Another good one from the archive - enjoy! A couple of times a year I do a guest lecture in a college class at my alma mater that focuses on creative and non-traditional careers. It’s always interesting because it puts me in direct…
The Doctor is out this week, watching his daughter get her masters degree. This post first appeared five (!) years ago - but it's still relevant. Read on... There is a tendency – in every industry, not just our own…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Joe Meyer, the founder of ExecThread. As the name implies, this service exposes members to executive-level jobs - but these jobs aren't widely advertised, but instead come from executive search firms. Jeff Dickey-Chasins of…
'Going on a date' has long been one way that people get to know one another, either for romantic or social reasons. The practice has waxed and waned (in my day, one-on-one dates were ridiculed, and we instead went places…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Katie Mehnert of Ally Energy about how her efforts to bring diversity into the energy industry has been a challenge - but a rewarding one. She uses a combination of live events, awards, partnerships with companies,…
Speaking of appropriate tech (were we?), have you played Wordle? Oh, why do I ask - of course you have! Everyone I know, from the hippest GenZ to the doddering edge of the Baby Boomers, has managed at least a…
Note: This post on design fundamentals for job boards came out a couple of years ago - but it is still quite relevant. Read before you redesign!! Back in the early days of job boards – this would the dark…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Sara Sutton of FlexJobs about how she founded not one, but two job boards and met with success on both. Jeff Dickey-Chasins of JobBoardDoctor and Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter ask Sara why she focused on remote and flexible jobs…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Arran Stewart of Job.com about how he has married a job board to a blockchain-powered sourcing system via multiple staffing firm acquisitions. Yes, you read that right! Jeff Dickey-Chasins of JobBoardDoctor and Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter ask…
Why write about a job board owner's toolkit? Well, when you've been writing about job boards and recruiting sites for 13 (!) years, you manage to cover a lot of ground. Sometimes good information gets buried in the past, while…