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…
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 predictive assessments.) Job boards have served a very important function over the past fifteen years. Try to remember what your job searches…
Ok, it's been a bit more than a month since the last news round up - I blame it on the holiday season. But now I'm working off those Christmas cookies, so here's all the news that's fit to print,…
In the old days - say, 2 or 3 years ago - you had an internal database of candidate resumes that you used for a resume search. Perhaps you paid a job board for its resume search. Or perhaps you…
I continue to be amazed at the job board variations and the pace of start-ups in the job board sector. No matter that we're in the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression; no matter that companies are…
Any job board operator will tell you that one of the toughest things about keeping your site running well is ensuring that you have a steady flow of the right kind of candidates. How do you find candidates? And what…
There is a lot of activity in the online recruiting industry now - more than I've seen in many years. Money is flowing in, startups are blossoming, and established players are branching out. So why now? Part of it stems…