Change is painful, change is good
This morning I will lose my right thumb joint. It's been a good joint and has served me well for five decades, but for the past three years it has deteriorated. How much? Let's just say that it is extremely…
What a job board doctor really does
In my recent survey of readers, several asked for more information about what I actually do (other than write these blog posts, I suppose). I do cover a bit of this on the website, but I thought I'd make it more specific. So...what…
Evolution: thinking about the future of job boards
I'm preparing for a talk at the JobG8 Job Board Summit (June 26-27, Orlando), and it has me thinking a lot about job board evolution. I will be taking a tour of unusual and interesting sites that are moving the…
Results of the 2014 Job Board Trends survey are in!
A few months back, almost two hundred job board owners, operators, and employees took the 2014 Job Board Trends survey. This project, a joint effort of IAEWS and Job Board Doctor, focuses on what is really going on in the job board…
People aggregation: buzzword or new paradigm?
A large percentage of what is billed as 'new' is actually just repackaged - as we will see in this examination of people aggregation. For example, think about LinkedIn: is it really the first social recruiting site, or simply a…
Take the 2014 Job Board Trends & Benchmarking Survey!
Hey everyone! It's a new year - and time to see how our industry is doing! 2014 marks the first time the Job Board Doctor survey will be merged with the IAEWS survey. I think that the combination of great…
The view from the Jobg8 Job Board Summit: where job boards stand, and where they’re going
Earlier this year I had the good fortune to attend the JobG8 Job Board Summit for North America. It was an interesting conference, full of useful insights about new and developing technologies, as well as clear-eyed looks at challenges for…
A solid reboot for the IAEWS conference
Sometimes, a format change is a good thing. At least that's my opinion after having spent the last couple of days at the IAEWS 2013 Fall Congress. Although the IAEWS conference has always been a good source of information and…
The perfect career research tool is the job board
Candidates need a good, basic career research tool - this is just a fact. And I've talked before about how job boards are evolving to meet the changing needs of both employers and candidates. I've also talked about how some boards…
Conferences, or why I’m going to the IAEWS gathering in October – and you should too
Conferences can be a mixed bag. Sometimes you go and are dazzled by the information, presentations, and people - and other times, you find yourself wondering what else there is to do in town. I've been to several IAEWS conferences…