Back in the early days of job boards - this would the dark ages of the 1990s - everyone put up their own version of what they thought a site should be. There were no dominant visual or functional models,…
The pandemic is shaping literally everything we do. Why? Because - unlike any previous catastrophe (well, except for climate change) - it is pervasive. You can't escape it - not forever. Sure, if you're lucky, you can bunker off to…
Did you know the Doctor lives in Iowa? Well...he does. And a few weeks back, he participated in the famous Iowa Caucuses (perhaps for the last time? We shall see). You may have heard there were a few problems. But…
Although I think we're past the high point in funding for the recruitment marketing industry, new sites and marketplaces keep popping up. It's been a while since I last surveyed the landscape, so I thought it would be good to…
If you read my news updates, you might begin to think that everyone is getting funded and/or launching a new service. Part of this is what I have called the 'excitement of the new' - we want to hear about…
Did you hear? SEEK, the Australian job board giant, is moving from a subscription-based revenue model to variable - or surge - pricing. Um...what's that, you may ask. Well...it is lining up the price for a job ad with the…
The results of the 2019-20 Recruiting Site Trends Survey are in - and there are some interesting bits of data. The survey, which included respondents from every area of the globe - from North America to Africa to Australia, and…
Uber has the distinction of having its company name enter the English language as both a verb and noun: 'Let's uber to the restaurant', and 'We'll grab an Uber'. Like Kleenex and Band-Aid before it, Uber is sliding into the…
In talking about LinkedIn's new moves, you have to remember that it is big - literally. It has more than 15,000 employees in 30+ offices around the world. It has 645 million members in 200 countries. And it's trying some…
If you read my monthly news roundup (and if you don't, you should!), you have probably noticed that a fair amount of the content is on companies getting funding. Why? Well, for one thing, big (or even moderate) money is…