You know, even a so-called Doctor needs some help every now and then - and that's where you come in. It's time for the 2020-21 Recruiting Site Trends survey! To make it useful, I need your help and input! In…
Six months into the pandemic, it seems obvious - to me, at least - that the hiring industry (including job boards) is not going to go up in a puff of smoke. It felt like that was a distinct possibility…
You would think after three decades of web-based recruiting sites that the folks designing these sites would have figured out the basics. You would be wrong. I've talked about this before (well, ok, many times) - candidates are the key component…
The pandemic is shaping literally everything we do. Why? Because - unlike any previous catastrophe (well, except for climate change) - it is pervasive. You can't escape it - not forever. Sure, if you're lucky, you can bunker off to…
When thinking about the coming months (and who isn't!), I suggest that you keep in mind that job boards - by their nature - are followers, not leaders. We can't compel employers to hire certain people, or focus on certain types of…
This the latest in a series of posts on how the job board industry has been responding to the pandemic - which I wished I could say is getting better, but doesn't seem to be. The world is opening up,…
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…
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.…
Disease has been a fact of life since, well, forever. The plague ravaged much of the world in multiple waves starting in the 1300s. Influenza infected 27% of the world's population in 1919-20, killing between 17 and 50 million. More…
It's time to take a look at some interesting (and new to me) sites and services out there. The last time I looked was a while back, and this being a growing industry, there are of course plenty more. So…