Industry news about the job board and recruitment marketing sector
The dog days of summer are a misnomer in our industry. Some of the most interesting developments happen when it gets hot (Microsoft buys Github? LinkedIn adds assessments? voice search?you get the picture). This cycle is no different - lots…
It is actually a bit insane how much has happened since my last news roundup! Recruit/Indeed seems to be bingeing on acquisitions, money is being raised by many at a fair clip, and Google is playing with the jobs stuff…
This is starting to feel like World War I: 'Great' powers, aggressive tactics, and a desire for world domination. Yep, I'm talking about the recruitment marketing industry. In case you didn't hear, Recruit bought Glassdoor last week. Many incisive analyses…
Here in the northern hemisphere the grass is finally getting green and (occasionally) we have a nice sunny day. What's it like where you are? Well, regardless of the weather, the growth of the recruitment marketing industry continues. Let's see…
Geez! I can't believe it's been almost a year since I did a round up of new recruiting sites and services! So many services have risen, fallen, and been renamed. Well, I'm still going to give it a shot -…
Another month, another round of changes and action in the recruitment marketing biz! We continue to see companies try on new names and new identities, players big and small working hard to expand into new markets, and - of course…
You're in a crowded saloon. The biggest, baddest gunslinger is lounging at the bar, regaling his compatriots with stories of how big and bad he is, about his millions of followers and billions in revenue. Then the door swings open.…
The weather isn't getting much warmer, but activity in the recruitment marketing biz certainly is (witness our first item on Vettery). We've seen new rounds of funding, launches, and acquisitions - and that's just in the last 4 weeks! So…
For the past couple of years, I've been keeping a list of job board and recruitment marketing industry 'transactions' - in other words, when companies buy and sell. (And in case you're wondering, I've counted 5 since the beginning of…
Note: The Doctor is recovering from a bout with the flu - so this week we revisit the most popular post from 2017. Enjoy! Remember Google Base? Joel Cheesman does. "The company launched Google Base in the mid-2000s to much…