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…
NOTE: The Doctor is out this week, checking out the new TATech Conference & Expo in Las Vegas. In the meantime, here's a rerun from this summer: I was discussing Indeed with some other folks at the JobG8 conference (what a…
So, finally, it happened. Randstad, the international staffing behemoth, bought Monster last week for $429 million. Yep, million. As in several hundred million less than Monster's 2015 gross revenues. Ow. There was a lot of analysis, some of it quite good…
NOTE: The Doctor is off this week, enjoying some R&R. This is a repeat of a post from the spring that is still quite relevant. Enjoy! I've written about Indeed's transformation in North America several times over the past five years…
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…
I was discussing Indeed with some other folks at the JobG8 conference (what a surprise, right?), and one person made a comment that really stuck with me. "Google can wreck Indeed's business anytime they want, simply by changing their search…
Wind, lightning, rain, and tens of thousands of soccer fans 'sheltering in place' at Soldier field. Just another lazy Wednesday in Chicago! The next day, me and over a hundred other folks jammed into the downtown Chicago Hilton for the…