And the winner is…
A few weeks back I offered to provide 6 hours of free consulting to one lucky job site. I called it the "Extreme Job Board Makeover." Why? Well, because the job board industry has been very good to me over…
Why (some) recruiters hate job boards
Oh, to be the new kid on the block! Twitter, Facebook, and the rest of social media are experiencing that thrill - they're new, exciting, and can do no wrong. A while back, job boards were the new kids. No…
The future of job boards is…
The future is alluring - nothing bad has happened yet, you haven't made any dumb mistakes yet, and anything could happen. In fact, the future is so interesting I will now write about it (with my job board industry goggles…
Take the job board industry survey – we’ll all benefit!
Folks, I need your help. We're emerging from an extremely challenging recession - one that has affected the job board industry deeply. So I thought we might all benefit from some collegial insight. Thus, I've put together a short (12…
Know a site that needs an extreme job board makeover?
The formula for the extremely popular reality series "Extreme Home Makeover" is simple and compelling: find a family (or sometimes an individual) who have done good works in their community but have been beaten up by bad luck luck; add…
Job board software – competition is good
Back in the early days of job boards, technology was fairly straightforward - you hired programmers, told them what you wanted, and they created it. As we moved past 2000, many job boards were adding features piecemeal, updating their sites…
The problem of duplicate job postings
You know what gets a job seeker truly steamed? Clicking on a link for a job posting - and discovering that it's exactly the same job he looked at a few seconds earlier. Same job, different listings = unhappy job…
Why your site should be more than “just a job board”
In some circles the words 'job board' are used as a pejorative - as in, "This site stinks! It's just a job board!" Whether uttered by a recruiter or job seeker, the sentiment animating these words is negative. Why? Familiarity…
5 ways to make your job board better
Consider this a companion piece to last week's blog. Remember, you don't want an average job board - you want one that makes job seekers and employers alike enthusiastic! Ask questions. You can never know too much about your job…
5 ways to screw up your job board
I've observed that approximately 90% of the music put out at any given time is just not very good. Much is mediocre, and some is simply appalling. Well, folks, this is true of many industries, and it's true of the…