2022: the shape of things to come
If you check into my archive, you may notice that I did not predict the pandemic or anything like the shape of things to come. In fact, at times I've even said that I won't or can't predict. Ahem. So…
JobBoardGeek podcast: Ditching the resume to find better candidates: one site’s story
This episode of JobBoardGeek finds hosts Jeff Dickey-Chasins and Steven Rothberg discussing Indeed's recent record financials, and then chatting with Jonathan Samuels of the sales and tech recruiting site Ntroduced about how his site is ditching the resume. The platform…
Booming! – what 2021 was like for the job board and recruitment marketing industry
And we thought 2020 was weird! 2021 proved to be a return to form for the job board and recruitment marketing industry - and then some. With employers clamoring for candidates, but candidates still thinking hard about whether they wanted…
Indeed and Glassdoor are way, way up: news of the job board industry
Ok, I've been reporting on the job board and recruitment marketing industry for a while (ahem, 12 years!), but I'm pretty sure I've never reported on 100% growth for a job board. Well...this time I am. Check out the news…
Who wants resumes? Well, depends on who you ask…
It's been a while since I've talked about whether or not a job board or recruiting site should have resumes. Originally, almost every job board had resume databases - and they charged employers to access them. Some still do, in…
Extra, Extra!: FlexJobs, Adzuna, and more news of the job board industry
You may have noticed that my news updates are usually about 4 weeks apart. I like to gather up what's happened, give you a reliable rundown, and then talk about other things in the intervening weeks. But sometimes the news…
Indeed and Talroo go CPA: news of the job board industry
It's hard to believe it's been 4 weeks since the last news roundup - but it has! In the meantime, DHI has gotten weird (see last week), a bunch of companies have landed funds, and the big players like Talroo…
Things are STILL mostly looking up: revenue roundup, part 2
Last week I gathered revenue updates from a number of publicly held job boards to see if there was a common thread. This revenue roundup seemed to indicate there was - it seems that revenue is up (even for beleaguered…
Odds and ends: mercenaries, LinkedIn, and CPA
Sometimes (well, perhaps more often than not) I see news and trends and events that don't really merit a full post - but definitely are what I think of as interesting. So guess what? This is the official 'odds and…
Saying versus doing – what Google, LinkedIn, and Indeed are really telling us
As a mentor of mine often told me, 'It's not what they say, it's what they do.' She was trying to help me in my efforts to be a better salesperson - but her observation holds for the job board…