Sometimes, a format change is a good thing. At least that's my opinion after having spent the last couple of days at the IAEWS 2013 Fall Congress. Although the IAEWS conference has always been a good source of information and…
If you look at any survey of employers that I've done over the past several years, you'll find that the number one issue for employers is quality of candidates. Now, 'quality' is one of those wonderfully fuzzy terms that can mean…
In my recent survey of readers, several asked for more information about what I actually do as the Job Board Doctor (other than write these blog posts, I suppose). I do cover a bit of this on the website, but…
One of the most popular posts I've written is about revenue streams. So my readers are interested in making money - go figure! A smart blogger would have immediately written more posts about revenue (and I did write a few)…
The 'traditional' job board is evolving - but as science tells us, every instance of evolution isn't always 'successful'. There have been plenty of dead ends in nature. Same in the job board world - often because the sites in…
I'll sum up the JobG8 Job Board Summit in a single phrase: 'big picture'. Sure, there were some nuts and bolts sessions and plenty of useful advice (some of which I will pass along), but Kevin Wheeler really set the…
I recently wrote a post for HR Examiner that looked at the profusion of choice for recruiters these days - how they are presented with lots of tools to do their jobs. It got me thinking about how things are…
I've been consulting in the job board industry since 2009 and active with job boards for much longer. In all that time, a particular type of article / blog post / etc. has persisted and even occasionally thrived: the 'job…
Hey folks - I will be presenting at the JobG8 Job Board Summit (June 20-21) in Chicago - but that's not the only reason you should go! Seriously - they've pulled together what promises to be an interesting and informative agenda. Here…
Last week Jakub Zavrel posted a fascinating piece on ERE.net that digs into search technology: Are Job Boards Still Relevant for the Future of Recruiting? I strongly encourage you to read it (and definitely check out the comments - Steven Rothberg…