It's that time again - time to see what's been happening in recruitment marketing around the globe (because, as you know, this is definitely a global business). We heard from DHI last week; what's going with everyone else? Let's see:…
Full disclosure: I worked at Dice (now DHI) from 1997 through 2000. I don't hold DHI stock, and have only fleeting contact with DHI personnel. Also, I'm not too excited about the DHI logo. So DHI, parent company of Dice,…
It's been an interesting few weeks in the recruitment marketing industry - LinkedIn has been making moves, ZipRecruiter found some new funding, and...yes, there's something about Jobiak. And something about AI. Let's take a closer look: pymetrics raises $40M: pymetrics,…
The dog days of summer are a misnomer in our industry. Some of the most interesting developments happen when it gets hot (Microsoft buys Github? LinkedIn adds assessments? voice search?you get the picture). This cycle is no different - lots…
Hey folks, in a few months I am heading off to the Jobg8 Job Board Summit, July 26-27, in Nashville. Why? Well, they invited me to put together the agenda and speaker list - so I kind of thought I…
Over the years I've worked with a number of clients who are thinking about the next step. Sometimes that meant an acquisition. Sometimes that meant new staff, or additional marketing. But it usually meant - at its core - growth. These…
Let's talk about an annual biz checkup, shall we? Operating a job board or recruitment marketing company can sometime feel like putting out a never-ending series of fires. Employer A's jobs aren't doing well. There aren't enough candidate signups in…
Even as holidays draw near, the recruitment marketing industry chugs along with more funding, more product releases - and even some news about LinkedIn (shock!). Seems like this industry also encourages the (ahem) creative names, eh? So without further ado,…
In order to break my habit of writing about Google Jobs, I decided it was time for another news roundup (plus the fact that it's been a month since the last one). Not surprisingly, things have been happening. Apparently the…
Summer continues, conferences happen, M&A is popping - and the job board and recruitment marketing biz is bubbling along. Our Amazon/Whole Foods equivalent? Probably the Google Jobs/Hire news. But there are plenty of other things going on, including some interesting…