Back in the early days of job boards - this would the dark ages of the 1990s - everyone put up their own version of what they thought a site should be. There were no dominant visual or functional models,…
When thinking about the coming months (and who isn't!), I suggest that you keep in mind that job boards - by their nature - are followers, not leaders. We can't compel employers to hire certain people, or focus on certain types of…
Another month has come and gone - have you been outside yet? No? You should - it's good for you! As you might guess, things continue to happen in the job board and recruitment marketing industry with companies like Jooble…
This the latest in a series of posts on how the job board industry has been responding to the pandemic - which I wished I could say is getting better, but doesn't seem to be. The world is opening up,…
When people talk about communication, they often frame it as one-way: 'I am communicating to you'. Substitute 'persuading' for communicating, and you end up with a commercial. 'I'm talking to you', instead of 'I'm talking with you.' We're all guilty of it,…
Seven years ago a job site for female millennials launched. It was called The Daily Muse. Fast forward to now - there was a name change (The Muse), an injection of $30 million dollars, massive growth, and voila!: the site…
Note: The Doctor is on a much-needed vacation this week. So enjoy this post from 2017 - and get ready for fall! Since the beginning of the year there have been dozens of recruiting startups, mergers, and acquisitions. Google is…
Note: The Doctor is recovering from the holiday (and too much house painting!). Enjoy this still-relevant post from last year: A fundamental challenge for our industry is discovery: how do candidates and employers discover each other? You can argue that job…
Way back in 1996, Vault launched as the first of the employer rating sites. It was the granddaddy! Then Glassdoor launched in 2008 (along with the help of about $3M in pre-launch financing). By 2015, it had a valuation of roughly $1B…
Note: The Doctor is out this week, soon to return. This is from 2015 and still extremely relevant, IMO. Enjoy! I have no idea what you're thinking. In fact, I can't even see you. I guess I'm operating in…