If you run a job board for any length of time, other companies in the online job search & resume space will contact you pitching their add-on services for you to incorporate their stuff. I usually resist these pitches when it comes to my sites. Visibility, Jobg8, Payscale, Resume Rabbit are all examples of services…
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Blog + Job Board (premium)
One way to get into job boards is by first starting a blog and then adding a job board component later. There are many popular examples of this. TechCrunch has a job board (powered by Personforce), so does Mashable (Jobamatic) and Marketing Pilgrim (Jobthread). Even a blog about blogs has job listings. Pro Blogger has…
Job Boards in the news
Here’s some news about job boards that crossed my desk recently. OneWire is a financial version of LinkedIn for Wall Street Manhattan-based OneWire, an online financial services venture, allows both recruiters to post highly detailed job listings and job seekers to apply for positions. Founders Brin McCagg and Skiddy von Stade have raised $30 million…
My best kept SEO secret (premium)
Perhaps my best SEO secret is to get links to your job board. You need to get quality back-links from related sites such as blogs. But the best links for job boards come from .edu sites. Here’s how I do it. I email the college career centers and ask them for one. Most universities have…
What recruiters want in job boards (free)
Although I was late to the IAEWS congress last week I did catch the session where a recruiter from a healthcare staffing form talked about what they look for when selecting a job board. I thought I would summarize for you so you can get an idea of what to expect. 1. Recruiters dont believe…
Secret advertising tip for job boards
If you haven’t considered advertising on LinkedIn you may want to consider it. They now allow you to advertise to GROUPS. Since LI is now a massive competitor to all us job boards we might as well use it to our advantage. Much like facebook and Google adwords you just need a few bucks a…
Cool app for SEO (free)
One of my favorite iphone apps is called SEO Ranking (download here). I use it to keep track of how my job boards are ranking on Google for their respective keywords. Cost is $2.99 but its well worth it and has become one of my trusted apps for running my boards.
Job board insider (free)
Some recent job boards in the news… * I discovered a new word press plug to create job board functionality. http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/wordpress/job-board-with-gravity-forms/ * ResumeBear has created a new simplified apply process using their resume profile service. http://resumebear.com/jobs/search The simple and easy applying process is what separates ResumeBear from other Job Boards. Pick the Job Post, choose…
Giving job seekers choice (premium)
Your job board should empower the job seekers that use it. By that I mean it needs to put them in control. They need to have a say in how they job hunt and interact with recruiters. Here are three ways my job boards do this. 1. On my local sites I break down job…
Picking your domain name (free)
So you want to start a job board? Well you’ll need a good domain name. And that domain MUST be filled with your primary keyword phrase. Actually its not mandatory, but it helps greatly when it comes to crafting a good SEO strategy for your job board. If I had a choice I would always…