How to be a really big job board
When job boards get big - really big - they start acting like a really big job board - in other words, like a typical big company. What does that mean? Well... They are smarter than you: It's one of those…
Thinking like a job seeker
If you've read me for any length of time, you know that I believe job seekers are the driving force for our industry. They are why employers are willing to talk to us and willing to pay us. Their success…
It will be a bumpy ride back to ‘normal’
Well, a few weeks into 2021, it still feels good to say that 2020 is behind us! The past year offered multiple challenges - not the least of which was the COVID pandemic. Let's review. A year ago, most of the job…
Five acquisitions and a lot of money: news of the job board industry
It feels like 2021 may be picking up some bad habits from 2020, starting with five acquisitions. Let's hope that changes soon! The job board industry ended the year with a decent number of acquisitions and consolidation, and January has…
The pandemic is an opportunity to rethink, rework, and retrench
Note: This is from last spring, during the early days of the pandemic. Since the virus is still with us - and will affect a good part of 2021 - the Doctor thought it would be worth a re-read. Enjoy!…
Facebook threatens to do something in recruiting…again
Seems like Facebook has been trying to tackle recruiting for a long time - and in fact, they have, over and over. I wrote about them in 2012, and again in 2018, plus many, many updates in the news posts.…
A year we won’t forget: 2020 and the recruitment marketing industry
Admit it - it's kind of a relief to draw the curtains on 2020, isn't it? Sure, some things happened that were good - but it seemed like more happened that was not so good. A deadly pandemic, worldwide recession,…
Holiday musicfest!
Note: It's a few days before Christmas and the Doctor is undoubtedly frantically wrapping packages. This is a replay from last year. Enjoy! It's impossible to escape holiday music. Radio stations begin playing it in October September, Christmas muzak flows…
Zip’s IPO, Turing’s bucks, and more: news of the job board and recruitment marketing industry
News is coming fast and furious this holiday season (such as Zip's IPO), and so I will unleash a (slightly) early round up of the latest job board and recruitment marketing news (Plus next week has at least a few…
Recent patterns in job board M&A
As you may remember, I try to keep an eye on the acquisitions and sales in the job board industry - in other words, job board M&A. Why? Well, first of all, I always need fresh ammo for responding to…