I’ve worked with hundreds of niche job boards over the years. The good ones are laser focused on their niche and just ‘look like’ they work. A good logo, hero image, solid domain, enough job listings are the basics you have to get right. Beyond that, its really about sticking with it for the long…
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SalesJobs, PowerToFly, CareerBuilder in the News
Salesjobs.com, launched in June 1997, was the first sales employment site ever built and today the largest in the world with over 739,404 sales jobs and more sales resumes, and sales traffic than all its niche competitors combined. Sales Jobs Inc. CEO Eric Ruiz announced last week its first phase roll out of “SJ- 10.0” the most technologically advanced sales employment…
Pay for Performance Jobs
This week CareerBuilder announced they will be adding pay for performance job advertising. They are the first other national job board to follow indeed’s lead. So will other players take the bait and do the same? I’ve been wondering about that since indeed made their announcement. The release from CB says this; Pay For Performance stands…
New Job Boards for NW Arkansas, Energy Jobs
I recently discovered Energy Freelance, the first and only tech-enabled hiring platform that connects oil and gas companies and mineral interest owners to nationwide professionals with land, petroleum engineering, geology, and other industry-specific areas of expertise. With access to the Energy Freelance network of professionals, companies can create projects, hire qualified freelancers in minutes, and…
Future of Job Board Software
Last week I learned that HiringOpps, a job board software platform is closing up operations in the U.S. Their homepage now just features a login screen, seemingly to allow any existing clients to access their data. So what does this mean for the future of job board software? Job board software has come and gone…
Latest Job Domain Sales
I took a look at the biggest domain name purchases this year courtesy of Domain Name Journal. Two job related domains have made the list so far: AIjobs.com and Apprenticeships.org. AIjobs.com sold on SEDO for $31,610 and is now being prepped for a new career community. Clicking on the domain takes you to a landing…
Job Board News: IJA, LocumTenens, ClearanceJobs, PrintWorkers
London based The Institute of Job Aggregators (IJA) has launched to support, grow, and drive change with the leading players across the Global Job Aggregator Industry. The new institute has been launched with the support of leading minds in the recruitment and technology industry and will be chaired by former CEO of Jobsite, Mike Wall. The…
Established Job Boards Need to Do More of This
When it comes to long lasting job boards that have been operating for 5-10-20 years, one thing I often see them not take advantage of is their origin date. If you run a job board that has been around for a few decades, say it loud and proud! Recently I helped an established diversity job…
State of Online Recruiting According to iHire
Career site platform iHire has published its 2023 State of Online Recruiting Report, featuring the results of a survey of more than 2,600 U.S. employers and job seekers from 57 industries. The fifth annual edition highlights trends and technologies impacting talent acquisition, including an ongoing shortage of qualified candidates, economic uncertainty, and the proliferation of artificial…
Job Board Headlines: DHI, RadioInsight, Pharmiweb
DHI Group, parent owner of Dice.com and Clearance Jobs has announced financial results for the second quarter of 2023: The company’s net loss was due to a number of factors, including a decrease in bookings, an increase in operating expenses, and a decrease in interest income. However, the company’s Adjusted EBITDA margin increased, which is…