As an alternative to the dreaded 'what is a job board' discussion, I think it's worthwhile to ask this question instead: Is your business a recruitment marketing platform, or a recruitment software solution? Huh? Let me explain. Historically, the vast…
I don't talk much about job board SEO (search engine optimization) because: a) I'm not an expert; and b) many other folks are experts. But...I do have opinions and advice! So this will be my 'take the Doctor's comments with a…
Backfill In this episode of JobBoardGeek, Jeff Dickey-Chasins of JobBoardDoctor and Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter talk about a key element of almost any job board or recruiting site - job board backfill. We discuss the 4 most common types of…
'Going on a date' has long been one way that people get to know one another, either for romantic or social reasons. The practice has waxed and waned (in my day, one-on-one dates were ridiculed, and we instead went places…
As the omicron wave of the pandemic fades, people are going back to 'normal life': eating out, going to concerts and other gatherings, and yes, returning to work 'in person'. Many of us are vaccinated, boosted, or double-boosted. Masks are…
Speaking of appropriate tech (were we?), have you played Wordle? Oh, why do I ask - of course you have! Everyone I know, from the hippest GenZ to the doddering edge of the Baby Boomers, has managed at least a…
Why write about a job board owner's toolkit? Well, when you've been writing about job boards and recruiting sites for 13 (!) years, you manage to cover a lot of ground. Sometimes good information gets buried in the past, while…
It's been a while since I looked at different and unusual sites and services - I think the pandemic threw me off my game! But new things launch all the time, and some of them definitely stray from the path…
In this episode, 3 job board geeks, host Jeff Dickey-Chasins, co-host Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter, and Dave Jenkins, of Wave chat - or 'geek out'. Dave, a veteran of the U.K. recruiting scene, digs into why programmatic is slow…
Well, I missed it - StackOverflow jobs, that is. Back in April 2021, StackOverflow announced that it was "moving away from job slots and direct hiring". This was the oldest part of their various revenue streams, and also one of…