Any job board operator will tell you that one of the toughest things about keeping your site running well is ensuring that you have a steady flow of the right kind of candidates. How do you find candidates? And what…
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…
The times they are a-changin' - and Mr. Zimmerman never even envisioned the internet, much less job sites. One way or another I end up looking at a lot of online recruitment sites - some aimed at employers, some at…
There is a lot of activity in the online recruiting industry now - more than I've seen in many years. Money is flowing in, startups are blossoming, and established players are branching out. So why now? Part of it stems…
A lot of the chatter about social media in our industry has been about how it may displace job boards as a core recruiting tool. Less has been said about how job sites can actually use social media to promote…
Job board industry predictions are a dime a dozen - and if you're lucky, no one goes back at the end of the year to see how accurate your soothsaying actually was. Nevertheless, I like job board industry predictions just…
Job Board Doctor topped 100 posts this year - and some were more popular than others. I decided to look at this year's blog posts using 3 criteria: the number of comments, the number of page views, and the number…
In 2009 (vs. job boards 2010), the job board industry (and the rest of the world) was deep in the recession's trough. It was ugly. With 2010 essentially in the rear view mirror, I think I can safely say that…
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"…
There is a lot of great writing out there covering the job board and online recruiting industries - in fact, it's easy to overlook good material. So I've rounded up some of the most interesting pieces from the past months…