Another good one from the archive - enjoy! A couple of times a year I do a guest lecture in a college class at my alma mater that focuses on creative and non-traditional careers. It’s always interesting because it puts me in direct…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Andy Hibel of HigherEdJobs, the leading job board for careers in academia. Andy talks about how HigherEdJobs got started - including a number of revenue-free years. Jeff Dickey-Chasins of JobBoardDoctor and Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter learn…
Lyz Lenz, a very good Iowa-based writer (check out her newsletter) recently tweeted: "I told the liquor store guy about a drink I made with this gin he sold me and he was like, "Congratulations you invented a Tom Collins."…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Serge Boudreau and Shelley Billinghurst of The Recruitment Flex podcast (the #1 HR podcast in Canada) about the Canadian job board market. Since Serge's day job is with Career Beacon and Shelley runs a recruitment ad agency, they…
It's time for some news about our industry, and (not surprisingly) things have been very active. It's spring (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) and I guess the birds and the bees are also making acquisitions, raising cash, and expanding…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we decide to talk to each other about job boards that go public! What a concept! Jeff Dickey-Chasins of JobBoardDoctor and Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter dig into the list of publicly-held job boards reviewed on Jeff's…
The Doctor is out this week, watching his daughter get her masters degree. This post first appeared five (!) years ago - but it's still relevant. Read on... There is a tendency – in every industry, not just our own…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Joe Meyer, the founder of ExecThread. As the name implies, this service exposes members to executive-level jobs - but these jobs aren't widely advertised, but instead come from executive search firms. Jeff Dickey-Chasins of…
Note: On September 5th, 2017 - almost 5 years ago - I had a heart attack. What follows is my description of how it felt. This is not an article about job boards or recruiting - so beware! But I…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, Jeff Dickey-Chasins talks to...himself! Yes, co-host Steven Rothberg is off working (!). Jeff digs into 10 common mistakes that job boards and recruiting sites make. He finds these mistakes tend to occur no matter which…