I am by nature a skeptic and contrarian. In general, these tendencies have served me well in my various careers. But they also can result in situations where I am surrounded by folks who are making big claims, and who…
Remember a few years back, when social media recruiting was all the rage? It was going to change the face of recruiting. Revolutionize how recruiting was done. Make old methods of recruiting obsolete. Social media recruiting was the hot new…
Job boards - both traditional and non-traditional - have historically had one primary purpose in life: finding candidates in order to bring candidates and employers together. For the traditional boards, that meant advertising - lots of it. Think Monster's Superbowl ads…
It is actually a bit insane how much has happened since my last news roundup! Recruit/Indeed seems to be bingeing on acquisitions, money is being raised by many at a fair clip, and Google is playing with the jobs stuff…
This is starting to feel like World War I: 'Great' powers, aggressive tactics, and a desire for world domination. Yep, I'm talking about the recruitment marketing industry. In case you didn't hear, Recruit bought Glassdoor last week. Many incisive analyses…
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, HotJobs, and CareerBuilder. They sought the #1 position and told…
Here in the northern hemisphere the grass is finally getting green and (occasionally) we have a nice sunny day. What's it like where you are? Well, regardless of the weather, the growth of the recruitment marketing industry continues. Let's see…
You're in a crowded saloon. The biggest, baddest gunslinger is lounging at the bar, regaling his compatriots with stories of how big and bad he is, about his millions of followers and billions in revenue. Then the door swings open.…
It's 2018 - do you know where your job board is? Oh, excuse me - your 'recruitment marketing solution' or perhaps your 'sourcing solution' or...well, you get the picture. I suspect that in 2018 we will see the continuing fade-out…
Even as holidays draw near, the recruitment marketing industry chugs along with more funding, more product releases - and even some news about LinkedIn (shock!). Seems like this industry also encourages the (ahem) creative names, eh? So without further ado,…