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…
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,…
Folks have been talking about 'the candidate experience' since, well, forever (although Gerry Crispin certainly had a lot to do with formalizing and focusing on what it really means!). But the employment market has been varied and uneven since I've…
NOTE: The Doctor is enjoying the Memorial Day holiday, so this is a repeat of a post from last year. Hope you like it and find it relevant! A couple of times a year I do a guest lecture in…
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…
In talking about LinkedIn's new moves, you have to remember that it is big - literally. It has more than 15,000 employees in 30+ offices around the world. It has 645 million members in 200 countries. And it's trying some…
Note: The Doctor is offsite this week with a client, so here is a post from 2009 (!!) that is still relevant. If you're looking for work, nothing can make you throw up your hands faster than a job board…