It's that time again - time to take a look at what's going on in the global world of job boards. And I do mean global - as you'll see, much of the activity has been happening outside of North America. Let's…
There ought to be a law against holding the Jobg8 Summit in Atlanta in late June - or at least, if you're going to do so, let's have everyone run at half-speed, ok? Free BBQ would be good, too. But…
The Doctor is at the JobG8 job board summit this week - so this is from the archives. Enjoy! I've talked before about how job boards are evolving to meet the changing needs of both employers and candidates. I've also talked…
A blast from the past: this post originally appeared in 2009, but is still relevant. If you want to get hands-on instruction in branding for your job board, consider attending the JobBoardDoctor workshop: "Building Your Job Board Brand" - click…
I am continually amazed by the enduring power of words in our oh-so-modern world (and I say this of course as an unrepentant wordsmith). For example: last week I watched a webinar by GlassDoor in which they talked about 'traditional…
I've written about candidates before. I will write about them again. Why? Because candidates are fundamental to everything you do as an online recruiting service. Everything. Think about a couple of recent entrants to the job board world that have…
Well, big earnings news from Indeed, Monster, and others, plus lotsa goings-on in the job board industry. I'd say it's hard to keep up with - and I'd be right. So that's why the news roundup is here! Let's see…
If you're talking about the candidate's world, you tend to use shorthand to talk about what happens: 'active' candidates, 'passive' candidates, applies, cost of hire, and so on. No surprise - every industry relies on verbal shortcuts - otherwise we'd…
About a year and a half ago, I wrote about the pay for performance model (PFP) - where employers pay for specific candidate actions (usually clicks), rather than for a job posting. The idea has an intrinsic appeal - after all, who…
You know it's always sunny in San Diego - except when IAEWS is in town. The sun finally peeked out on Sunday (pun intended) but I suspect the locals were more than happy for some grey and drizzle. Besides, we…