The pandemic is shaping literally everything we do. Why? Because - unlike any previous catastrophe (well, except for climate change) - it is pervasive. You can't escape it - not forever. Sure, if you're lucky, you can bunker off to…
As you've probably noticed, every important conference in our industry - from RecBuzz to TAtech and beyond - has gone virtual this year due to the pandemic. Well, surprise - so has the Jobg8 North American Summit. They're calling it…
Folks have been talking about 'the candidate experience' since, well, forever (although Gerry Crispin certainly had a lot to do with formalizing and focusing on what it really means!). But the employment market has been varied and uneven since I've…
It's been said before that you should never let a good crisis go to waste. What exactly does that mean? It means that with every problem comes opportunity. We are in the midst of a global crisis, and yet for…
Did you know the Doctor lives in Iowa? Well...he does. And a few weeks back, he participated in the famous Iowa Caucuses (perhaps for the last time? We shall see). You may have heard there were a few problems. But…
Although I think we're past the high point in funding for the recruitment marketing industry, new sites and services keep popping up. It's been a while since I last surveyed the landscape, so I thought it would be good to…
If you read my news updates, you might begin to think that everyone is getting funded and/or launching a new service. Part of this is what I have called the 'excitement of the new' - we want to hear about…
It's the end of the year, and while some folks have already done a year in review, others are looking ahead - others being 'me'. Yes, the end of the year is merely symbolic, and a 'year' is a construct…
Calling yourself the JobBoardDoctor means that people with problems are going to call you. And that's great - I love problems and problem-solving! But about once a month, I get a call from someone who has decided to start a…
NOTE: I'm re-upping this post from earlier in the year because: a) it's still relevant; and b) I asked what job boards called themselves in the latest Recruiting Site Trends Survey. Turns out a lot of them call themselves 'job…