Most job boards are privately held - that's just a fact; a minority are publicly-traded job boards. It's the same in most industries, actually. But when folks knock on my door asking about the size of the job board market,…
Hard to believe that it's been a month since the last update - lots has happened! There are new financials, acquisitions, funding, and (unfortunately) a war that's affecting Europe and much of our industry. So, without further ado, let's see what's…
As always, it's been an eventful several weeks in our industry, with StackOverflow shutting down their job board, some rebranding, Upwork making bankd, and lots of funding activity. Throw in some interesting Q4 financials and a few acquisitions, and you…
Time for the first news roundup of the new year - and amazingly enough, there is plenty of it (including good news for SeekOut)! Facebook/Meta continues to lurch about, running afoul of privacy regulators around the world, and a new podcast…
So it's the end of 2021, and depending on your perspective, you're either happy to see it go (i.e., Facebook) - or you're feeling pretty good about how it went. That about covers it, right? It's been an exciting year…
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…
Ok, I've been reporting on the job board and recruitment marketing industry for a while (ahem, 12 years!), but I'm pretty sure I've never reported on 100% growth for a job board. Well...this time I am. Check out the news…
As we move closer to the traditional holiday season, you might expect to see some slowdown in industry activity - after all, some folks actually take a few days off here and there! Well, if there is a slowdown, I'm…
It's been kind of busy around here lately. As you probably saw, the 2021-22 Recruiting Site Trends Survey Results are out - some interesting stuff there. And yes, news keeps happening in our industry (like Byteboard)! So it's time for…
You may have noticed that my news updates are usually about 4 weeks apart. I like to gather up what's happened, give you a reliable rundown, and then talk about other things in the intervening weeks. But sometimes the news…