Acting versus reacting
If you follow the recruiting and HR news flow closely - as I do - these days you are inundated with articles about AI, funding rounds, the gig economy, marketplaces, and automation. OK, I'm sure I'm missing a few others,…
JobBoardGeek Podcast: A strangely revealing Q&A with Jeff and Steven!
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, host Jeff Dickey-Chasins asks 3 discerning questions of co-host Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter. In return, Steven asks 3 amazing questions of Jeff. They talk of visionaries needing glasses, whether a JobBoardDoctor looks good in a…
Take the 2021-22 Recruiting Site Trends Survey!! (You’ll be glad you did!)
You know, even a Doctor needs some help every now and then. It's time for the 2021-22 Global Recruiting Site Trends survey! To make it truly useful, I need your help and input! In addition to the usual valuable info…
Laying fiber: why you need to routinely review and upgrade your technical infrastructure
I live in a small college town in the US Midwest. If you know anything about the US, you know what that means for internet access: mediocre internet speeds, high prices, limited provider choice, and unpredictable upgrade paths. In other…
Question your complacency – and map your way forward
After the nadir of the pandemic, the current hiring frenzy feels pretty good, right? Most of the folks in the industry that I talk to are seeing big increases in candidate and employer activity. Investments are also rising, as are…
What is a job board doctor, and why would you need one?
Note: I'm always surprised when I talk to folks and they say, "I didn't know I could hire you! I thought you were just a blogger." In fact, I've had clients that actually encourage me to be more aggressive in…
Everyone is selling (or buying)! Should I?
Note: This post first appeared back in 2019 - that's right, in the pre-COVID world. Yet it has plenty of relevance now, as the pace of M&A in the job board industry continues to pick up. Enjoy! Conventional wisdom would…
Moving back from digital to analog
Remember shaking a person's hand? Going to a conference? Entering a building without masking up? This is moving from digital to analog. It may be hard to believe, but sometime over the next year, that world will reemerge. It won't be…
The pandemic is an opportunity to rethink, rework, and retrench
Note: This is from last spring, during the early days of the pandemic. Since the virus is still with us - and will affect a good part of 2021 - the Doctor thought it would be worth a re-read. Enjoy!…
Is the pandemic changing hiring fundamentals?
When you're in the middle of a disaster, your horizon shrinks, and in our case, you're not thinking about hiring fundamentals. Instead of thinking about the coming year, you're focused on making it to the end of the week. Challenges…