo seem to indicate a resurgence in slightly silly names in our industry. At least I think so. Last time around we saw news from Jobindex and this time we get some more news from them. So let's dig…
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) has been covering the global job board world for a while now, and they just came out with their latest report. It says that "the value of the global online job advertising market rose 16% in…