And we thought 2020 was weird! 2021 proved to be a return to form for the job board and recruitment marketing industry - and then some. With employers clamoring for candidates, but candidates still thinking hard about whether they wanted…
The 2021-22 Recruiting Site Survey results are in - and things have changed a bit from 2020! Folks seem considerably more optimistic. The survey, which included respondents from every area of the globe - from North America to Africa, from…
Sometimes (well, perhaps more often than not) I see news and trends and events that don't really merit a full post - but definitely are what I think of as interesting. So guess what? This is the official 'odds and…
The weather's hot in my neck of the woods - and the pace of activity in the job board industry is blistering. Big news on the funding and acquisitions front this time, plus lots of other interesting tidbits (like Doximity!).…
After the nadir of the pandemic, the current hiring frenzy feels pretty good, right? Most of the folks in the industry that I talk to are seeing big increases in candidate and employer activity. Investments are also rising, as are…
It's only been a few weeks since the last roundup, but there have been acquisitions, mergers, 51Job going private, and quarterly reports a-plenty! All this, plus Eightfold's massive fund raise - so rather than blather on, let's get to the…
Acquisitions up in 2021? By my very rough count (i.e., take it with a grain of salt!), there have been 17 acquisitions in the recruitment marketing industry since the start of the year. Considering that there had been only 9…
Note: This post first appeared back in 2019 - that's right, in the pre-COVID world. Yet it has plenty of relevance now, as the pace of M&A in the job board industry continues to pick up. Enjoy! Conventional wisdom would…
The polar vortex has made an unwelcome reappearance in the Doctor's location - brrr! I hope it's avoiding you. On the other hand, activity in the job board and recruitment marketing industry continues at a pretty significant pace, with plenty…
It's an interesting time in the job board and recruitment marketing industry. The pandemic has dampened demand for certain types of work, while creating additional demand for other types. The world's economies are limping along, trying to make it to…