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…
It's time to take a look at some interesting (and new to me) sites and services out there. The last time I looked was a while back, and this being a growing industry, there are of course plenty more. So…
Note: The Doctor is in Denver at the Jobg8 Summit, so here is a post from earlier this year. Enjoy! Let's face it - most of us in the industry are NOT LinkedIn, Google, Facebook, or Indeed. We just aren't…
When you're a huge business like LinkedIn, part of an even bigger business - Microsoft, and as much a part of most recruiters' days as Facebook is for the masses, you really have to work on experimenting. Why? Because every…
NOTE: As the Doctor is based in the U.S., he is recovering from Memorial Day - so here is a post from earlier this year that you may enjoy! First movers define categories. This is a given in marketing, and…
Back in 2008 and 2009 - a very long time ago, I realize - Monster had two data breaches. Roughly 2 million Monster users had their data exposed. The incidents received widespread exposure at the time, accompanied by lots of…
The job board industry has been around for about 25 years. In that time, it has essentially relied on two job board products: duration-based job ads, and access to resumes. Don't believe me? Take a look at a random assortment…
One of the recurrent features of my consulting life is someone - a close friend, a new acquaintance, or a potential client - asking me: 'So what exactly do you do?'. If I say, 'Well, I'm a consultant', that often…