Industry news about the job board and recruitment marketing sector
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Stephen O' Donnell, founder of the NORAs. The well-known U.K. awards program for recruiting companies has proved durable - and Stephen lets us in on its origin story. Jeff Dickey-Chasins of JobBoardDoctor and Steven…
As the omicron wave of the pandemic fades, people are going back to 'normal life': eating out, going to concerts and other gatherings, and yes, returning to work 'in person'. Many of us are vaccinated, boosted, or double-boosted. Masks are…
Hard to believe that it's been a month since the last update - lots has happened! There are new financials, acquisitions, funding, and (unfortunately) a war that's affecting Europe and much of our industry. So, without further ado, let's see what's…
As always, it's been an eventful several weeks in our industry, with StackOverflow shutting down their job board, some rebranding, Upwork making bankd, and lots of funding activity. Throw in some interesting Q4 financials and a few acquisitions, and you…
Well, I missed it - StackOverflow jobs, that is. Back in April 2021, StackOverflow announced that it was "moving away from job slots and direct hiring". This was the oldest part of their various revenue streams, and also one of…
Time for the first news roundup of the new year - and amazingly enough, there is plenty of it (including good news for SeekOut)! Facebook/Meta continues to lurch about, running afoul of privacy regulators around the world, and a new podcast…
So it's the end of 2021, and depending on your perspective, you're either happy to see it go (i.e., Facebook) - or you're feeling pretty good about how it went. That about covers it, right? It's been an exciting year…
And we thought 2020 was weird! 2021 proved to be a return to form for the job board and recruitment marketing industry - and then some. With employers clamoring for candidates, but candidates still thinking hard about whether they wanted…
Ok, I've been reporting on the job board and recruitment marketing industry for a while (ahem, 12 years!), but I'm pretty sure I've never reported on 100% growth for a job board. Well...this time I am. Check out the news…
As we move closer to the traditional holiday season, you might expect to see some slowdown in industry activity - after all, some folks actually take a few days off here and there! Well, if there is a slowdown, I'm…