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,…
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…
In my recent survey of readers, several asked for more information about what I actually do (other than write these blog posts, I suppose). I do cover a bit of this on the website, but I thought I'd make it more specific. So...what…
There is just nothing like late June in Orlando (unless perhaps you prefer mid-July): 95% humidity, temperatures hovering in the low 90s, and drenching thunderstorms with sheet lightning. Oh, and don't forget the tourists! So I was initially not so…
I'm preparing for a talk at the JobG8 Job Board Summit (June 26-27, Orlando), and it has me thinking a lot about job board evolution. I will be taking a tour of unusual and interesting sites that are moving the…
What is a brand? Well, I think (at least in the online recruiting world) we've moved past the original meaning: to burn a mark on an animal. The purpose of this type of branding was to indicate ownership - and…
Big change is so sudden, which is why I often talk about the evolution of job boards. Remember how LinkedIn came out of nowhere and revolutionized the recruiting industry? Oh right – they started in 2004. Well, how about Indeed…
Since I began working in the job board industry in 1997, I've heard many discussions about pay for performance {PFP} (as opposed to pay to post or pay to access resumes). At one point, CareerBuilder launched a PFP service, but…
Earlier this year I had the good fortune to attend the JobG8 Job Board Summit for North America. It was an interesting conference, full of useful insights about new and developing technologies, as well as clear-eyed looks at challenges for…
Pop quiz: which of the following will increase profitability the most? A) Individual job postings and/or resume access B) Annual or semi-annual job posting/resume access employer subscriptions I'm betting that most of you answered (B). So why do the vast majority of job…