There's been no discernible increase or decrease in industry activity over the past month - in other words, things are still quite busy in the job board and online recruiting industry. I'm sure LinkedIn welcomed Daylight Savings Time as a…
As part of my ongoing research, I look at a lot (LOT) of job boards and recruiting sites (and of course those sites that will not call themselves job boards but actually are). I look at sites in Japan, Germany,…
So LinkedIn is having a tough time and there are rumblings of economic slowdown. Is that stopping our industry? Um, no. Although I started the year with a bunch of new sites, already my in-basket is overflowing. Let's take a…
As Valentine's Day recedes in our rear view mirror, it's time to take another look at what's been going on in the industry over the past month. There has been the usual amount of 'revolutionary' new products and a bit…
On Friday, February 4th, LinkedIn shares fell by 43%, erasing about $11 billion (yes, billion) in market value. That is not chump change. Why? In a nutshell, LinkedIn said they were going to grow more slowly than the analysts thought…
Seems like everyone and their donkey does a future of job boards post around this time of the year. I certainly have. But in looking at my own and others' pontificating about what is going to happen, I began to…
Geez, it was last year when I did a news roundup! Well, actually just about a month ago. But time flies...or hobbles along, or something. At any rate, things continue to happen in the online recruiting world, so I will…
Note: The Doctor is taking a holiday break, so this is a repeat from 2014. Enjoy! A large percentage of what is billed as 'new' is actually just repackaged. For example, think about LinkedIn: is it really the first social recruiting site,…
Last week I looked back at the industry news for 2015...but (ahem) I then realized I hadn't done a new update since November. Oops. So, without further ado, here is the last (really!) news update for 2015. I promise. Is it hot in…
Another year has (almost) come and gone. Startups have started up, sites have been sold, money has gone into the market (and out of the market). In other words, a pretty good year for folks in our industry. So let's…