The global nature of the job board industry has obvious. From the beginning we've had sites around the world filling recruiting needs. But over the past several years, I've noticed a shift in the types of activity - from a…
If you're talking about the candidate's world, you tend to use shorthand to talk about what happens: 'active' candidates, 'passive' candidates, applies, cost of hire, and so on. No surprise - every industry relies on verbal shortcuts - otherwise we'd…
I admit - even after doing these roundups of new and unusual recruiting-related sites for many years - it's a bit overwhelming. Last time out, I pointed out 8 sites that I thought were pretty interesting. Well, it's barely 3…
The most common mistake I see job board startups make is completely understandable. They spend all of their time and effort thinking about the employer. Why? Because that's (usually) where the money is. They're wrong. If you don't have the…
Is registering job seekers on your site worth doing - or not? And if you do, how hard should it be? Almost every client I've worked with has had to wrestle with registering job seekers. Why? Because as you already…
A few weeks back I conducted a webinar (courtesy of RealMatch) on what job seekers want and do. Lots of you attended - and there were many more questions than I had time to answer. Jane Serra of RealMatch carefully collected the…
Hey folks - I will be hosting a webinar on job seeker behavior on Thursday, January 16th, at 2 pm EST / 1 pm CST. I hope you'll join me! Here are some of the topics I'll cover: What do…
I said I would be more prompt about my periodic roundups of new and unusual employment sites - and for once, I am! This time we're going to look at a special sub-set of site - hubs. I've talked about these…
Candidates need a good, basic career research tool - this is just a fact. And I've talked before about how job boards are evolving to meet the changing needs of both employers and candidates. I've also talked about how some boards…
If you look at any survey of employers that I've done over the past several years, you'll find that the number one issue for employers is quality of candidates. Now, 'quality' is one of those wonderfully fuzzy terms that can mean…