Battle for Search: Jobindex vs Google for Jobs
Google for Jobs is a job search service offered by Google, which kicked off in the US in 2017. By 2018, it had invaded the EU market and then waltzed…
Google for Jobs: no one likes you when you’re popular
Remember back to the pre-pandemic days - specifically, to 2017? That was the year that Google launched its Google for Jobs initiative. It promised to do for job search what…
Lack of awareness: why Google for Jobs works
Before a candidate can even think about finding a new job, they have to be aware that it is there. That the employer exists. That the employer is looking for someone to…
The four horsemen of the apocalypse? Sorry, no…
So why am I going religious on you and talking about the four horsemen of the apocalypse? Well, see, it's Joel Cheesman's fault. Really. I am a longtime fan of…
Job boards are dying, AI, and other silliness
Huh - job boards are dying? AI is the one and true religion? Is there one technology to rule them all? I am by nature a skeptic and contrarian. In…
Google job ads are here – now what?
On March 1, Google job ads came into the hiring world like a lion. Ok, not really - but it made a great opening sentence, eh? No, the first sighting…
JobBoardGeek: Is video worth a thousand job postings?
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Brian Forrester of Lumina.co about how his company turns text job ads into video - at scale. With job ads often running to 300 words…
Google gets targeted, CareerBuilder pays up, and more: news of the job board industry
Is the economy ebbing? Is hiring slowing? Based on the most recent news, not really. Last month we saw lots of acquisitions. Guess what? It continues! Some softness here and…
An extremely short guide to job board SEO
I don't talk much about job board SEO (search engine optimization) because: a) I'm not an expert; and b) many other folks are experts. But...I do have opinions and advice! So…
JobBoardGeek: Serge and Shelley said what?: all about the Canadian job board market
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Serge Boudreau and Shelley Billinghurst of The Recruitment Flex podcast (the #1 HR podcast in Canada) about the Canadian job board market. Since Serge's day job is with…