In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Lars Peter Svane of EuroJobSites. His multi-site company tackles different niches in the European job market, and has been successful for decades. Jeff Dickey-Chasins of JobBoardDoctor and Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter discover how Lars managed to…
Note: This is first in a 3-part series from 2020, about building a job board. It's still true! Enjoy. Back in the early days of job boards, folks put up their own version of what they thought a site should be.…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Brian Forrester of Lumina.co about how his company turns text job ads into video - at scale. With job ads often running to 300 words or (much) more, candidate engagement can be difficult. Jeff Dickey-Chasins…
As an alternative to the dreaded 'what is a job board' discussion, I think it's worthwhile to ask this question instead: Is your business a recruitment marketing platform, or a recruitment software solution? Huh? Let me explain. Historically, the vast…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Elizabeth Willetts of InvestingInWomen, an U.K. job board focused on part-time and flexible work for moms. Elizabeth was frustrated with employers that didn't support part-time positions, and so she built a site that focused…
I don't talk much about job board SEO (search engine optimization) because: a) I'm not an expert; and b) many other folks are experts. But...I do have opinions and advice! So this will be my 'take the Doctor's comments with a…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Peter Askew and Nick Leroy of SEOjobs and RanchWork about how to do job board SEO. Job board SEO is a critical part - perhaps the most critical - for succeeding with your job board, and both Peter and Nick…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, I talk to Olivier Breton of Niceboard, a job board software platform (Steven is out on a family medical emergency). Started during the pandemic and the output of his own job board, Niceboard is a low-cost but full-featured…
If you haven't been marooned on a desert island for the past week, you probably heard about two major legal changes in the U.S. The country's Supreme Court greatly expanded access to handguns in one ruling, and eliminated Federal protection…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Ric Burley of BintlHire. Ric has flipped the normal job board model by having employers pay the candidate to see their resume. On the other hand, employers post jobs for free. Jeff Dickey-Chasins of JobBoardDoctor…