The past month or so has been eventful in the recruitment marketing world - major players like Google, and SEEK are flexing their muscles, and AI continues to make big noise in the sector. Mergers are afoot. So without further…
Note: The Doctor is out for the next few weeks, helping his sister deal with her cancer. This is from last year, but still quite relevant, particularly given the progress with Google's Cloud Jobs API! I was discussing Indeed with…
Remember Google Base? Joel Cheesman does. "The company launched Google Base in the mid-2000s to much fanfare." And...it never went anywhere. Then last year Google announced that they were working with CareerBuilder, Jibe, and Dice on a Jobs API. That…
As you already know because you're in the thick of it, the recruitment marketing industry has been morphing and evolving significantly over the past 5 years. Companies have been bought and sold. Buying habits are changing. And hundreds of millions…
What's this about age bias? "Attorney General Lisa Madigan today sent letters to six national career and job search companies over potential age discrimination violations in setting age requirements for job seekers searching career opportunities." That's from a press release…
Before we get into recruiting site conferences, did you notice that sly 'recruiting site' mention in the title? I didn't say 'job board'! And me - the JobBoardDoctor! What is the world coming to? Well, if you read this blog…
Last week I looked at some of the bigger stories from 2016 - ranging from Facebook Jobs to Microsoft/LinkedIn. But I led off with Indeed's move into tech staffing. Why? Because I actually think that it will have a more significant long…
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…
As the temperature drops and coats appear, it seems that the digital recruiting biz keeps chugging away. We've had some interesting developments, including Amazon's move into job ads and Craigslist charging for the same - but I'm getting ahead of…
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…