A tale of two job board companies
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times for job board companies. Sorry, just had to use that! But indeed, for some job boards, right now is pretty darn good. And for other job boards, it's…
Food for thought on a very important day
NOTE: It's been over 3 years since the Doctor's heart attack. In case you're wondering, he's doing fine. But he thinks the post he wrote after the original event is worth a re-read - particularly on this very important day…
Buying, selling, AllyO, and My Ally: news of the recruitment marketing industry
Time flies when you're working on survey results! It seems like just yesterday when I was rounding up the industry news - not 4 weeks ago. Not surprisingly, a lot has happened since then - including moves by My Ally,…
The results of the 2020-21 Recruiting Site Trends Survey are here!
The results are in from the 2020-21 Recruiting Site Trends Survey- and there are some interesting bits of data. The survey, which included respondents from every area of the globe - from North America to Africa to Australia, and more…
Are destination job boards dead?
Job boards began as digital translations of 'real world' objects: newspaper classifieds. The relatively low cost of entry meant that job boards soon proliferated. And from this crazy-quilt of sites grew the job board advertising wars, promoting destination job boards.…
Is the pandemic changing hiring fundamentals?
When you're in the middle of a disaster, your horizon shrinks, and in our case, you're not thinking about hiring fundamentals. Instead of thinking about the coming year, you're focused on making it to the end of the week. Challenges…
Jobberman, Seek, and OLX: news of the recruiting site industry
This was kind of like the summer that never was, eh (at least in the Northern Hemisphere)? Yes, we were working, making deals, selling, buying - but we were also sitting in endless Zoom calls, masking up, and maybe staying…
Are you the candidate’s friend – or a source of confusion?
If you've ever tried to help a recent graduate look for work, you probably realized that they had only a vague idea of what the 'right job' might look like for them. Over the years I've worked with a number…
It’s survey time: help the Doctor and take the 2020-21 Recruiting Site Trends survey!!
You know, even a so-called Doctor needs some help every now and then - and that's where you come in. It's time for the 2020-21 Recruiting Site Trends survey! To make it useful, I need your help and input! In…
The pandemic and the hiring industry
Six months into the pandemic, it seems obvious - to me, at least - that the hiring industry (including job boards) is not going to go up in a puff of smoke. It felt like that was a distinct possibility…