Chicago-bound – will I see you there?
Hey folks - I will be at the HR Tech show in Chicago on Monday, October 8 (yes, as a lowly consultant, I can only afford to give up a day to this). Will I see you? Drop me a…
The perfect job board: some random thoughts
What is the perfect job board? Talk to job seekers about looking for jobs, and you get an earful. Talk to employers about finding candidates, and you get another earful. Both sides are looking for each other, and both sides…
Rumors, innuendo, and (yes) job board news
So much for the doldrums of summer with regard to job board news. You'd think that record heat, drought, and the impending Olympics would result in a boring news slump for the job board world. You'd be wrong. Let's see…
BranchOut, the job board – social network mashup for Facebook – my take
BranchOut was one of the earliest 'job hunting' apps available on Facebook, and it has parlayed its early mover advantage into significant signups (25 million users and counting) and investments from venture capitalists (they picked up another $25 million last…
What about candidate quality? The latest HR/Recruiting survey results
In a recent presentation with Dr. Charles Handler, I discovered that although both he and I focused on candidate quality - as does anyone involved in recruiting - we weren't able to find much data on exactly which recruiting techniques delivered…
SimplyHired layoffs, Ladders app, and more job board news of the moment
It's time to dig into the past month or so and see what interesting, unusual, and mind-blowing job board news has happened of note in the online recruiting and job board world. Let's see, now.... Jobvite and JobTarget team up: Clients…
Results are in – the 2012 Job Board industry survey
As I mentioned last week, the results are in from the 2012 Job Board Industry Survey. With over 190 responses from every category of site, including aggregators, general sites, niche boards, and networks, I believe that there is useful information…
What you think: early peeks into the Job Board Industry survey
The data is still rolling in (and I'm a bit behind), but after 190 (yes, that's right - 190) responses, I believe we have some very good information about the state of the job board industry in 2012. The full…
Take the 2012 Job Board Industry Survey!
What a difference 7 months make! The last industry survey preceded Monster's stock crash, LinkedIn's revenue jump, and a big increase in matching and assessment sites. Things changed - and we need new data! So I've revamped the survey, added…
Rumblings in the hiring ecosystem: what the Source of Hire data tells us
Gerry Crispin and Mark Mehler have been conducting the landmark CareerXRoads Source of Hire survey for over a decade. In my mind, that's useful data. They've just come out with the 2012 edition, and it's absolutely worth a look. The…