Alright, grab some popcorn because we’re diving into the ups, downs, fines, and artificial makeovers of the recruitment world. Let’s talk about ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn, and a few others all trying to navigate the today's chaotic job and labor markets. First…
...Wearing a red cape and pointy horns, he appears as everything you've ever dreamed of, or so the saying goes. In the job board community and the broader talent acquisition world, this advice is worth heeding—not just for the sake…
So here’s the scoop—I'm feeling pretty heavy-hearted. Just got wind of iCIMS slashing jobs in the US, with Europe next on the chopping block come September. And Qualifi's layoffs last month? A real gut punch— to some truly stellar talent.…
AI and verification: the new job board peanut butter and jelly? OK, I'm stretching things a little (maybe a lot). But the reality is that when AI can mimic humans so well that deep fakes are often effective at fooling…
Old tech encompasses a wide range of things - from typewriters to transistor radios to email. Some old tech is still being used, almost unchanged - think of dress shoes or blue jeans. Other old tech has disappeared (faxes, anyone?),…
A fundamental challenge for our industry is candidate discovery: how do candidates and employers discover each other? You can argue that job boards - and newspapers before them - tried to solve this problem: they tried to make it easier…
It's that time of the year when your friendly Doctor needs some help - with the 2022-23 Recruiting Site Trends survey! To make it truly useful, I need your help and input! In addition to the usual valuable info on what…
I always smile when I hear a news report about the 'labor market' - as if a thing so vast and and full of complexity could ever be described easily. If you're in our industry, you know that 'unemployment' is…
Back in the early days of job boards - this would the dark ages of the 1990s - everyone put up their own version of what they thought a site should be. There were no dominant visual or functional models,…
When thinking about the coming months (and who isn't!), I suggest that you keep in mind that job boards - by their nature - are followers, not leaders. We can't compel employers to hire certain people, or focus on certain types of…