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…
Ups, downs, and funding: news of the job board industry
In pandemic times, four weeks feels like four months - at least that's how long it feels to me regarding the last time I wrote about the funding and news of our industry! Yet despite the virus (or because of?),…
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…
Working during the lockdown: no vacation for the Doctor!
When the pandemic began to affect the world at large with the lockdown, back in late February, my first reaction was: well, here comes an unwanted vacation for the Doctor. Even at that point, I suspected there would be a…
Indeed kills JobSpotter – and other news of the job board world
Although in many regards we're in a deep-freeze in terms of business, of course that's not totally the case. Our industry is part of the hiring and firing world - and most places are experiences firing, or at least no…
From tag lines to free ads: how job boards respond to the COVID 19 pandemic
As we enter week four/seven/twelve/?? of the COVID 19 pandemic, you may be wondering how the job board industry is responding to this dramatically altered recruitment environment. A few have garnered lots of press (think ZipRecruiter's 40% cut in staffing),…
Never let a good crisis go to waste: rethink, rework, and retrench
It's been said before that you should never let a good crisis go to waste. What exactly does that mean? It means that with every problem comes opportunity. We are in the midst of a global crisis, and yet for…
Before and after: news of the job board and recruitment marketing industry
Before and after: that's how I (and many people I've spoken with) think about the global pandemic. Suffice it to say that my most recent 3 posts since the last news round up have focused relentlessly on how COVID-19 is…
COVID 19: Job board industry leaders respond
As the worldwide COVID 19 pandemic continues, it seems obvious that things are not going to go 'back to normal' anytime soon. Unemployment is climbing - possibly to rates not seen in decades. Economic activity is grinding to a halt…