It’s been a while since I’ve talked about whether or not a job board or recruiting site should have a resume database. Originally, almost every job board had resume databases – and they charged employers to access them. Some still do,…
The rise of pop psychology, beginning in the 1970s, spawned an endless series of books with titles like "I'm OK, You're OK" and "Emotional Intelligence" that continues to this day. The hallmark of such a book: take a simple psychological…
How much do you think about your job board UX? All the time? Or never? In my experience, I’ve found that job board site designers often expect people to act linearly – going from point A to point B, logically and…
In 2023, any employer that is using Indeed (and let's be honest, that's a lot of employers) will be using the pay per application (PPA) model. Why? Because Indeed says so. OK, it's a bit more complex than that, and…
The recruitment marketing industry encompasses many different types of services: traditional job boards, hybrid job boards, sourcing tools, recruitment platforms, professional networks, career hubs, and much more. What do these all have in common? They are focused on connecting candidates…
For years, job boards have pushed employers to include salary information in their job postings. Why? Research has shown that adding a salary (or salary range) to a posting will increase the job seeker response - and often, the quality…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Lars Peter Svane of EuroJobSites. His multi-site company tackles different niches in the European job market, and has been successful for decades. Jeff Dickey-Chasins of JobBoardDoctor and Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter discover how Lars managed to…
Note: This is first in a 3-part series from 2020, about building a job board. It's still true! Enjoy. Back in the early days of job boards, folks put up their own version of what they thought a site should be.…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Brian Forrester of Lumina.co about how his company turns text job ads into video - at scale. With job ads often running to 300 words or (much) more, candidate engagement can be difficult. Jeff Dickey-Chasins…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Damon Levy of ClassATransport and JobsInRigs about how he helps employers in finding truckers. It's always been hard to find truckers, but Damon has an 'all of the above' approach that uses multiple marketing channels to keep…