Funding has picked up again (see bullet #1, below), and some major players like Xing and Google are making some major moves. As you'll see, activity is present around the globe - demonstrating once again that our industry is truly…
Did you think that just because it was February oozing into March that our industry would slow down? Well, if you did, you were wrong! Acquisitions and funding continue apace, and companies from outside the industry (think WeWork) are moving…
I was in Barcelona last week (I know, the life of a Doctor is hard :-)) attending and speaking at the RecPlus conference. It was an eye-opening experience - and one that I highly recommend. The content was top-notch, the…
Note: The Doctor is away at RecPlus this week, so enjoy this post from last year! 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.…
One of the recurrent features of my consulting life is someone - a close friend, a new acquaintance, or a potential client - asking me: 'So what exactly do you do?'. If I say, 'Well, I'm a consultant', that often…
Welcome to 2019! This marks the JobBoardDoctor's 10th year publishing news, opinions, and providing consulting services. It's been fun - and I hope (occasionally) informative. Here's to another 10 years! In the meantime, our industry continues forward. A survey came…
Ah, conferences - fighting with hotel Wifi, getting lost late at night trying to find your room, or reaching the free food table just a few minutes after they take the goodies away. Yet still we go because a good…
It's the end of 2018 - so are things slowing down? Well, not exactly. Money continues to be raised, a site goes down, and some other sites are expanding. Let's take a look: Jobindex revenue up: Danish job board Jobindex reported…
In 2018, I tracked 28 purchases/acquisitions/mergers, lots of money raised, some layoffs, some hiring, and a continued influx of startups into the recruitment marketing industry. In other words, a pretty good year in recruitment marketing. Let's take a closer look:…
Seven years ago a job site for female millennials launched. It was called The Daily Muse. Fast forward to now - there was a name change (The Muse), an injection of $30 million dollars, massive growth, and voila!: the site…