Change is gonna come: more job boards and recruiting sites
I did my last round up of new job boards and recruiting sites a few months back - and here I am again with a new list. I think this speaks to the vitality of the recruiting industry - and…
Ask the question: why surveys matter
I have no idea what you're thinking because I don't think surveys matter. In fact, I can't even see you. I guess I'm operating in the dark. The above pretty much describes any web-based business with regard to their relationship…
Job seekers use job boards – for research
The Doctor is at the JobG8 job board summit this week - so this is from the archives. Enjoy! I've talked before about how job boards are evolving to meet the changing needs of both employers and candidates. I've also talked…
Candidates are fundamental
I've written about candidates before. I will write about them again. Why? Because candidates are fundamental to everything you do as an online recruiting service. Everything. Think about a couple of recent entrants to the job board world that have…
The surprising complexity of the candidate’s world
If you're talking about the candidate's world, you tend to use shorthand to talk about what happens: 'active' candidates, 'passive' candidates, applies, cost of hire, and so on. No surprise - every industry relies on verbal shortcuts - otherwise we'd…
Matching for job boards: another view
This week's guest post by Paul Basile on matching for job boards was sparked by my post last week on matching. Paul Basile is CEO of Matchpoint Careers, a matching service that uses psychometrics to help employers hire better candidates…
Reinvention?: a roundup of new and interesting sites
It's happened again - I've let the better part of a year pass since I took a look at some of the new and interesting sites and services out there. Last time it seemed career hubs were thriving. This time? Well,…
Injected with cash: news of the job board and online recruiting industry
You know, I keep thinking that I won't lead off with news of VC money for one of these news roundups - and then it happens again. I guess it means that recruiting continues to be hot, and the services…
Job boards with a twist: what you can learn from Glassdoor and LinkedIn
To listen to some recruiting industry pundits, a job board is a job board is a job board (except, of course, when they're dead). Usually what they mean is a job board = Monster or CareerBuilder; to wit, they only…
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…