A job board megamix – Job Board Doctor’s greatest hits

April 19, 2011
JobBoardDoctor

Why a job board megamix? Well, there have been a lot of blog posts here over the years – 120, to be exact. Some faded quickly, and some didn’t. So I thought it might be useful to have a roundup of what I consider to be the most interesting and useful (if not always successful) posts. Hope you like them!

People, Balance & Technology: The future of job boards: Very popular, very insightful – and I didn’t write it! Felix Wetzel of Jobsite UK did, and it’s a provocative read.
Will Job Matching Ever Take Off?: As I say in the first line, “Job matching is the AI of the job board world.” And who knows how many job matching products have launched since I wrote this?
5 ways to screw up your job board: As Recruiting Animal has often ranted against ‘number in title’ blog posts, I thought I had to contribute to the genre – and it was popular.
How to make money – Revenue models for job boards: Not surprisingly, this post about how to increase your job board’s revenues has been popular.
Are job boards dying…or evolving?: Tackling the ever-popular theme of dead job boards – guess which side I come down on?
.jobs: Who does it benefit?: The .jobs ‘Universe’ is kind of like an old fashioned zombie – every time you think it’s down for the count, it rises up again. Will I be writing about them in 2012?
How branding protects against commoditization: Branding is a topic near and dear to my heart – and judging from the feedback, also for my readers.
The dangers (and benefits) of backfilling job listings: Since their inception, aggregators have been both a threat and a blessing to job boards. Here’s why.
What makes a job board suck? (Jobseeker edition): Dumb things that job boards can do to upset their primary customers.
Results of the Job Board Future Survey 2010: In which we discover some interesting things, like job seekers want their job boards easy to use.