What a difference 7 months make! The last industry survey preceded Monster's stock crash, LinkedIn's revenue jump, and a big increase in matching and assessment sites. Things changed - and we need new data! So I've revamped the survey, added…
Man, time flies when you're blogging. It's been a while since the last news roundup, and a few things have happened. Like: Is Monster on the block? Or not?: Well, I don't know. But rumor (and Sal Iannuzzi) has it…
A few months back I examined 7 Android apps for job boards - in fact, I even liked a few! As mobile apps continue to spread throughout the job search universe, I thought it would be useful to take a…
I will be joining Dr. Charles Handler in a few weeks for a webinar on "Improving Candidate Quality", on Wednesday, March 14th, at 11 am EDT. This webinar is sponsored by JobG8. We'll be talking about why candidate quality is…
(Note: today's guest post is by Dr. Charles Handler, of RocketHire; his firm focuses on employee testing and predictive assessments.) Job boards have served a very important function over the past fifteen years. Try to remember what your job searches…
Gerry Crispin and Mark Mehler have been conducting the landmark CareerXRoads Source of Hire survey for over a decade. In my mind, that's useful data. They've just come out with the 2012 edition, and it's absolutely worth a look. The…
It's been a while since I looked at new, interesting, and (occasionally) odd job board startups. However, just because I haven't been looking doesn't mean there's been any shortage of start-ups. Sometimes it seems like I see a new one…
Ever wonder about job board competition? Depending on who you talk to, the phase of the moon, and the price of corn in Iowa, there are roughly 50,000 to 100,000 job boards out there. Yes, really. Why so many? There…
Are job boards tanking? If you read this blog, then you have at least a passing interest in job boards - so it's likely that you saw the news last week that Monster is laying off 400 employees and missed…
I recently did a Q&A with the folks at Cachinko about the future of job search. You may find it interesting - check it out here! [Want to get Job Board Doctor posts via email? Subscribe here.]. [Check out the JobBoardGeek podcast archive!]