Is the term ‘job board’ still relevant?
NOTE: The Doctor is enjoying the Memorial Day holiday, so this is a repeat of a post from last year. Hope you like it and find it relevant! A couple of times a year I do a guest lecture in…
Communication is a magic tool
When people talk about communication, they often frame it as one-way: 'I am communicating to you'. Substitute 'persuading' for communicating, and you end up with a commercial. 'I'm talking to you', instead of 'I'm talking with you.' We're all guilty of it,…
How job boards are responding to the pandemic, round two
Back in the middle of April, I took a look at how job boards around the world are responding to the pandemic. Well, in the weeks that followed, there's been even more activity. As different countries begin the first tiny…
How coronavirus could affect the recruitment marketing industry
Disease has been a fact of life since, well, forever. The plague ravaged much of the world in multiple waves starting in the 1300s. Influenza infected 27% of the world's population in 1919-20, killing between 17 and 50 million. More…
Caucuses and job boards: a cautionary tale
Did you know the Doctor lives in Iowa? Well...he does. And a few weeks back, he participated in the famous Iowa Caucuses (perhaps for the last time? We shall see). You may have heard there were a few problems. But…
Two acquisitions and lotsa funding: news of the job board industry
Although we continue to see lots of funding rounds in the job board and recruitment marketing industry, we're also seeing some product and service introductions, and two acquisitions - including an interesting offering from Indeed. The landscape is never static! Let's…
Matching, AI, marketplaces, and other intriguing new sites
Although I think we're past the high point in funding for the recruitment marketing industry, new sites and marketplaces keep popping up. It's been a while since I last surveyed the landscape, so I thought it would be good to…
Matching returns and Neuvoo is no more: news of the job board world
It's a new year, and that means - more news (and yes, some of it is about Neuvoo)! I hope you had a great holiday season (and actually took some time off, too). What will 2020 bring for the job…
The saddest conversation the Doctor has – every month
Calling yourself the JobBoardDoctor means that people with problems are going to call you - sometimes with the saddest conversation. And that's great - I love problems and problem-solving! But about once a month, I get a call from someone…
LinkedIn’s new moves
In talking about LinkedIn's new moves, you have to remember that it is big - literally. It has more than 15,000 employees in 30+ offices around the world. It has 645 million members in 200 countries. And it's trying some…