2023: the job board year in review
Today we're looking at 2023: the job board year in review. Why? Well, it was a heck of a year, to be honest. 2022 was a very strong year for employment and job boards, if you remember, and there was…
Indeed’s New Coke: so long, pay per application!
Now, why would I call pay per application Indeed's New Coke? Well, let's look back to one of the worst product launches ever - Coke's, not Indeed! As per Wikipedia, in 1985 Coke had been losing market share to Pepsi,…
Upwork revenue up, and more news of the job board industry
What a surprise - Upwork revenue up, Fiverr revenue up, and Indeed and Glassdoor revenue down. Notice anything there, such as freelancer sites seem to be doing better than their traditional job counterparts? Of course there are other ups and…
Is Indeed’s AI future also yours?
Indeed's AI future was the subject of a recent talk by Chris Hyams, CEO of Indeed, at the company's FutureWorks conference. Indeed - in case you've forgotten - is the largest job board in the world, and thus what it…
Job boards are dying, AI, and other silliness
Huh - job boards are dying? AI is the one and true religion? Is there one technology to rule them all? I am by nature a skeptic and contrarian. In general, these tendencies have served me well in my various…
Weird job board news from CareerBuilder, Avito Jobs, and more
As regular readers know, I gather up the most interesting and relevant job board news once a month. But sometimes I see news that just doesn't fit. It's weird, unusual or just odd. So here is a sampling of some…
How to compete with LinkedIn, Indeed, and Google
Ever wonder how to compete with LinkedIn, Indeed, and Google? Well, as long as I’ve been in this industry, there have been the big boys. The companies that have grabbed attention, market share, and investment. Sites like Monster, OCC, LinkedIn, Indeed, …
Job board AI products – yep, they’re here!
A few weeks back I talked about the effects of AI on job boards - and this time I'm looking at specific examples of job board AI products. It seems as if every day I read about another rollout of…
Ferretly, Prepper, and Recruitroo: news of the job board industry
Hmm - Ferretly, Prepper, and Recruitroo seem to indicate a resurgence in slightly silly names in our industry. At least I think so. Last time around we saw news from Jobindex and this time we get some more news from them. So let's dig…
Indeed changed its mind
Indeed changed its mind. First it said that its U.S. clients had to convert to the CPA model. Now it says that actually, they can still use CPC (although it has a new name, of course - 'branding'!). So what…