What do you get if you can't articulate what you want? Sometimes you get a surprise, as in: 'Just get me something that tastes good', and you are presented with 'liver and onions cooked 7 ways' (apologies to those liver…
Hey folks, in a few months I am heading off to the Jobg8 Job Board Summit, July 26-27, in Nashville. Why? Well, they invited me to put together the agenda and speaker list - so I kind of thought I…
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…
Let's talk about an annual biz checkup, shall we? Operating a job board or recruitment marketing company can sometime feel like putting out a never-ending series of fires. Employer A's jobs aren't doing well. There aren't enough candidate signups in…
Note: The Doctor is recovering from a bout with the flu - so this week we revisit the most popular post from 2017. Enjoy! Remember Google Base? Joel Cheesman does. "The company launched Google Base in the mid-2000s to much…
A long time ago (no, I'm not going to tell you how long), I was given some excellent advice. Before buying a tool/car/software/etc., determine what you hope to do with this product. If you're planning to write the great American novel, you…
How you think about yourself can have a big impact on what you do and how you do it. If you start the day thinking you're washed up and addled, you will tackle the day's challenges in a way that…
Sometimes it's useful to step back and generalize a little. I believe the appropriate cliche is 'you can't see the forest for the trees'. Whatever. Let's just say that if you don't have a good guiding principle for what your…
Hey everyone! It's that time - time for the 2017-18 Global Recruiting Site Trends survey! As always, I need your help to get it off the ground. In addition to the usual valuable info on what job boards and recruiting sites…
There is a tendency - in every industry, not just our own - to look past market complexity for the 'next big thing'. We're talking about ground-shaking, market-changing stuff - like maybe Monster, LinkedIn, Indeed, or (even) Google. Each one…