A job board megamix – Job Board Doctor’s greatest hits
Why a job board megamix? Well, there have been a lot of blog posts here over the years - 120, to be exact. Some faded quickly, and some didn't. So I thought it might be useful to have a roundup…
What do job seekers want? (Hint: a job…and a wee bit more)
What do job seekers want? Ahem - to find a job. I might add that's why they network, Tweet, post profiles on LinkedIn, and troll through company career sites. They just want a job. Right? Well, no. Not exactly. Job seekers…
Features vs. benefits: the never-ending trap that we all fall into
Back in the dark ages, when the Job Board Doctor was first learning the mysteries of sales and marketing, he was told that he should "sell benefits, not features." Fast forward, umm...many years. I'm still telling clients (and myself) to…
Words matter – for job boards, career sites, and recruiting in general
Every day we are deluged with images, sounds, sights, smells....and words. Some lodge in our brains and some don't. If you're in the recruiting biz, your primary tools (at present) are words - spoken or written. Yes, some employment advertising…
Is social recruiting a symptom – or a solution?
Is social recruiting a symptom of larger problems in the world of recruitment - or is it a solution to recruitment woes? Let me argue both sides of this question: Symptom: def. "something that indicates the existence of something else"…
Results of the Job Board Future survey are here!
In August, I began gathering data for the Job Board Future survey from job seekers, HR professionals, recruiters, and job board employees and operators on the future of job boards and the methods for finding jobs and candidates. Now, 275…
Social media, recruiting, and job boards: which way are we going?
If you follow my Twitter stream, you no doubt noticed I spent last week at #truManchester. It was a great experience - I listened to many recruiters and HR pros talk about how they use social media in their recruiting…
Everyone writes about job boards – well, a lot of people do
It may surprise you that the Job Board Doctor is in fact NOT the only person writing about job boards. Really! In fact, there are some very articulate, smart folks out there covering developments in the job board world -…
What no job board wants to talk about…
As you might guess, I'm a great believer in the fundamentals of job boards. I've seen the emails from happy job seekers and employers extolling the many ways job boards can save users time and money. In essence, for many…
The impact of freelancers on job boards
The length and depth of the recession has led to an increase in freelancers in many professions. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics claims that the number of people who became self-employed as a result of the downturn…