What you should know about candidates
My last post focused on what candidates do when they are looking for work. We asked a wide range of questions in order to get a better picture of how candidates behave 'in the wild', as it were. But this…
How job search really works: the 2013 Job Seeker Survey
What is the 2013 job seeker survey all about? Well...it's what happens when you ask 1,276 job seekers how they really look for work. Guess what - you get some pretty interesting answers. Earlier this fall, I collaborated with Job-Hunt.org (a…
A solid reboot for the IAEWS conference
Sometimes, a format change is a good thing. At least that's my opinion after having spent the last couple of days at the IAEWS 2013 Fall Congress. Although the IAEWS conference has always been a good source of information and…
The perfect career research tool is the job board
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…
Eclectic: the work of a job board doctor
In my recent survey of readers, several asked for more information about what I actually do as the Job Board Doctor (other than write these blog posts, I suppose). I do cover a bit of this on the website, but…
What the 2013 Job Board Trends Surveys tell us
The results are in from the 2013 Job Board Trends Surveys - and they're interesting. This year 319 job boards, 79 HR and recruiting professionals, and 108 job seekers participated - that's a lot of responses! It also took a while…
It’s not too late – take a few minutes for the 2013 Job Board Industry Trends Survey
The 2013 Job Board Industry Trends is still open - have you participated yet? You can easily finish the survey in 7 minutes or less. I've also created specific versions of the questions for European and UK boards, as well as the…
Take the 2013 Job Board Industry Trends survey!
A lot has happened since the 2012 Job Board survey - Indeed, JobFox, and JobCircle were sold, Facebook (sorta) launched their own job offering, and Monster didn't sell itself. So it's time to take the temperature of the industry again -…
What’s ahead: why I’m attending HR Tech next week
Being a full time consultant is wonderful - I have the opportunity to work with hundreds of interesting clients, tackle unusual and cutting edge projects, and yes, get paid for it. But there is a drawback - although I'm in…
The latest and greatest in the job board world
The online recruiting sector continues to change and grow (and sorry, Nick, I don't think it 'sucks wind'). Monster is still up for sale, start ups are sprouting like last spring's vegetable garden, and I'm heading to HR Tech in…