In pandemic times, four weeks feels like four months - at least that's how long it feels to me regarding the last time I wrote about the news of our industry! Yet despite the virus (or because of?), I continue…
Although the job board and recruitment marketing industry is sizable - estimated at $22 billion worldwide - most of the companies involved are privately held. So when the few publicly held sites put out their quarterly reports, industry observers scrutinize…
The weather isn't getting much warmer, but activity in the recruitment marketing biz certainly is. We've seen new rounds of funding, launches, and acquisitions - and that's just in the last 4 weeks! So let's get to it: Addeco buys…
What exactly is a job board? Nowadays there are many sites that run from that description - after all, it's quite unfashionable. Yet many HR and recruiting industry professional continue to use the term, so it seems worth exploring (notwithstanding my own…
It's a new year and the recruitment marketing industry is humming along. I counted 21 job board acquisitions and mergers during 2016 - which makes me wonder what will happen in 2017 (yes, I'm expecting an economic slowdown, but I've…
We're past Thanksgiving, and the December holidays are coming up - so it's time for some industry news! In the interim since our last report, there's been a U.S. election, Facebook has announced Jobs, and DHI/Dice has put itself up for…
Fall is in the air (at least in Iowa) but activity in the recruitment marketing space hasn't slackened. If anything, it feels like things accelerate as we get closer to the winter holidays! So let's see what's happened lately: A…
Remember department stores? I do. I remember going to Hubbards, our local version - riding up the escalator to the men's department in the 2nd floor, and of course the reverse path to the toy department in the basement. You…
Other than Monster getting sold to Randstad, nothing has happened in our industry recently, right? Umm....well, actually, a ton of stuff has gone down! So let's take a look and see what's what: Glassdoor drops the ball: Turns out that anonymity…
It's that time again - time to round up what's happening in the job board and online recruiting industry. No summer doldrums here, though - things continue to move apace. So let's get started: JobAndTalent lands massive investment: Atomico has just…