(Note: Today's guest post is by Felix Wetzel, Group Marketing Director for Jobsite.co.uk.) Job boards are the number 1 channel for finding a job and for finding candidates. The recession has cemented this position even further. If you want to…
In August, I began gathering data for the Job Board Future survey from job seekers, HR professionals, recruiters, and job board employees and operators on the future of job boards and the methods for finding jobs and candidates. Now, 275…
Can job boards evolve? Over a year ago, I wrote about the changes in the job board world. I also promised myself I wouldn't write about job boards 'dying' for at least a year. Well, time's up! Are some job…
If you follow my Twitter stream, you no doubt noticed I spent last week at #truManchester. It was a great experience - I listened to many recruiters and HR pros talk about how they use social media in their recruiting…
It may surprise you that the Job Board Doctor is in fact NOT the only person writing about job boards. Really! In fact, there are some very articulate, smart folks out there covering developments in the job board world -…
Job board social media isn't just for fun. Sorry to tell you this - but job boards are businesses. They make money. They produce results. Why are these statements such a shock to social media enthusiasts? Just like Apple and…
People get bored. This is the number one reason that anything 'new and shiny' captures our attention. We get frustrated that what we're doing is, well, kind of repetitive and doesn't work the way we imagined it would. Then something…
Oh, to be the new kid on the block! Twitter, Facebook, and the rest of social media are experiencing that thrill - they're new, exciting, and can do no wrong. A while back, job boards were the new kids. No…
Matt Alder published a fascinating piece last week about job clouds and why he thought Twitter could be the future of job boards. It was one of those "I wish I had written that!" moments for me, to be honest.…
By now you've probably heard of JobDeck, a modified version of the popular Twitter search application, TweetDeck. A collaboration between TwitJobSearch and TweetDeck, JobDeck has a permanent, specialized search that focuses on jobs. These are sourced from the Twittersphere, based…