No one can say that our industry is boring! Sure, the recent SH sale is a bit of inside baseball, but hey - this entire blog is pretty 'inside baseball!'. So I say, let's get job-board-geeky and see what's been…
It's been a bit longer than usual since my last news roundup, so this missive may be rather packed. View it as your morning pick-me-up high density news sandwich. Or something like that. Ahem. Anyway, let's get started: Not so smart: David…
There's been no discernible increase or decrease in industry activity over the past month - in other words, things are still quite busy in the job board and online recruiting industry. I'm sure LinkedIn welcomed Daylight Savings Time as a…
As Valentine's Day recedes in our rear view mirror, it's time to take another look at what's been going on in the industry over the past month. There has been the usual amount of 'revolutionary' new products and a bit…
On Friday, February 4th, LinkedIn shares fell by 43%, erasing about $11 billion (yes, billion) in market value. That is not chump change. Why? In a nutshell, LinkedIn said they were going to grow more slowly than the analysts thought…
Geez, it was last year when I did a news roundup! Well, actually just about a month ago. But time flies...or hobbles along, or something. At any rate, things continue to happen in the online recruiting world, so I will…
Another year has (almost) come and gone. Startups have started up, sites have been sold, money has gone into the market (and out of the market). In other words, a pretty good year for folks in our industry. So let's…
At the recent IAEWS meeting, several of you came up and mentioned that you enjoyed these monthly news roundups. Thanks! They are actually pretty time consuming to put together, but I find them useful as a scorecard for where our…
News wanders across my desk (well, my monitor) on occasion that doesn't really fit into a standard 'themed' blog post - just random observations and things that may or may not have any impact on our industry. Still, I find…
What's going on in the job board and online recruiting industry - and perhaps with CareerBuilder? Well, a lot, actually. It's almost like no one takes a vacation around here (including the JobBoardDoctor). Nonetheless - let's take a look-see at…