Remember 1999? For those of us in online recruiting, it was the year Monster ran an ad during the Superbowl. Overnight the job board went from sort-of well-known to very well known. Part of it was a memorable ad. Part…
Sometimes, a format change is a good thing. At least that's my opinion after having spent the last couple of days at the IAEWS 2013 Fall Congress. Although the IAEWS conference has always been a good source of information and…
Candidates need a good, basic career research tool - this is just a fact. And I've talked before about how job boards are evolving to meet the changing needs of both employers and candidates. I've also talked about how some boards…
If you look at any survey of employers that I've done over the past several years, you'll find that the number one issue for employers is quality of candidates. Now, 'quality' is one of those wonderfully fuzzy terms that can mean…
The first hints of fall are in the air - unless you live in south Texas or Florida, that is. The world of online recruiting, however, has not taken either a summer or fall break. LinkedIn in particular seems to…
Many years ago, I embarked on my first sales job. I wasn't even wet behind the ear - I was clueless. But...I knew how to read, and I knew that I didn't know anything about sales. So I picked up…
Conferences can be a mixed bag. Sometimes you go and are dazzled by the information, presentations, and people - and other times, you find yourself wondering what else there is to do in town. I've been to several IAEWS conferences…
In my recent survey of readers, several asked for more information about what I actually do as the Job Board Doctor (other than write these blog posts, I suppose). I do cover a bit of this on the website, but…
One of the most popular posts I've written is about revenue streams. So my readers are interested in making money - go figure! A smart blogger would have immediately written more posts about revenue (and I did write a few)…
It's summer - hot, sultry, and full of online recruiting activity. Here in Iowa we've gone from spring floods to drought in just 45 days (looks like the floods moved to Missouri). So without further ado, let's see what's been…