Hey everyone - I will be conducting a webinar next week (courtesy of Job Board Digest and Madgex) called 'Job Board Judo'. (Ironically enough, I used to do Tae Kwan Do - but that's another story). I will be talking…
Remember 1999? For those of us in online recruiting, it was the year Monster ran an ad during the Superbowl. Overnight the job board went from sort-of well-known to very well known. Part of it was a memorable ad. Part…
Many years ago, I embarked on my first sales job. I wasn't even wet behind the ear - I was clueless. But...I knew how to read, and I knew that I didn't know anything about sales. So I picked up…
In my recent survey of readers, several asked for more information about what I actually do as the Job Board Doctor (other than write these blog posts, I suppose). I do cover a bit of this on the website, but…
One of the most popular posts I've written is about revenue streams. So my readers are interested in making money - go figure! A smart blogger would have immediately written more posts about revenue (and I did write a few)…
Last May I wrote a post about the concept of a 'job board', in which I asked the eternal questions, "Is LinkedIn a job board?" and "Is Indeed a job board?" It was one of the more popular posts of…
Job boards have become prisoners of their moniker. After all, a 'job board' is just an online bulletin board for 'posting' your electronic 'job ad', right? Wrong. Job boards (and yes, I think I'm going to write a post pretty soon…
Growing any business is an inevitable - and continual - challenge. Somewhere along the line, after the start-up obstacles but before world domination, you are faced with a very simple problem: how can you make this thing bigger, faster, and…
Pop quiz: which of the following will increase profitability the most? A) Individual job postings and/or resume access B) Annual or semi-annual job posting/resume access subscriptions I'm betting that most of you answered (B). So why do the vast majority…
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…