We've all experienced it: a movie or play is going along, we are firm in our understanding of the how and why of the characters' actions, and then a bit of information is revealed that changes everything. We sit in stunned…
There's been no discernible increase or decrease in industry activity over the past month - in other words, things are still quite busy in the job board and online recruiting industry. I'm sure LinkedIn welcomed Daylight Savings Time as a…
As part of my ongoing research, I look at a lot (LOT) of job boards and recruiting sites (and of course those sites that will not call themselves job boards but actually are). I look at sites in Japan, Germany,…
The Doctor is out, so this is a visit into the vault from 2011. Enjoy! Consider the term 'job board'. For some, it is a term of derision, an insult (as in, "geez, why would you use a job board?").…
So LinkedIn is having a tough time and there are rumblings of economic slowdown. Is that stopping our industry? Um, no. Although I started the year with a bunch of new sites, already my in-basket is overflowing. Let's take a…
If you - as I do - read the recruiting industry press regularly, you quickly become aware of a pattern: 'something' has arrived that will negate every other recruiting technique you use. 'Something' will 'revolutionize' your recruiting, solve all your…
As Valentine's Day recedes in our rear view mirror, it's time to take another look at what's been going on in the industry over the past month. There has been the usual amount of 'revolutionary' new products and a bit…
On Friday, February 4th, LinkedIn shares fell by 43%, erasing about $11 billion (yes, billion) in market value. That is not chump change. Why? In a nutshell, LinkedIn said they were going to grow more slowly than the analysts thought…
On the eve of a blizzard (and of course the Iowa caucuses), I prefer to look forward - to greener pastures and sunny days. Some would call me delusional. I call it self-preservation. The spring and summer options for learning…
Seems like everyone and their donkey does a future of job boards post around this time of the year. I certainly have. But in looking at my own and others' pontificating about what is going to happen, I began to…