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…
ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn and 2024 American Opportunity Index
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…
Flexiworld Sues Indeed and LinkedIn = Extra Cringe
This week at the Job Board Doctor, we are wrapping up the last of the fall conference season live from NOLA, at Outsolve’s inaugural HR Gumbo conference. In the spirit of our pure exhaustion, and yours too, let’s look at…
Too Big to Niche? LinkedIn Goes Freelance.
LinkedIn, the career-oriented social platform best known for being a repository of resumes and stiff headshots, has dipped its toes into the niche territory of freelancing, as seen with the expansion of its Services Marketplace. It’s quite the strategic pivot…
The New Job Board Doctor: War Stories and What Comes Next
As I read Jeff’s “see ya later” post last week, it hit me like a ton of bricks. Next week, the content you’ve loved for the past 15 years falls on a New Job Board Doctor—me. Yeah, I’ve got some…
Huzzle raises funds and LinkedIn makes money: news of the job board industry
Huzzle raises funds - you heard right. Don't know what's up with the name, but sometimes this industry gets weird. It also turns out that LinkedIn continues to find new ways to squeeze more money out of their platform -…
LinkedIn plays around, and more news of the job board industry
If LinkedIn plays around, does that mean the rest of us will too, sooner or later? Interesting thought. As you might imagine, continued low unemployment and labor shortages are keeping the job board industry busy. Let's see what happened last…
Government regulation and job boards
Government regulation and job boards have been a fear, a threat - but the regulations also seemed remote. Even when GDPR was implemented, job boards were able to quickly comply. But... The reality is that job boards have been bumping…
X is hurting, LinkedIn is not: news of the job board industry
X is hurting - ok, that's not really news. But the fact that LinkedIn is benefiting? Well, that is! I think it's one sign of instability in the ad market - and of course we know that on top of…
2023: the job board year in review
Today we're looking at 2023: the job board year in review. Why? Well, it was a heck of a year, to be honest. 2022 was a very strong year for employment and job boards, if you remember, and there was…