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LinkedIn branching into the niche vertical of freelance and gig work

Too Big to Niche? LinkedIn Goes Freelance.

LinkedIn, the career-oriented social platform best known for being a repository of resumes and stiff headshots, has dipped its toes into the niche territory of freelancing, as seen with the expansion of its Services Marketplace. It’s quite the strategic pivot…

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ZipRecruiter gets new signal with Breakroom acquisition

ZipRecruiter Finds a New Signal

Last week, ZipRecruiter announced its acquisition of Breakroom, a UK-based employer review platform focused on frontline industries such as retail and hospitality. This move signals ZipRecruiter’s need to improve the quality of job search data by cutting through the noise…

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back to work

Back to work, on their terms

It's always been the case that some folks retire, then go back to work. Why? Maybe they get bored in retirement. Perhaps they feel isolated. Or they find that they don't have as much money as they thought they would.…

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Glassdoor hurt its brand

Glassdoor hurt its brand via sloppy integration

Ok, this is hardly the first time that Glassdoor hurt its brand. Just scan through the company's history and you'll find plenty of examples where the tension between user anonymity and company enmity clashed over the site's landmark employer reviews.…

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Indeed's AI future

Is Indeed’s AI future also yours?

Indeed's AI future was the subject of a recent talk by Chris Hyams, CEO of Indeed, at the company's FutureWorks conference. Indeed - in case you've forgotten - is the largest job board in the world, and thus what it…

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destroy a business

How to destroy a business in four easy steps

You may ask yourself why I am telling you how to destroy a business. Well...the longer you spend in the job board and recruitment marketing sectors, the more likely it is that you will be tempted to acquire another business.…

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candidate discovery

The candidate discovery journey drives your growth

A fundamental challenge for our industry is candidate discovery: how do candidates and employers discover each other? You can argue that job boards - and newspapers before them - tried to solve this problem: they tried to make it easier…

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