One of the most common questions I get from startups is whether they should 'buy or build' the software for their job board. It's a question that wasn't that common 10 years ago - simply because the options for job…
What if you had a service - say, a job board/candidate acquisition/employer service - and no one knew about it? How long do you think you'd stay in business? Countless job boards (and other web-based businesses) disappeared during the past…
This isn't complete by any means, but thanks to John Sumser, Eric Shannon, Wikipedia, Chris Russell, and others, it covers the basics (I hope!). Amazing how far we've come in 22 years!
Pop quiz: which of the following will increase profitability the most? A) Individual job postings and/or resume access B) Annual or semi-annual job posting/resume access subscriptions I'm betting that most of you answered (B). So why do the vast majority…
For years I've been writing about what I see as the evolution of job boards - away from the traditional 'job postings and resume' model, and toward something more social, interactive, flexible, and useful to both candidates and employers. Many…
It's been a while since I took a look at how you can screw up your job board, so I thought it was time to revisit the subject. After all, if you're going to spend time on your site, why…
As noted in previous posts, I've been thinking lately about what makes a job board good - or not. Below are a few questions to that effect - and yes, some employment sites have these features, but most do not.…
Talk to job seekers about looking for jobs, and you get an earful. Talk to employers about finding candidates, and you get another earful. Both sides are looking for each other, and both sides have problems doing so. Problems are…
It's hard to believe that we are in the dog days of summer, at least judging from the number of new job sites I'm seeing. Granted, some of these have been around in alpha or beta for a while, some…
Back in the olden days, a person built a web site, did various things to attract visitors (ads, blimps, billboards, TV - you name it), and then monetized those visitors. The web was all about driving traffic to a web…