There has never been a large number of conferences aimed at the job board and recruitment marketing industry. Unlike the HR sector, where you can't go three weeks without bumping into a HR conference, the job board industry has had…
Note: This is first in a 3-part series from 2020, about building a job board. It's still true! Enjoy. Back in the early days of job boards, folks put up their own version of what they thought a site should be…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Brian Forrester of Lumina.co about how his company turns text job ads into video - at scale. With job ads often running to 300 words or (much) more, candidate engagement can be difficult. Jeff Dickey-Chasins…
As an alternative to the dreaded 'what is a job board' discussion, I think it's worthwhile to ask this question instead: Is your business a recruitment marketing platform, or a recruitment software solution? Huh? Let me explain. Historically, the vast…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Elizabeth Willetts of InvestingInWomen, an U.K. job board focused on part-time and flexible work for moms. Elizabeth was frustrated with employers that didn't support part-time positions, and so she built a site that focused…
I don't talk much about job board SEO (search engine optimization) because: a) I'm not an expert; and b) many other folks are experts. But...I do have opinions and advice! So this will be my 'take the Doctor's comments with a…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Peter Askew and Nick Leroy of SEOjobs and RanchWork about how to do job board SEO. Job board SEO is a critical part - perhaps the most critical - for succeeding with your job board, and both Peter and Nick…
Note: The Doctor is enjoying the U.S. holiday. This piece from 3 years ago is still quite pertinent. Check it out! As famed New York Yankee (and St. Louis native) Yogi Berra once said, “It’s deja vu all over again.”…
If you haven't been marooned on a desert island for the past week, you probably heard about two major legal changes in the U.S. The country's Supreme Court greatly expanded access to handguns in one ruling, and eliminated Federal protection…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Mike Woodrow of Aspen Tech Labs. The company, which has staff in multiple locations including Colorado and Ukraine, provides key software for the job board industry: job feeds, job spidering, and job…