Job boards are considered “old school” recruiting by many people. And that description is fairly accurate for most sites out there that haven’t changed over the years. I’ve seen 10 year job boards that looked exactly like they did 10 years ago. There is a certain perception there that will be hard to shake. If…
Author: chrisr2
The Virtual Job Boards
I am helping out VirtualPros.com get relaunched as a full fledged job board. I like the niche they are in and their are a growing number of sites now targeting virtual/work at home type jobs. A number of sites in this niche, namely FlexJobs, charge the job seeker for access. The key for all these…
How I do Email Prospecting (member only)
Since the start of August I have made nearly $2k selling job postings & packages on my national board, CareerCloud.com. I started a job board on it back in the spring of this year and also syndicate jobs to Jobs2Careers and other aggregators. I basically pitch it as an alternative to Ziprecruiter. To get those…
New Job Board Launch: Women Who Code
There has been a renewed interest in women this past year when it comes to the job market. I now count at least 9 women targeted job boards online. The latest to launch has 2 niches in 1, Women Who Code. WWC is an international non-profit that empowers women to achieve success in technology. They…
Seeking investors
I am working with an investor who is in process of buying an established online job site company based in the U.S. He is looking for another investor to come in on the deal (must have $1 million to invest). It’s a rare opportunity to get into the online recruiting space with a growing company….
My thoughts on Monster being acquired
In case you haven’t heard Randstad just bought Monster. Click to read my take.
Hear how these guys built a job search app
On my RecTech Podcast I talk to innovative companies doing interesting things in the job search space. In this 20 minute interview with Mike Seidle from WorkHere, a new location based job search app you can hear how they built it and get some advice about how to build yours.
Coding your own job board? Use these design guidelines
If you are about to code your own job board board rather than using an existing solution here are my basic guidelines to ensure you do it right. You need to think about serving 2 audiences—job seeker and employer. I hope you find these tips/examples useful. a) Make it mobile friendly. Your site should render…
For Sale: Local Midwestern Job Board Business Nearing 1 Million in Sales
NEW LISTING! A local job board based in a U.S. midwestern state is looking to sell their online recruitment business so the owner can retire. They have retained me to help them find a buyer. This is your chance to own a profitable, well established local job board in a state with low unemployment and…
JobMount releases new template
Updates are coming fast and furious from the job board platform industry. After recent updates by both Jobboard.io and Smart Job Board, Job Mount has just released a new version. According to their email… Aspen Technology Labs’ JobMount team announces the release of a new-age job board design platform. This fresh, responsive and fully featured…