If 2020 was the year of collapse and rebirth, then 2021 was the year of bounce-back. So what was 2023? For many job boards, it was the best year ever. Combine labor shortages, continuing demand for goods and services, a major land…
The results are in – and things have changed a bit from 2021! Folks seem considerably more optimistic about their businesses - although perhaps not so optimistic about the economy. The survey, which included respondents from every area of the globe…
It's that time of the year when your friendly Doctor needs some help - with the 2022-23 Recruiting Site Trends survey! To make it truly useful, I need your help and input! In addition to the usual valuable info on what…
It's been a challenging few years, hasn't it? First a worldwide pandemic, which in turn caused an economic crash, which was followed by an economic boom, which fueled an already-existing labor crunch. The shortage of workers (or workers with the…
The perfect recruiting tool would not be a job board. It would not be a sourcing tool. It would not be an assessment tool. It would not be a candidate aggregator. It would not a programmatic ad network. It would never introduce bias. However... It…
The polar vortex has made an unwelcome reappearance in the Doctor's location - brrr! I hope it's avoiding you. On the other hand, activity in the job board and recruitment marketing industry continues at a pretty significant pace, with plenty…
Remember the summer of 2019? It seemed like every programmatic vendor out there was being acquired: Appcast, ClickIQ, Perengo - if there was programmatic in your offering, someone was interested in buying it. Then things calmed down a bit and…
Over the years I've worked with a number of clients who are thinking about the next step. Sometimes that meant an acquisition. Sometimes that meant new staff, or additional marketing. But it usually meant - at its core - growth. These…
NOTE: The Doctor is taking the week off. In the meantime, here is a post from 2010 that continues to be one of the most popular ever. Wonder why? :-) I've been cataloging job boards for the past two years…
I admit it, I'm a sucker for 'Wouldn't it be cool if....?' products. You know - personal jetpacks, StarTrek transporters, self-cleaning litter boxes - and during my young adulthood (now sadly long past) I often indulged in buying 'gadgets'. They…