Uber has the distinction of having its company name enter the English language as both a verb and noun: 'Let's uber to the restaurant', and 'We'll grab an Uber'. Like Kleenex and Band-Aid before it, Uber is sliding into the…
In talking about LinkedIn's new moves, you have to remember that it is big - literally. It has more than 15,000 employees in 30+ offices around the world. It has 645 million members in 200 countries. And it's trying some…
Ok, a question for you: which site can make more money - a job board that gets 80%+ of its revenue from job postings, or a job board that gets 80%+ of its revenue from 'recruiting solution' subscriptions? Um...trick question.…
As summer slips into fall (at least in the Northern hemisphere), the pace of announcements, acquisitions, legal woes, and fund raising has failed to slacken in our industry. Google Hire is going away, SEEK continues to grow, and LinkedIn loses…
You know, even a Doctor needs some help every now and then. Yes, it's that time of the year - time for the 2019-20 Global Recruiting Site Trends survey! To make it useful, I need your help and input! In…
NOTE: It's the 2 year anniversary of the Doctor's heart attack. Yay! 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! I almost died on Tuesday. Let…
Is offline the new online? As famed New York Yankee (and St. Louis native) Yogi Berra once said, “It’s deja vu all over again.” While he was talking about baseball, the comment could easily apply to the recruitment marketing business…
If you read my monthly news roundup (and if you don't, you should!), you have probably noticed that a fair amount of the content is on companies getting funding. Why? Well, for one thing, big (or even moderate) money is…
As in last month's update, the acquisition of programmatic companies continues apace. But there's also new investment and some quarterly results as well. Let's see what we've got!: DHI announces Q2 results: DHI announced that Dice's 2nd quarter revenues were $23.2…
Note: The Doctor is offsite this week with a client, so here is a post from 2009 (!!) that is still relevant. If you're looking for work, nothing can make you throw up your hands faster than a job board…