Well, I missed it. 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 the most successful. Why would…
This episode of JobBoardGeek features host Jeff Dickey-Chasins and co-host Steven Rothberg talking to Mac Prichard, founder of Mac's List. This unusual job board is one of the few in the world that is a B corp. We find out…
Job boards have long believed - or were taught to believe by search engines - that job ads were 'their' content. In other words, a job board was nothing without the primal content of job ads. After all, refer to…
JobBoardGeek talks to Brad McCorkle of Local Eyesite, a job board that focuses on the ophthalmology sector. Hosts Jeff Dickey-Chasins and Steven Rothberg learn how candidate assessments, scholarships, and yes, even an ATS, have helped Brad reach a very scarce…
JobBoardGeek hosts Jeff Dickey-Chasins and Steven Rothberg talk about TextKernel's acquisition of Sovren, and then spend some time with Kathleen Smith of ClearedJobs.net. Kathleen talks about reaching candidates that were always in big demand - no matter what the employment…
This episode of JobBoardGeek finds hosts Jeff Dickey-Chasins and Steven Rothberg discussing Indeed's recent record financials, and then chatting with Jonathan Samuels of the sales and tech recruiting site Ntroduced. The platform focuses on assessing candidates for fit and culture,…
For many job boards, seasonality in hiring demand is a fact of life. Demand may drop during the holidays, or the dead of summer, or perhaps in the fall or spring. Or...it may rise during those periods. It just depends on what…
When was the last time someone asked you, 'Hey, aren't job boards dead already?' For me, it's pretty much every couple of weeks. Really. The question isn't asked in hostility (usually), but in more of a tone of bewilderment. Why?…
As a mentor of mine often told me, 'It's not what they say, it's what they do.' She was trying to help me in my efforts to be a better salesperson - but her observation holds for the job board…
I always smile when I hear a news report about the 'labor market' - as if a thing so vast and complex could ever be described easily. If you're in our industry, you know that 'unemployment' is not a condition…