Sales: We’re Bringing Authenticity Back. Yeah!
Hey everyone out there! I am Ethan Bloomfield and I am BACK! Some of you know me; others might not. I’m going to give you a little background before I explain why sales has never been harder than it is…
Bullhorn acquires Textkernel and other news of the job board industry
Acquisitions seem to be in the air - see Bullhorn acquires Textkernel, for example. Or Jobtoolz, or NetJobs, or... You get the idea. And could it be that Indeed's traffic is falling? Read on to find out: Jobtoolz acquires Hirehive: Belgian-based…
Indeed layoffs and Recruit’s revenue – markers for the industry?
By now you've probably heard of the Indeed layoffs and Recruit's revenue decline. If not: Indeed laid off 1000 employees on May 13, a cut of about 8% of the total workforce. This follows a layoff in March of 2023…
Three things that could hurt job boards
Why am I talking about three things that could hurt job boards? Well, basically, because of Joel Cheesman. Yes, that Joel, of ChadandCheese. It all started with a show they had last fall, in which Joel identified what he called the Four…
Employers are consumers, too – and they aren’t always rational
Why would I focus on the idea that employers are consumers? After all, everyone knows that...right? Ahem. To put it discreetly, sometimes we 'forget'. We think that employers: know exactly what they want know exactly how to articulate what they…
Job boards are dying, AI, and other silliness
Huh - job boards are dying? AI is the one and true religion? Is there one technology to rule them all? I am by nature a skeptic and contrarian. In general, these tendencies have served me well in my various…
Google job ads are here – now what?
On March 1, Google job ads came into the hiring world like a lion. Ok, not really - but it made a great opening sentence, eh? No, the first sighting of Google job ads (thanks to Tom Chevalier!) seems more…
What you can learn from Indeed’s CPA rollout
How did Indeed's CPA rollout go? Well...take a look at these TrustPilot comments. Or read this AIM Group article. Or listen to this Chad and Cheese podcast. Or listen to Steven Rothberg and Peter Zollman. Or...well, you get the picture.…
Beamery, StepStone, and Xing: the latest job board industry news
A new year and some new job industry board news! (Let me see how many additional times I can put 'news' in this paragraph...). Even as we see signs that hiring is softening in some areas, there are continued demands…
Facebook dies, Beamery scores, and LinkedIn wins: news of the job board industry
It's the end of the year - but not the end of job board industry news. Strange thing, that - the clock just keeps ticking on, doesn't it? In addition to a confirmation that Jobs on Facebook is really, really dead,…