Appropriate tech
Speaking of appropriate tech (were we?), have you played Wordle? Oh, why do I ask - of course you have! Everyone I know, from the hippest GenZ to the doddering edge of the Baby Boomers, has managed at least a…
JobBoardGeek podcast: From low-touch to high-touch – one site’s story
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Noel Andrews of JobRack.eu about how his technology-focused job board pivoted from a standard job post model to a 'high touch' model that provides outsourced and specialized recruiting for clients. JobRack candidates come from Eastern Europe,…
Design fundamentals for job boards: understand the user
Note: This post on design fundamentals for job boards came out a couple of years ago - but it is still quite relevant. Read before you redesign!! Back in the early days of job boards – this would the dark…
JobBoardGeek podcast: Meeting the candidate where they are – the FlexJobs story
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Sara Sutton of FlexJobs about how she founded not one, but two job boards and met with success on both. Jeff Dickey-Chasins of JobBoardDoctor and Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter ask Sara why she focused on remote and flexible jobs…
Your reasonably comprehensive guide to publicly-traded job boards
Most job boards are privately held - that's just a fact; a minority are publicly-traded job boards. It's the same in most industries, actually. But when folks knock on my door asking about the size of the job board market,…
JobBoardGeek podcast: Don’t tell your customers how to recruit!
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Ian Partington of HST Hiring Group about what's changed - and hasn't - in the last 20 years of job boards and how to recruit. Ian, who previously founded and ran the SimplyJobs group of…
War, revenue, and growth: news of the job board industry
Hard to believe that it's been a month since the last update - lots has happened! There are new financials, acquisitions, funding, and (unfortunately) a war that's affecting Europe and much of our industry. So, without further ado, let's see what's…
JobBoardGeek podcast: Blockchain meets a job board – what happens next?
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Arran Stewart of Job.com about how he has married a job board to a blockchain-powered sourcing system via multiple staffing firm acquisitions. Yes, you read that right! Jeff Dickey-Chasins of JobBoardDoctor and Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter ask…
Steal these ideas!: a job board owner’s toolkit
Why write about a job board owner's toolkit? Well, when you've been writing about job boards and recruiting sites for 13 (!) years, you manage to cover a lot of ground. Sometimes good information gets buried in the past, while…
JobBoardGeek Podcast: A strangely revealing Q&A with Jeff and Steven!
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, host Jeff Dickey-Chasins asks 3 discerning questions of co-host Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter. In return, Steven asks 3 amazing questions of Jeff. They talk of visionaries needing glasses, whether a JobBoardDoctor looks good in a…