Danish job board Jobindex announced that it has submitted a complaint to the EU Commission and has asked them to investigate Alphabet over the launch of its ‘Google for Jobs’ service in Denmark. According to Jobindex, the complaint to the Commission is aimed at initiating a case against Alphabet over Google’s ‘anti-competitive abuse’ of its…
DPG Media is launching Aimwel, its new software-as-a-service company. Fully owned by DPG Media, Aimwel is the publisher’s first international B2B SaaS company built for job boards. Aimwel’s new marketplace advertising technology platform fully automates marketing campaigns for the recruitment and staffing industry At the moment they have job board users active IN NL, UK and…
I conducted a zoom interview with Doug Monro the CEO if Adzuna about their recent acquisition if US based Getwork.com.
Adzuna, the smarter job search engine, is pleased to announce the acquisition of leading US enterprise job search engine Getwork. The Getwork team, led by President Brad Squibb, will work alongside the 100-person strong Adzuna business, bringing together decades of job search expertise and accelerating Adzuna’s growth in North America. The acquisition will combine the quality…
A job board has died recently. 70MillionJobs.com which focused on helping formerly incarcerated seekers to find work is closing its doors. Apparent victim of the pandemic. The founder sent me the letter he sent to users which you can read below. By sharing, perhaps you can learn something from it. The loss of 70Million leaves…
Saw this news from job board iHire last week, the are launching a job seeker podcast. iHire recently announced they are now publishing a podcast called “Find Your Niche: A Career Podcast“. It will be a bi-weekly show that explores the journey of various job seekers form all walks of life. Each 25-minute episode of…
DHI Group., parent owner of Dice.com announced they have been issued a patent for the taxonomy incorporated in its Dice service, which helps technologist candidates find more relevant jobs and customers find the right technology professionals to quickly fill immediate job openings. Dice’s taxonomy associates job skill terms with a job skill listed on a…
A family physician and a pair of tech leaders have launched Cherry Health that wants to solve the physician staffing crisis facing Canadian medical practices. The Calgary-based health tech startup, which describes itself as “Canada’s medical staffing network,” offers a smartphone-based self-serve job-matching app that connects doctors to medical clinics seeking to fill locum positions. Locum, which is…
I am constantly on the lookout for new ways entrepreneurs are trying to connect employers and job seekers. Recently two new marketplaces for sales professionals have come to light. Both have funding. First up is Bravado, a “professional network for B2B sales“, just announced $26 million in Series B funding led by Tiger Global. The round…
The AIM Group publishes an annual report about Recruitment Marketplaces, and it just came out. It’s one of my top reads of the year when it comes to industry insider news/opinion/strategy. You can buy the report one of two ways: — Buy it outright, and use the code RECTECH10 for a 10% discount off the $1,495…