No matter who your audience is or what sector you serve, you are competing with other businesses and services. Even behemoths like Apple compete with other behemoths like Samsung or Google. It's just a fact of life. But how you compete -…
I want to invite you to join me on Wednesday, November 5th, when I explore how to drive up your job board's revenue - without spending a bundle. This free webinar (courtesy of Adicio) will cover the following key topics:…
Fall is most definitely in the air, as in leaves falling to the ground and making it hard to mow. But fall also means conferences for job board folks and (of course) deals, deals, deals! So without further ado, here…
If you follow my blog, you know that I often complain about applicant tracking systems (ATS) - mostly in relation to what they don't for candidates and how they can hurt job boards (via poor source tracking). But it's a…
At the end of the month, I'll be heading down (over?) to Las Vegas for the Fall 2014 IAEWS meeting. There will be networking, eating and drinking, and a pretty interesting lineup of speakers and topics. Plus, of course, I'll…
About a month ago, I asked you to participate in the 2014 Aggregator Usage study. This study asked about how job boards really use aggregators, which ones they actually use, and what their plans were for future use. The response was phenomenal…
It's happened again - I've let the better part of a year pass since I took a look at some of the new and interesting sites and services out there. Last time it seemed career hubs were thriving. This time? Well,…
Instead of a superlative world, we live in a world of mass appeal: movies that everyone likes, cars that everyone wants, and even smartphones that everyone must simply have (yesterday). Our magazines and pundits worship at the altar of bigness…
You know, I keep thinking that I won't lead off with news of VC money for one of these news roundups - and then it happens again. I guess it means that recruiting continues to be hot, and the services…
Almost everyone in the job board industry either uses aggregators - or has in the past. It's just a fact of job board life. But recent developments (LinkedIn and Monster aggregating job postings) and the ascension of Indeed to the…