Change is painful, change is good
This morning I will lose my right thumb joint. It's been a good joint and has served me well for five decades, but for the past three years it has deteriorated. How much? Let's just say that it is extremely…
No summertime blues here: the latest job board and online recruiting news
It's summertime, but you'd never guess it by the activity in our industry! Apparently no one is spending any time asleep in the backyard hammock. So let's see what's happening: Gild raises some more money: The tech employment service (not a…
Overexposed?? What the Job Board Doctor is doing this month
I am remarkably unphotogenic. When at Dice, I once sat down with a professional photographer for the obligatory 'head shot'. It took 39 shots before the poor fellow managed to get one without my eyes closed or mouth open. I'm betting that's…
Results of the 2014 Job Board Trends survey are in!
A few months back, almost two hundred job board owners, operators, and employees took the 2014 Job Board Trends survey. This project, a joint effort of IAEWS and Job Board Doctor, focuses on what is really going on in the job board…
You’re building your brand – whether you realize it or not
What is a brand? Well, I think (at least in the online recruiting world) we've moved past the original meaning: to burn a mark on an animal. The purpose of this type of branding was to indicate ownership - and…
Facebook, Dice, LinkedIn, and more money: the online recruiting news roundup
Winter is fading (kind of) and plenty has happened during the past month and a half. So pull out your t-shirts and sandals, and let's take a look at the latest in the online recruiting and job board world!: Surprise!…
Whole lotta hiring going on: job board and online recruiting news
The economy is slowly but steadily rebounding (more or less), and this seems to be driving more activity of all types in the online recruiting space. Let's see what's happening!: Dice starts a buy-back: Dice Holdings, Inc. today announced that its Board…
I’ll take two!: How to buy or sell a job board
By now you've crawled out from the piles of emails and messages accumulated during the holiday break (I hope), so it's a great time to talk about how to buy or sell a job board. As recent headlines have shown,…
Take the 2014 Job Board Trends & Benchmarking Survey!
Hey everyone! It's a new year - and time to see how our industry is doing! 2014 marks the first time the Job Board Doctor survey will be merged with the IAEWS survey. I think that the combination of great…
Screw up your job board in 6 easy steps
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 not…