A baker’s dozen: 13 new recruiting sites for 2016!
It's a new year, the snow is on the ground (in Iowa, that is), and it's time for new recruiting sites from the Doctor. I did my last round up in September 2015, which is like 50 years in our…
Wallpaper: how ‘the next big thing’ fades
Remember social recruiting? It was huge in 2010. Big. Awe-inspiring. Going to change the face of recruiting as we knew it, and of course eliminate all other recruiting methods. As CareerXRoads says, it is no longer tracked separately in their…
How to Maximize your Job Board Revenue With Social Media Optimization, Mobile & Targeted Niches (Webinar)
I want to invite you to join me on Wednesday, November 5th, when I explore how to drive up your job board's revenue - without spending a bundle. This free webinar (courtesy of Adicio) will cover the following key topics:…
What a job board doctor really does
In my recent survey of readers, several asked for more information about what I actually do (other than write these blog posts, I suppose). I do cover a bit of this on the website, but I thought I'd make it more specific. So...what…
Number-fied: what I learned at the JobG8 summit
There is just nothing like late June in Orlando (unless perhaps you prefer mid-July): 95% humidity, temperatures hovering in the low 90s, and drenching thunderstorms with sheet lightning. Oh, and don't forget the tourists! So I was initially not so…
Evolution: thinking about the future of job boards
I'm preparing for a talk at the JobG8 Job Board Summit (June 26-27, Orlando), and it has me thinking a lot about job board evolution. I will be taking a tour of unusual and interesting sites that are moving the…
The tyranny – and fear – of the new: mobile and social
It's a fine line between cool and fool (or mobile and social) - just ask BranchOut or any of the dozens of other services that have launched and flamed out during the past several years. You start out as the…
People aggregation: buzzword or new paradigm?
A large percentage of what is billed as 'new' is actually just repackaged - as we will see in this examination of people aggregation. For example, think about LinkedIn: is it really the first social recruiting site, or simply a…
Innovation around the edges: LinkedIn, Bright, and the evolution of job boards
Big change is so sudden, which is why I often talk about the evolution of job boards. Remember how LinkedIn came out of nowhere and revolutionized the recruiting industry? Oh right – they started in 2004. Well, how about Indeed…
Clarify this for me: questions (and more questions) from my recent webinar
A few weeks back I conducted a webinar (courtesy of RealMatch) on what job seekers want and do. Lots of you attended - and there were many more questions than I had time to answer. Jane Serra of RealMatch carefully collected the…