2022: the shape of things to come
If you check into my archive, you may notice that I did not predict the pandemic or anything like the shape of things to come. In fact, at times I've even said that I won't or can't predict. Ahem. So…
Booming! – what 2021 was like for the job board and recruitment marketing industry
And we thought 2020 was weird! 2021 proved to be a return to form for the job board and recruitment marketing industry - and then some. With employers clamoring for candidates, but candidates still thinking hard about whether they wanted…
Indeed and Talroo go CPA: news of the job board industry
It's hard to believe it's been 4 weeks since the last news roundup - but it has! In the meantime, DHI has gotten weird (see last week), a bunch of companies have landed funds, and the big players like Talroo…
Doximity explodes, PandoLogic sells: news of the job board industry
The weather's hot in my neck of the woods - and the pace of activity in the job board industry is blistering. Big news on the funding and acquisitions front this time, plus lots of other interesting tidbits (like Doximity!).…
Question your complacency – and map your way forward
After the nadir of the pandemic, the current hiring frenzy feels pretty good, right? Most of the folks in the industry that I talk to are seeing big increases in candidate and employer activity. Investments are also rising, as are…
A few observations and random thoughts on the growing hiring frenzy
Employers are in a hiring frenzy, haven't you heard? The growing hiring frenzy! Perhaps you've seen it via a surge of postings and recruiting activity on your own site - or a competitor's. Perhaps you've read some version of the…
Five acquisitions and a lot of money: news of the job board industry
It feels like 2021 may be picking up some bad habits from 2020, starting with five acquisitions. Let's hope that changes soon! The job board industry ended the year with a decent number of acquisitions and consolidation, and January has…
Recent patterns in job board M&A
As you may remember, I try to keep an eye on the acquisitions and sales in the job board industry - in other words, job board M&A. Why? Well, first of all, I always need fresh ammo for responding to…
Ups, downs, and funding: news of the job board industry
In pandemic times, four weeks feels like four months - at least that's how long it feels to me regarding the last time I wrote about the funding and news of our industry! Yet despite the virus (or because of?),…
Any tea leaves in the latest round of acquisitions and sales?
Remember any tea leaves from the summer of 2019? It seemed like every programmatic vendor out there was being acquired: Appcast, ClickIQ, Perengo - if there was programmatic in your offering, someone was interested in buying it. Then things calmed…