Zombie job boards (will never die)
NOTE: The Doctor is off this week, enjoying some R&R. This is a repeat of a post from last year that is still quite relevant. Enjoy! A few years back during the deep, dark recession, a few articles appeared about…
Indeed tackles staffing (and makes staffing firms nervous)
NOTE: The Doctor is off this week, enjoying some R&R. This is a repeat of a post from the spring that is still quite relevant. Enjoy! I've written about Indeed's transformation in North America several times over the past five years.…
Acquisition mania!: news of the job board industry
It's that time again - time to round up what's happening in the job board and online recruiting industry. No summer doldrums here, though - things continue to move apace. So let's get started: JobAndTalent lands massive investment: Atomico has just…
Life after job postings
I was discussing Indeed with some other folks at the JobG8 conference (what a surprise, right?), and one person made a comment that really stuck with me. "Google can wreck Indeed's business anytime they want, simply by changing their search…
Mustard, selfies, handshakes, and more: new recruiting sites for everyone!
Although there are mixed signals on the overall economy, the recruiting industry continues to sprout new job boards and job-board-like sites. It's been a couple of months since my last roundup, so I thought it was time to take a…
Windy: what I saw and heard at the JobG8 job board summit
Wind, lightning, rain, and tens of thousands of soccer fans 'sheltering in place' at Soldier field. Just another lazy Wednesday in Chicago! The next day, me and over a hundred other folks jammed into the downtown Chicago Hilton for the…
What the LinkedIn sale means for job boards
Last week was a big week for industry news - and pundits. Everyone had something to say about LinkedIn and Microsoft. Except...me. Why did I wait? Well, I was getting ready for this week's JobG8 conference (branding and sales workshops,…
Stop the presses!!: the job board news roundup
No one can say that our industry is boring! Sure, the recent SH sale is a bit of inside baseball, but hey - this entire blog is pretty 'inside baseball!'. So I say, let's get job-board-geeky and see what's been…
We are the robots
The most common question I've heard in the last two job board conferences (apart from 'where is the bar?') is: What is programmatic advertising? You have to admit, the phrase is a bit off-putting - we know about ads, but…
The letter
It's the kind of letter you don't want to send or receive: "First, on behalf of the entire Simply Hired team I would like to thank you for your partnership. We have appreciated working with you and your clients. I am writing…