CanadaHires is a national job site for Canada that was started back in 2015. It is up for sale by its current owner. The sale comes with the domain, associated job site data (hosted via Jobboard.io) and all social media accounts including a LinkedIn company page that boasts over 41,000 followers. The Facebook page has…
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Jobiqo Lands Six-figure Investment
Some interesting news just hit my inbox, Austria based Jobiqo has just received a major new investment. Originally I thought they were acquired by Russmedia, the job board company, but Martin Lenz from Jobiqo clarified by telling me that RMI is a separate unrelated entity. Jobiqo is the first investment of RMI into a software…
Where the Jobs Will Be in 2026
Picking your job board niche is a key indicator for success. One of the ways to validate it is to review the job growth predictions for that market. The Knowledge Academy just released their list of jobs that will have the biggest growth; Unsurprisingly The Knowledge Academy discovered that America will see a large growth…
The Job Boards at HR Tech 2019
I just got back from the HR Tech Conference in Las Vegas, an annual trip on the conference circuit. Here’s a quick look at job boards that were in attendance.
Dice.com launches new Job Search engine
DHI Group, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) announced today that Dice, its leading career site for technology professionals, has launched a new Job Search engine that delivers more relevant job search results and personalized job alert emails for job seekers on Dice.com. These recent enhancements to Dice’s platform, in addition to earlier releases this year (Candidate Match™ and Job Management), further…
Everybody’s Launching Job Boards
Video platform Vimeo just realized job boards make sense. They have launched their own hiring marketplace for members of the platform. It is free to find or post jobs. According to the press release; The platform now offers a “For Hire” marketplace that provides anyone looking to produce high-quality video with a simple, effective way…
Prospecting Tip for Collecting Emails (member only)
Looking to get emails off Ziprecruiter? Its easy. First make sure you have the Email Extractor Chrome Extension installed. Then head to ZipRecruiter and do a keyword search using this phrase in quotes; “email resume” and choose a state or city of your choice. Here’s a screenshot of a search I did for New Jersey….
Job Board Funding News
Its a good time to be a job board. VCs are falling in love with all kinds of them. Tons of new marketplaces are getting some serious funding. neuvoo Raised $53 Million (CA) to expand Globally Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a long-term institutional investor, is announcing an equity investment of CA$53 million…
My Interview with neuvoo’s VP of U.S. Operations
New audio just out with Michael O’Dell who runs US operations for Montreal based neuvoo. They just raised $53 M (CA) in a new round of funding. Listen in!
Job Matching Seems to be the New Job Board
A number of new job platforms are getting funded and ‘job matching’ seems to be their key ingredient. Last week Incredible Health which helps match Nurses to Hospitals received $15 million in funding from some top silicon valley VC firms like Andreessen Horowitz. Various outlets including Techcrunch and VentureBeat covered the story. Here’s how VB…