Inside and outside, scrappy and established
If you read my news updates, you might begin to think that everyone is getting funded and/or launching a new service. Part of this is what I have called the 'excitement of the new' - we want to hear about…
Matching returns and Neuvoo is no more: news of the job board world
It's a new year, and that means - more news (and yes, some of it is about Neuvoo)! I hope you had a great holiday season (and actually took some time off, too). What will 2020 bring for the job…
The top posts from 2019: what you really liked
Every week (well, more or less), a new JobBoardDoctor post appears. Some are more popular than others, which is why I've rounded up the tops posts from 2019. I've been doing this long enough to know that if I put…
Panes, gigs, and trucks: news of the recruitment marketing world
We're coming up on the end of 2019 - and (not surprisingly) there is, as always, more news (and panes) to report. The job board and recruitment marketing industry has had a busy year. What did the last few weeks…
Do you really want funding?
My monthly news roundups invariably feature a number of companies that have received funding from venture capitalists and other types of investors. Going through funding rounds - which was pretty much non-existent during the first few decades of the industry…
Smashfly sells and Randstad stumbles: news of the recruitment marketing world
If you're in South America, South Africa, or southern Australia, it's spring right now. However, if you're in Iowa (like me), winter has begun. So what better way to cope with the weather than to check out the latest news…
SEEK’s variable adventure begins
Did you hear? SEEK, the Australian job board giant, is moving from a subscription-based revenue model to variable - or surge - pricing. Um...what's that, you may ask. Well...it is lining up the price for a job ad with the…
The results of the 2019-20 Recruiting Site Trends Survey are here!
The results of the 2019-20 Recruiting Site Trends Survey are in - and there are some interesting bits of data. The survey, which included respondents from every area of the globe - from North America to Africa to Australia, and…
Vimeo, Jobiqo, and Kormo: news of the job board world
Maybe things will slow down in December? Or maybe not. They certainly haven't thus far, with a rebranding of Prime by Indeed, funding rounds by many different players, and Vimeo's entrance into the job board world. So without further ado,…
Path to profitability?: a tale of Uber-idiocy
Uber has the distinction of having its company name enter the English language as both a verb and noun: 'Let's uber to the restaurant', and 'We'll grab an Uber'. Like Kleenex and Band-Aid before it, Uber is sliding into the…