The 'traditional' job board is evolving - but as science tells us, every instance of evolution isn't always 'successful'. There have been plenty of dead ends in nature. Same in the job board world - often because the sites in…
I've been consulting in the job board industry since 2009 and active with job boards for much longer. In all that time, a particular type of article / blog post / etc. has persisted and even occasionally thrived: the 'job…
As Monster continues its long, slow fade as the 'big dog' in the job board world (funny how long-term lack of leadership can do that to you), industry attention turns to LinkedIn and CareerBuilder. Why? These sites have shown the…
Today we're going to talk about simplicity versus complexity; as in, have you tried applying for a job lately? If the employer is of any size, you will probably be directed into an applicant tracking system (ATS), where you will…
Last May I wrote a post about the concept of a 'job board', in which I asked the eternal questions, "Is LinkedIn a job board?" and "Is Indeed a job board?" It was one of the more popular posts of…
Job boards have become prisoners of their moniker. After all, a 'job board' is just an online bulletin board for 'posting' your electronic 'job ad', right? Wrong. Job boards (and yes, I think I'm going to write a post pretty soon…
So perhaps you saw that LinkedIn has updated/upgraded its job search functionality? They sent me an email inviting me to give it a whirl, so I did - and it got me to thinking about social stuff and job search.…
Hey, it's a new year, which means - well, I don't know! But some stuff did happen in the past 30-40 days, so let's take a look at how the industry is faring: Quora and LinkedIn integrate: In a StackOverflow-like…
Maybe it come from having been in the industry for a while, but some eternal truths of online recruiting just keep recurring: Bill Warren, John Sumser, Joel Cheesman, and job matching sites, to name a few. Seriously, though - although…
Facebook launched its long-rumored job board turkey, umm, offering last week. It was a bit rocky: " It’s buggy and kind of janky looking.” - FB user Mike Chapman (and thank you, Mike, for introducing me to a new, useful word!) "The entire platform…