If you are looking to cut your development costs and need to outsource your development, a reader from the Ukraine, Roman Leleko has informed me that he knows of a dev team ready to be hired. Just wanted to pass this along. Self-promotion from a developers team with 12+ years of experience. Among other projects…
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Should I combine my job board with an ATS? (member only)
A reader asks; What do you think of ATS combined with a job board as a way to differentiate? Do you have any reading on ATS market? Its an interesting question to ponder. As the job board market matures, job boards are looking for ways to stand out and employers are looking for more features…
RegionalHelpWanted suing for trademark ‘HelpWanted’
I was recently tipped off to a court case involving the job board network RegionalHelpWanted. In the case, they claimed exclusive rights to the use of “Helpwanted”. Here’s a link to the case. They are suing a company called “Olson Media” which I’ve never heard of. If I had to guess that might be the…
5 Basic job board questions answered (member only)
I tend to get a lot of the same questions asked by my consulting clients. So I have the answers “down pat” as they say. Here’s a quick burst of some of the most common job board Q&A. The questions below come from a recent client. 1. Which job board software is best for a…
I like how this job board customized their header (member only)
This new sports betting job board just launched on the Jobboard.io platform and I like how they designed the header to integrate the ads. Just make your logo the same height as the ad block and use CSS or a <table> to align them in your header. This site should also make the ad in…
Monster gets the dot Monster domain extension
I’m not sure why they need this but job search company Monster has beat out the Monster cable company for exclusive access to the .Monster domain extension. I guess it could useful for branding content like articles/ job content but its a curious move by the new Monster after rebranding themselves and launching new products. According to…
Job boards in the headlines
Leave it to me to keep you abreast of the latest job board news. Here’s some of the headlines that caught my eye. Thinking of starting your own job board or need help with your existing one? Contact me, I can help. Realmatch adds more job sites to its portfolio. The company also changed CEO’s recently….
How to monetize job related domains from scratch (member only)
Do you have a job related domain thats just sitting there doing nothing? Well, you have the chance to monetize it with a job board if you do it correctly. Many times I get consulting clients looking to do make some money off their job related domains. Here are my general guidelines for doing this…
The Jobs2Careers interface has a lot to like
Jobs2Careers, a pay per applicant job aggregator has been on a roll lately. They were named to the Inc.com list of fastest growing companies (2014) and they’re about to move into brand new offices in Austin Texas. I gave their site a look the other day and was highly impressed by its design, and UI….
Streamline your apply process
Does your job board or Applicant Tracking Software have a long drawn out apply process? Well if it does you need to change it ASAP. I came across an article recently that talks about how USAjobs.gov‘s apply process is hurting applicants. USAJobs.gov, the main job site for federal employment, has discouraged applicants for years, with…