How to NOT make money with a job board
It's been a while since I took a look at how you can screw up your job board, so I thought it was time to revisit the subject of how to not make money with a job board. After all,…
Why don’t employment sites have these features? Curious minds want to know
As noted in previous posts, I've been thinking lately about what makes employment sites good - or not. Below are a few questions to that effect - and yes, some employment sites have these features, but most do not. Maybe…
The perfect job board: some random thoughts
What is the perfect job board? Talk to job seekers about looking for jobs, and you get an earful. Talk to employers about finding candidates, and you get another earful. Both sides are looking for each other, and both sides…
Good ideas: how job seekers would make job boards better
I recently had the privilege of hosting #HFChat - the HireFriday Tweet-fest organized by @HRMargo and @CyndyTrivella. HireFriday is all about helping job seekers find work. Recruiters, HR professionals, and the occasional job board doctor pose and answer common questions…
What is a job board? And, is this question even worth answering?
Ok, what is a job board? Almost every week I see another blog post or story about a trend, product, or development that will doom job boards. Let's be honest - writing about the death of any institution, especially one…
You have dozens of job board questions – I have (a few) answers
Sometimes, job board questions pop up - particularly if you're doing a webinar! A few weeks back I was lucky enough to host a webinar (sponsored by RealMatch). I talked about the various and sundry challenges facing job boards in…
What’s in a name? Job boards and their (negative) reputation
What's in a name? If you're a job board, a lot. Almost every week I see a blog post or tweet claiming that job boards are dead or dying. We're talking about the top source for hiring outside of employee referrals…
What you think: early peeks into the Job Board Industry survey
The data is still rolling in (and I'm a bit behind), but after 190 (yes, that's right - 190) responses, I believe we have some very good information about the state of the job board industry in 2012. The full…
Coming soon – How to improve candidate quality – a webinar
I will be joining Dr. Charles Handler in a few weeks for a webinar on "Improving Candidate Quality", on Wednesday, March 14th, at 11 am EDT. This webinar is sponsored by JobG8. We'll be talking about why candidate quality is…
Rumblings in the hiring ecosystem: what the Source of Hire data tells us
Gerry Crispin and Mark Mehler have been conducting the landmark CareerXRoads Source of Hire survey for over a decade. In my mind, that's useful data. They've just come out with the 2012 edition, and it's absolutely worth a look. The…