As famed New York Yankee (and St. Louis native) Yogi Berra once said, “It’s deja vu all over again.” While he was talking about baseball, the comment could easily apply to the recruitment marketing business these days - specifically, the…
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…
As in last month's update, the acquisition of programmatic companies continues apace. But there's also new investment and some quarterly results as well. Let's see what we've got!: DHI announces Q2 results: DHI announced that Dice's 2nd quarter revenues were $23.2…
Note: The Doctor is offsite this week with a client, so here is a post from 2009 (!!) that is still relevant. If you're looking for work, nothing can make you throw up your hands faster than a job board…
For many job boards, the candidate experience is the equivalent of a 'one night stand'. The candidate finds - or stumbles upon - the site, looks for a job, and applies for one (or more). Then the candidate goes his…
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…
Programmatic ads have been around for a while in the consumer space. If you've been in a deep dark cave for the past 5 years (and if that's the case, why are you reading this post?), a quick definition: programmatic…
There is - as always - plenty of news this month. But as you perhaps can guess from the title, the big news is Stepstone's majority stake in Appcast. More in a minute. Just remember - big news can drop…
It's interesting how 90 degrees feels even hotter when you're 5,280 feet above sea level - at least that was my conclusion after spending a few days in Denver last month! The occasion was Jobg8's 2019 Job Board Summit, and…
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.…