2023: the job board year in review
Today we're looking at 2023: the job board year in review. Why? Well, it was a heck of a year, to be honest. 2022 was a very strong year for employment and job boards, if you remember, and there was…
Indeed’s New Coke: so long, pay per application!
Now, why would I call pay per application Indeed's New Coke? Well, let's look back to one of the worst product launches ever - Coke's, not Indeed! As per Wikipedia, in 1985 Coke had been losing market share to Pepsi,…
Upwork revenue up, and more news of the job board industry
What a surprise - Upwork revenue up, Fiverr revenue up, and Indeed and Glassdoor revenue down. Notice anything there, such as freelancer sites seem to be doing better than their traditional job counterparts? Of course there are other ups and…
LinkedIn lays off staff and more news of the job board industry
Layoffs are always news (of the unpleasant sort), and news that LinkedIn lays off staff is pretty big news. They're not the only one, though (looking at you, Stepstone). However, there is also news of funding, acquisitions, and new product…
Is Indeed’s AI future also yours?
Indeed's AI future was the subject of a recent talk by Chris Hyams, CEO of Indeed, at the company's FutureWorks conference. Indeed - in case you've forgotten - is the largest job board in the world, and thus what it…
Seek job ads slide, two sites close, and more news of the job board industry
It's an interesting environment when Seek job ads slide, multiple companies raise funds and two sites shut down, isn't it? Well, no one goes into business to get bored! Let's take a look at what's happened lately: Seek job ads…
Borderless raises funds, X tries again, and more news from the job board industry
It's another month and we get to see how Borderless raises funds, X tries to do job ads, and Recruiter.com is selling their domain. Just as lively as last month, to my mind. And yes, there were a few acquisitions…
Weird job board news from CareerBuilder, Avito Jobs, and more
As regular readers know, I gather up the most interesting and relevant job board news once a month. But sometimes I see news that just doesn't fit. It's weird, unusual or just odd. So here is a sampling of some…
Indeed’s job postings drop 50% and other news of the job board industry
Indeed's job postings drop 50% - really. See below for details. Indeed had plenty of company. However, the news isn't all bad - see LinkedIn - and of course there are introductions of AI products and new pricing models. Let's…
Ferretly, Prepper, and Recruitroo: news of the job board industry
Hmm - Ferretly, Prepper, and Recruitroo seem to indicate a resurgence in slightly silly names in our industry. At least I think so. Last time around we saw news from Jobindex and this time we get some more news from them. So let's dig…