Jobs with Relo is a new site that launched a few months ago. Built with the Jobboard.io platform, it is my most recent site launch. i saw a niche that has yet to be touched and thought it was worth a try to get it online. It targets only jobs that come with relocation assistance…
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2500 Job Domains For Sale
Fran Grossman has been buying job related domains for years and is looking to sell off most of her names. So she has put up a new website that showcases these niche domains and is now accepting offers on all of them. Head over to JobDomainsforSale.com and check them out. To give you some idea…
New Ebook: Social Media & Your Job Board
Meet my fifth ebook: Social Media & Your Job Board. It’s an in depth look at how to structure your social media around the following channels: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. I’ve put every hack, tips and trick I know in it to help my fellow job boarders get more out of their social strategy….
Former Job Board Owner Goes to Jail
Here’s a story that caught my eye recently. A guy who sold his job board to DICE apparently hacked back in and stole customer data in order to start a competing site. The story goes on to say he tried to sell the new site to DICE as well! “I am deeply remorseful for my…
Remember HotJobs?
The early days of job boards saw sites such as HotJobs.com rise to early stardom. In the video below their former CEO recants about that time and also covers the history of the ATS. Dan Finigan of Jobvite recorded at the recent HR technology conference. Jobvite CEO on history of ATS and HotJobs from RecTech…
Job Boards in the News
CasinoCareers Goes Mobile | Link Casino Careers will showcase its redesigned Job Board, dubbed by Google as “mobile friendly and easy to use on mobile devices” at the 2017 Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas. “According to Jibe, 86% of jobseekers who have a smartphone would use it to search for a job,” said…
A few design tips from MinnesotaJobs.com
Local job site MinnesotaJobs.com has done a nice job overhauling ts web design the past year. Recently I took a look at what they are doing right. On mobile they now list a link to apply under the job in search results. I asked them by email if it has had an affect: “Yes, it…
Want more leads? Try “Buying” Them
Whether you run a job board or an HR tech company, you need leads to make sales. Leads are everywhere online in our industry, if you see a job listing that’s a lead. But how do you get their attention? In the case of Skillsoft, an HR tech vendor, they use Amazon Gift Cards! They…
ZipRecruiter Adds to it’s Affiliate Network
The folks at ZipRecruiter have been busy building up their affiliate network. Last week they officially announced that they have partnered with Gatehouse Media and US News.com. Gatehouse Media currently has hundreds of local newspaper and community sites currently being powered by Monster. As of October, it’s Zip’s turn to be their job board of…
This WorkMeme is a Home Run on Social Media (member only)
When it comes to using social media to build your job board I’m a big fan of Work Memes you can find online. Case in point any meme from the movie ‘Office Space’. I’ve been running social media for JobsInTheUS.com the past few months and this one I posted went totally viral. Since I posted…