Back in the olden days, a person built a web site, did various things to attract visitors (ads, blimps, billboards, TV - you name it), and then monetized those visitors. The web was all about driving traffic to a web…
A few weeks back I posed the question "What is a job board?". In the process of trying to answer that question, I mentioned LinkedIn as a prime example of something that looks like a job board, acts like a…
I recently had the privilege of hosting #HFChat - the HireFriday Tweet-fest organized by @HRMargo and @CyndyTrivella. HireFriday is all about helping job seekers find work. Recruiters, HR professionals, and the occasional job board doctor pose and answer common questions…
Sometimes, job board questions pop up - particularly if you're doing a webinar! A few weeks back I was lucky enough to host a webinar (sponsored by RealMatch). I talked about the various and sundry challenges facing job boards in…
Getting jobs from an employer and onto a job board has been a challenge from the earliest days of the industry. Initially, the only way to do so was manually - the employer filled out a web form and submitted…
(Note: today's guest post is by Dr. Charles Handler, of RocketHire; his firm focuses on employee testing and predictive assessments.) Job boards have served a very important function over the past fifteen years. Try to remember what your job searches…
It's been a while since I looked at new, interesting, and (occasionally) odd job board startups. However, just because I haven't been looking doesn't mean there's been any shortage of start-ups. Sometimes it seems like I see a new one…
Ever wonder about job board competition? Depending on who you talk to, the phase of the moon, and the price of corn in Iowa, there are roughly 50,000 to 100,000 job boards out there. Yes, really. Why so many? There…
Let's face it: there is a reason that there are skills testing sites. If you hire people, at some point you will have to hire for a position about which you know absolutely nothing. Perhaps you're hiring a chief technology…
The big news in the recruiting world last week was the acquisition of Jobs2Web by SuccessFactors, which had only a few days before been gobbled up by SAP. Why Jobs2Web? Well, I think a part of the decision had to be…