Will March come in like a lion and out like a lamb? I have no idea, but I can tell you what happened in February! As is often the case in our industry, there was lots of funding, acquisitions, and a few…
Did you know the Doctor lives in Iowa? Well...he does. And a few weeks back, he participated in the famous Iowa Caucuses (perhaps for the last time? We shall see). You may have heard there were a few problems. But…
For every industry - including ours - there is 'common knowledge'. As in: 'It's common knowledge that millennials approach work differently'. Or 'Using direct mail to promote a job board is stupid'. Or '42 million people will be working in…
If you read my news updates, you might begin to think that everyone is getting funded and/or launching a new service. Part of this is what I have called the 'excitement of the new' - we want to hear about…
It's a new year, and that means - more news (and yes, some of it is about Neuvoo)! I hope you had a great holiday season (and actually took some time off, too). What will 2020 bring for the job…
Every week (well, more or less), a new JobBoardDoctor post appears. Some are more popular than others, which is why I've rounded up the tops posts from 2019. I've been doing this long enough to know that if I put…
It's the end of the year, and while some folks have already done a year in review, others are looking at predictions for 2020 - others being 'me'. Yes, the end of the year is merely symbolic, and a 'year'…
2019 has been an impressive year for the job board and recruitment marketing world: lots of buying (can we say 'programmatic'?), lots of selling, and the continued expansion of both small and large sites - not to mention a raft…
Calling yourself the JobBoardDoctor means that people with problems are going to call you - sometimes with the saddest conversation. And that's great - I love problems and problem-solving! But about once a month, I get a call from someone…
My monthly news roundups invariably feature a number of companies that have received funding from venture capitalists and other types of investors. Going through funding rounds - which was pretty much non-existent during the first few decades of the industry…