Happy Friday, Job Board Doctor friends. Another seven sunrises have passed since we last chatted, and this week brought yet another barrage of news in the job board and recruitment tech world. As you might have guessed, we’re diving into…
CareerBuilder + Monster (+ Apollo Global Management, Inc.) bankruptcy filing is out. Two weeks ago, I asked who is holding the IOUs in our industry and where are the after shocks going to hit hardest. Well, we are now starting to…
Happy Friday Job Board Doctor, friends. All I can say is O.M.G. Last Friday morning, just as the Job Board Doctor weekly newsletter was about to go out, I got a bit of news that could not wait a week. …
Starting the final sprint of the fall conference season, I caught up with familiar faces at the second annual RecFest USA festival. And because Human Resources and Talent Acquisition conferences are never-ending, I’ll be reuniting with more new and old...err..mature…
You've probably already heard about the 'merger' of CareerBuilder and Monster. It's actually Apollo Global Management acquiring a controlling share of Monster, and Randstad backing out of the job board business. This news comes on the heels of reports concerning…
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 -…
Zip, DHI, Recruiter, and Freelancer down? Is this news roundup going to be a total bummer? Not exactly. As you'll see, others like CrowdWorks, Upwork, Fiverr, and HelloWork are doing just fine. A tale of two job board industries? Perhaps…
Layoffs are always news (of the unpleasant sort), and news that LinkedIn lays off staff is pretty big news. They're not the only one, though (looking at you, Stepstone). However, there is also news of funding, acquisitions, and new product…
Hmm - Ferretly, Prepper, and Recruitroo seem to indicate a resurgence in slightly silly names in our industry. At least I think so. Last time around we saw news from Jobindex and this time we get some more news from them. So let's dig…
Most job boards are privately held - that's just a fact; a minority are publicly-traded job boards. It's the same in most industries, actually. But when folks knock on my door asking about the size of the job board market,…