If you don’t ask, you won’t know
Note: The Doctor is out this week, soon to return. This is from 2015 and still extremely relevant, IMO. Enjoy! I have no idea what you're thinking. In fact, I can't even see you. I guess I'm operating in…
Finding work: how job seekers in 3 countries do it (SURVEY RESULTS)
To improve how your job board or recruiting site functions, you need to go right to the core consumer - specifically, the job seeker. In order to better understand exactly how job seekers look for work (and where they do it), Madgex and…
Can you predict the future of job boards? Here are 5 reasons I can’t.
Note: TheDoctor is speaking at the Staffing Industry Analysts conference this week - so this post is a 'greatest hits' from March 2016. Enjoy! Seems like everyone and their donkey does a 'what's coming next' post around this time of…
Where to go: a guide to recruiting site conferences
Before we get into recruiting site conferences, did you notice that sly 'recruiting site' mention in the title? I didn't say 'job board'! And me - the JobBoardDoctor! What is the world coming to? Well, if you read this blog…
Results of the 2016-17 Recruiting Site Trends Survey are here!
It's been a record-breaking year for the 2016-17 Recruiting Site Trends Survey - response is up 21% from last year, and we received responses from almost every part of the globe! Do I sound enthused? Well...I am! This year's survey…
Election!: Winners and losers in the online recruiting world
Elections always have consequences, but many are not obvious until long after the elected party is long gone (Iraq, anyone?). But it seems likely that the U.S. election of Donald Trump will have implications for the online recruiting industry in North…
Take the 2016-17 Recruiting Site Trends survey!
Hey everyone! It's that time - time for the 2016-17 Global Recruiting Site Trends survey! As always, we need your help to get it off the ground. In addition to the usual valuable info on what job boards and recruiting sites…
Lost in the ether: data dropped can hurt
We've all experienced it: a movie or play is going along, we are firm in our understanding of the how and why of the characters' actions, and then a bit of information is revealed that changes everything. We sit in stunned…
Learn something! Webinars, summits, and more
On the eve of a blizzard (and of course the Iowa caucuses), I prefer to look forward - to greener pastures and sunny days. Some would call me delusional. I call it self-preservation. The spring and summer options for learning…
5 reasons why it’s futile to predict the future of job boards
Seems like everyone and their donkey does a future of job boards post around this time of the year. I certainly have. But in looking at my own and others' pontificating about what is going to happen, I began to…