Last week my career advice site sold at auction on Flippa for $30k. After 5 years it was time to move on from CareerCloud. I originally started the site as a social resume platform, but that never took off so I pivoted the site a few years ago to be more about career advice. Eventually I added…
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TA Tech Pics & Audio
One of the panels at TA Tech last weekend featured 4 HR professionals moderated by Tony Lee of SHRM. In this Q&A led by Ethan Bloomfield they answer questions about their use of job boards and provide some valuable insight for any job board owner. Here are a few pics from the event. Great to…
Interview with Smart Job Board Founder
At this weekend’s TA Tech event in Chicago I go the chance to meet Rodion Telpizov the founder of Smart Job Board, one of my recommended vendors and a sponsor of this blog. He flew 20 hours from his native country and gave me the scoop on some upcoming features. Be sure to listen to…
More News and Notes
Greetings folks, I will be at the TA Tech job board event this weekend in Chicago. Hope to see some of you there. In the meantime here are some news items to keep you reading. USAjobs.gov adds new functionality to its job board for seekers. Details here. Virtual Vocations Launches New Employer Job Portal for Companies…
Using Twitter for Lead Gen
The other day I got this Direct Message in my Twitter account; It’s a lead gen message from the entry-level job board WayUp and I thought it’s a great example of how to do lead generation using twitter. It links to a signup form to get a free ebook. Ebooks about hiring in your niche…
Archives: When Monster Went Niche
This week I have been scrolling through some old videos from my Youtube channel. Some of them are 7+ years old now and it’s amazing how much time flies. I started this site after the great recession hit the country in an effort to monetize the stuff inside my head. It’s been a blast. Here’s…
Job Board idea: I Want to Work at
Back when I was still running my previous job board (ACJ) I recorded this video about a new job board idea. Time has passed (7 years), but I still think it’s a site that needs to exist. Basically it’s a concept to allow job seekers to target individual companies by pitching themselves in a “I…
Indeed Axes Some Affiliate Programs for Publishers
Now that they are the biggest job site in the world, Indeed.com no longer needs help from other sites to promote their jobs. At least that’s the message I got after reading their missive that was sent to all affiliate publishers last week. My inbox blew up soon after as clients and other industry pros pinged…
This job site needs to exist but doesn’t (member only)
I hear from job seekers nearly every week. One of the struggles they have in the job hunt is trying to relocate for a job. Right now in the USA (and the world) there are millions of people who would take a job in another city/state if they knew how to get it. And that…
News and Notes from the Job Board World
Here’s a quick roundup of job board news and notes that have crossed my desk. Indeed. I have heard that as of March 31st they will no longer be accepting sponsored jobs from job boards any longer. Sites that advertise with them now will be grandfathered in. No new job boards will be accepted. This…