Sometimes (well, perhaps more often than not) I see news and trends and events that don't really merit a full post - but definitely are what I think of as interesting. So guess what? This is the official 'odds and…
The weather's hot in my neck of the woods - and the pace of activity in the job board industry is blistering. Big news on the funding and acquisitions front this time, plus lots of other interesting tidbits. Let's get…
As a mentor of mine often told me, 'It's not what they say, it's what they do.' She was trying to help me in my efforts to be a better salesperson - but her observation holds for the job board…
By my very rough count (i.e., take it with a grain of salt!), there have been 17 acquisitions in the recruitment marketing industry since the start of the year. Considering that there had been only 9 acquisitions for the same…
Another month, another bundle of industry news! This time around, Indeed has big news, Fiverr continues to thrive, and acquisitions continue apace. Hang on, this roundup will be a long one. Let's get started: Upwork's revenue is...up: Upwork reported fourth-quarter…
LinkedIn is big - literally. It has more than 15,000 employees in 30+ offices around the world. It has 645 million members in 200 countries. And it's trying some new moves - because it has to. So what's going on?…
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…
Back in October I took a look at some new and interesting recruitment offerings. Well jeez, that was last year! So I figured it was time to take another look at what has been popping up in our industry. In…
I always thought it would be fun to be a personal advice columnist, like 'Dear Abby'. The only problem was, I knew my answers would never get published in a general audience paper. 'Dear Jeff, my significant other is having…
For the past couple of years, I've been keeping a list of job board and recruitment marketing industry 'transactions' - in other words, when companies have been bought, sold, or merged. (And in case you're wondering, I've counted 5 since…