How to NOT make money with a job board
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 of how to not make money with a job board. After all,…
Why don’t employment sites have these features? Curious minds want to know
As noted in previous posts, I've been thinking lately about what makes employment sites good - or not. Below are a few questions to that effect - and yes, some employment sites have these features, but most do not. Maybe…
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…
Why LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster, and Careerbuilder want your employers – and what to do about it
Running a niche job site is akin to operating a successful retail store - what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. You always have (and always will have) competitors who are bigger and better known than you. Some are…
A thousand flowers bloom: new job sites, everywhere you look
It's hard to believe that we are in the dog days of summer, at least judging from the number of new job sites I'm seeing. Granted, some of these have been around in alpha or beta for a while, some…
Your job board is not only a web site – get used to it
Back in the olden days, a person built a web site, did various things to attract visitors (ads, blimps, billboards, TV - you name it), and then monetized those visitors. The web was all about driving traffic to a web…
Is LinkedIn a threat to job boards? If so, how?
A few weeks back I posed the question "What is a job board?". In the process of trying to answer that question, I mentioned LinkedIn as a prime example of something that looks like a job board, acts like a…
Good ideas: how job seekers would make job boards better
I recently had the privilege of hosting #HFChat - the HireFriday Tweet-fest organized by @HRMargo and @CyndyTrivella. HireFriday is all about helping job seekers find work. Recruiters, HR professionals, and the occasional job board doctor pose and answer common questions…
What is a job board? And, is this question even worth answering?
Ok, what is a job board? Almost every week I see another blog post or story about a trend, product, or development that will doom job boards. Let's be honest - writing about the death of any institution, especially one…
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…