As you might guess, plenty of things have happened since my last news roundup - not the least of which was ZipRecruiter's debut as a public company (and a valuation of $2.7B). And it seems like something happened with StackOverflow,…
Employers are in a hiring frenzy, haven't you heard? Perhaps you've seen it via a surge of postings and recruiting activity on your own site - or a competitor's. Perhaps you've read some version of the story about employers that…
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…
Remember shaking a person's hand? Going to a conference? Entering a building without masking up? It may be hard to believe, but sometime over the next year, that world will reemerge. It won't be exactly the same - but it…
As we move into Year 2 of the pandemic, some things have changed. There is not just one, but multiple vaccines that have been shown to greatly limit death or hospitalization due to the virus. Mask-wearing, while still not universal,…
When you're in the middle of a disaster, your horizon shrinks. Instead of thinking about the coming year, you're focused on making it to the end of the week. Challenges are being dumped on your (virtual) desk on a daily…
Folks have been talking about 'the candidate experience' since, well, forever (although Gerry Crispin certainly had a lot to do with formalizing and focusing on what it really means!). But the employment market has been varied and uneven since I've…
As we enter week four/seven/twelve/?? of the COVID 19 pandemic, you may be wondering how the job board industry is responding to this dramatically altered recruitment environment. A few have garnered lots of press (think ZipRecruiter's 40% cut in staffing),…
As the worldwide COVID 19 pandemic continues, it seems obvious that things are not going to go 'back to normal' anytime soon. Unemployment is climbing - possibly to rates not seen in decades. Economic activity is grinding to a halt.…
The great recession of 2008 was of course not that great for most of us. Companies went down the tubes, people lost their jobs, and entire sectors of the economy shrank – some never to expand again. Today things are, well,…