What you should know about candidates
My last post focused on what candidates do when they are looking for work. We asked a wide range of questions in order to get a better picture of how candidates behave 'in the wild', as it were. But this…
How job search really works: the 2013 Job Seeker Survey
What is the 2013 job seeker survey all about? Well...it's what happens when you ask 1,276 job seekers how they really look for work. Guess what - you get some pretty interesting answers. Earlier this fall, I collaborated with Job-Hunt.org (a…
A solid reboot for the IAEWS conference
Sometimes, a format change is a good thing. At least that's my opinion after having spent the last couple of days at the IAEWS 2013 Fall Congress. Although the IAEWS conference has always been a good source of information and…
Eclectic: the work of a job board doctor
In my recent survey of readers, several asked for more information about what I actually do as the Job Board Doctor (other than write these blog posts, I suppose). I do cover a bit of this on the website, but…
The readers speak: what you think does (and doesn’t) work on Job Board Doctor
A couple of weeks ago I asked the readers of my newsletter to give me some feedback (and if you don't get the newsletter, here a link to start). Why? Because blogging can sometimes feel a bit solitary - you…
I’m going to the JobG8 Job Board Summit – and hope you can, too!
Hey folks - I will be presenting at the JobG8 Job Board Summit (June 20-21) in Chicago - but that's not the only reason you should go! Seriously - they've pulled together what promises to be an interesting and informative agenda. Here…
A new resource added to Job Board Doctor
One of my goals at Job Board Doctor is to provide resources for job boards. My first attempt was the listing of job board software (which has been updated many times!). I also hope that my blog posts serve this function - at least…
What the 2013 Job Board Trends Surveys tell us
The results are in from the 2013 Job Board Trends Surveys - and they're interesting. This year 319 job boards, 79 HR and recruiting professionals, and 108 job seekers participated - that's a lot of responses! It also took a while…
It’s not too late – take a few minutes for the 2013 Job Board Industry Trends Survey
The 2013 Job Board Industry Trends is still open - have you participated yet? You can easily finish the survey in 7 minutes or less. I've also created specific versions of the questions for European and UK boards, as well as the…
Take the 2013 Job Board Industry Trends survey!
A lot has happened since the 2012 Job Board survey - Indeed, JobFox, and JobCircle were sold, Facebook (sorta) launched their own job offering, and Monster didn't sell itself. So it's time to take the temperature of the industry again -…