This brief history of job boards isn't complete by any means, but thanks to John Sumser, Eric Shannon, Wikipedia, Chris Russell, and others, it covers the basics (I hope!). Amazing how far we've come in 22 years! [Want to…
For years I've been writing about what I see as job board evolution - away from the traditional 'job postings and resume' model, and toward something more social, interactive, flexible, and useful to both candidates and employers. Many factors are…
It's been a busy couple of weeks - first we discovered that Recruit bought Indeed, then Doostang bought JobFox, and then many of the heavyweights in the online recruiting world rolled into Chicago for HR Tech. Geez! What's next? Rather…
Being a full time consultant is wonderful - I have the opportunity to work with hundreds of interesting clients, tackle unusual and cutting edge projects, and yes, get paid for it. But there is a drawback - although I'm in…
Running a niche job site is akin to operating a successful retail store - what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. You always have (and always will have) competitors who are bigger and better known than you. Some are…
These are exciting times for the online recruiting industry - acquisitions (Jobs2Web, Bullhorn), IPOs (LinkedIn), and flame-outs (BranchOut). The majority of job boards I talk with are experiencing very strong business (and revenues), despite a frustratingly slow recovery. But there's been a…
You can't say it's been dull this past month. As the mercury has risen, so has the buying fever in our industry. Revenues seem to be rising as well, which will create even more acquisitions, I suspect. So, without further…
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…
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…
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…