Last week I put on my virtual job seeker hat to immerse myself in the current world of searching for work. It kinda sucked. Step 1: I picked a job title that I know fairly well - marketing director. Step…
December is here, and as you might guess, job board buzz and activity has continued unabated in the online recruiting and job board world. Let's see what's happened lately: Indeed goes public, kind of: Recruit, the parent company of Indeed, went…
During my work life, first in the software industry, next in the publishing industry, and finally in online recruiting, I've noticed some ongoing behavioral characteristics that seem to cut across many types of business. For example, there are always the…
A couple weeks back, a short article ran in ERE about Indeed: the world's largest job search engine is investing in a multi-million dollar advertising campaign to raise awareness of its brand and services. Now, why does that sound familiar?…
Some interesting developments over the past month, including a new round of financials from the publicly-held job boards and some VC money going into the market - in other words, lots of job board money. Let's take a look: Work4…
Winter is fading (kind of) and plenty has happened during the past month and a half. So pull out your t-shirts and sandals, and let's take a look at the latest in the online recruiting and job board world!: Surprise!…
So another year has come and gone. Amazingly enough, job boards aren't dead (but if you feel the urge to write about it anyway, here's a handy guide). There's been a surprising amount of activity in this relatively mature industry,…
It's that time to take a look at what's been happening in the job board industry over the past month. All I can say is - more than you might imagine. So let's get started: Dice's ex-CEO sells stock: Dice Holdings…
Candidates need a good, basic career research tool - this is just a fact. And I've talked before about how job boards are evolving to meet the changing needs of both employers and candidates. I've also talked about how some boards…
We've moving into summer but the pace of activity doesn't seem to be slowing for the online recruiting and job board world. I hope to see some of you at this week's JobG8 Job Board Summit in Chicago - but…