It's been a while since I've talked about whether or not a job board or recruiting site should have resumes. Originally, almost every job board had resume databases - and they charged employers to access them. Some still do, in…
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…
Sometimes things happen with a big splash (did you happen to notice ZipRecruiter's IPO?), and sometimes there is a slight disturbance - just a ripple. As you already know, LinkedIn is capable of making a big deal out of what…
Sometimes (well, perhaps more often than not) I see news and trends and events that don't really merit a full post - but definitely are what I think of as interesting. So guess what? This is the official 'odds and…
As a mentor of mine often told me, 'It's not what they say, it's what they do.' She was trying to help me in my efforts to be a better salesperson - but her observation holds for the job board…
It's only been a few weeks since the last roundup, but there have been acquisitions, mergers, 51Job going private, and quarterly reports a-plenty! All this, plus Eightfold's massive fund raise - so rather than blather on, let's get to the…
The last installment of our news roundup was full of positive news, with more funding, more profits, iHire, and even more M&A. You had to wonder - was it a freak event? Or a sign of more good news to…
When job boards get big - really big - they start acting like a really big job board - in other words, like a typical big company. What does that mean? Well... They are smarter than you: It's one of those…
Admit it - it's kind of a relief to draw the curtains on 2020, isn't it? Sure, some things happened that were good - but it seemed like more happened that was not so good. A deadly pandemic, worldwide recession,…
This was kind of like the summer that never was, eh (at least in the Northern Hemisphere)? Yes, we were working, making deals, selling, buying - but we were also sitting in endless Zoom calls, masking up, and maybe staying…