Part of the allure of a job board business is the fact that much of its operation is or can be automated. Since most job board operate as a self service business people can join and transact with the site without a human. Built in to most job board software is a mix of transactional…
I spotted two new job boards this week. Here’s a look at what niches they target. Inclusively for Disabled Persons (U.S.) Inclusively, a human-first employment platform built by the disability community to connect candidates with disabilities to inclusive companies and careers, is excited to announce its recent launch on October 13, 2020. Inclusively’s proprietary job matching…
I noticed a press release from the Acorns app today that points to the importance of expanding your job seeker audience.. Acorns, the top saving and investing app is trying to help Americans save and invest for the future, announced the launch of Acorns Job Finder. Acorns is connecting customers with new career opportunities, helping…
This is member only content. A reader sent this question and its probably the one i hear the most from newbie job board startups; We were in the midst of custom job board and have run into a few challenges with our developer. At this point we are looking for a more efficient way to…
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A reader tipped me off to a fascinating story about whats going on with the company that owns the .jobs TLD (top level domains). 15 years ago .jobs launched in partnership with SHRM to help employers put their jobs on a .jobs domain. That initiative never caught on so the registry owner Employ Media then…
Hack VC, an early-stage venture capital firm, has launched HackJobs.org. With an initial focus on software engineers, HackJobs.org aims to match job seekers with fast growing venture-backed startups. I think a job board is an excellent use case for a VC firm that has invested in 175 startups. It makes sense to help their startups find…
Last week SJB came out with a feature that has been longed for among job board startups. The ability to make a private, membership based site where you can charge job seekers for access. That’s now a reality. But what makes for a good member only job board? Over the years I have received many…
If your job board has a resume database, it’s a good idea to remind those candidates that they should update it from time to time. I recently saw this email reminder sent out to Jobs in The US users and its a great example of how to remind your seekers. It gives them a reason…
I had a consulting call last week with a client who was thinking about starting a niche job board AND a career advice site that would help promote the job board. They were going to launch both sites at once and wanted to know if I thought they should just put all the content on…