A platform called Ubio out of the UK says they have bridged the gap between job board redirects and employer ATS systems. This seems to be the first competitor to US based Jobsync. I don’t know much about the company other than the press release I got recently; The platform has been designed to reduce…
As part of a new series on this blog I will be featuring various niche job boards. Today it’s time to learn about Salon Spa Connection, which serves salons, spas, barbershops and industry schools throughout the US and now in Canada. Susan Wos is the founder, and I asked her more about her business. When…
Back in 2008 when the economy tanked I lost about 40% of my local job board business (AllCountyJobs). 2007 had been my best year ever where I earned around $200k, but that quickly dwindled once ’08 came around. Hiring came to a crawl. And that’s when I really learned of the cyclical nature of running…
Two new job boards have launched. Here’s a quick look at each of them. Meet The Energy Connection which focuses on the oil and gas industry. The Energy Connection offers immediate features such as detailed job categories with sub categories, resume uploads, as well as a customizable profile experience. But what The Energy Connection has done…
Job boards may not be exciting or sexy but they are, and remain, a key part of the recruiting ecosystem. A lot of pundits like to talk down on them but they’re a primary channel for many businesses that need applicants. That will never change. If you can build a niche audience there will be…
If you missed the 2023 version of Job Board Con it is now available on Youtube for replay viewing. The beginning is a bit dated now since I talk about the Google for Jobs paid ads experiment which recently ended.
AfterTheBadgeJobs aggregates employment opportunities tailored to first responders and former law enforcement employees, Williams said. The site is set up like most job boards – employers are charged a fee to post jobs, while the service is free for job seekers. Full Story Jobiqo GmbH, announced the relaunch of TheJobNetwork™ that campaigns jobs over a…
ConverjIT.com, a provider of SaaS solutions, announced the launch of a new product – JobKapture. It’s is a job scraping service that helps Job Board Businesses, Recruitment Agencies, Job Distributors and other staffing professionals automate the process of collecting and managing job listings from multiple online job board and career site sources. The Advantages of JobKapture…
Recently I write about the value of showcasing resumes on your job board homepage. A reader emailed me about it; I’m currently including resume access in my paid packages, never really considered that it could be beneficial to showcase resumes to all visitors to my site. Would you offer this feature regardless of whether employers…
A reader emailed me to ask how much maintenance is involved in running a job board. My Answer From an operational standpoint there is very little maintenance…. it kind of runs itself. If you use an off the shelf job board software that platform is essentially a DIY solution for your audience. Job seekers create…