Big change is so sudden. Remember how LinkedIn came out of nowhere and revolutionized the recruiting industry? Oh right – they started in 2004. Well, how about Indeed and the rush to PPC? Oops – they launched in 2005. Maybe…
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…
Hey folks - I will be presenting at the JobG8 Job Board Summit (June 20-21) in Chicago - but that's not the only reason you should go! Seriously - they've pulled together what promises to be an interesting and informative agenda. Here…
Last week Jakub Zavrel posted a fascinating piece on ERE.net asking the eternal question: Are Job Boards Still Relevant for the Future of Recruiting? I strongly encourage you to read it (and definitely check out the comments - Steven Rothberg has…
It's been a while since I looked at the newest crop of recruitment and job board sites, so I thought that we could take a trip down StartUpLane and see what we discover: TalentSprocket: It bills itself as 'the first machine…
In a recent presentation with Dr. Charles Handler, I discovered that although both he and I focused on the 'quality of candidates' - as does anyone involved in recruiting - we weren't able to find much data on exactly which…
Hey folks - I will be conducting a webinar on May 2nd at 11 AM EDT, and I'd like you to attend! I'll be talking about the many challenges facing job boards these days - and what you can do…
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…
I will be joining Dr. Charles Handler in a few weeks for a webinar on "Improving Candidate Quality", on Wednesday, March 14th, at 11 am EDT. This webinar is sponsored by JobG8. We'll be talking about why candidate quality is…
(Note: today's guest post is by Dr. Charles Handler, of RocketHire. His firm focuses on employee testing and assessment.) Job boards have served a very important function over the past fifteen years. Try to remember what your job searches were…