I think a lot about the future of job boards. As the online recruiting landscape shifts to new tools and technology, these new tools (social, video, etc) are eating away at the job board marketshare. Now employers have more tools than ever to find talent. So its more important for your site to evolve into…
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From job board to email blast (premium)
I did a conference call with the owner of a new site called Jobcity.com. He wanted to know if his site was good enough to be successful. Part of my job as a consultant is to give my clients honest advice about what they are proposing. So sometime I counsel them not to go forward….
ZipRecruiter launching job alert system for job boards
Looking to make more revenue for your job board? Well ZipRecruiter, a company that has a job distribution network is looking to team up with job boards on a new hosted email job alert system. Basically they will take over your email alerts and help you monetize them. Here are the details; ZipRecruiter Now Providing…
Questions to ask yourself BEFORE you start a job board (premium members)
Ok so you want to launch a job board. Copngrats. But before you undertake this project better ask yourself a few questions. What are your short & long term goals for the site? You need to set your expectations. In the short term it probably wont make any money but it will suck up a…
Random job board thoughts (free)
This is just kind of a random post with a little of this and that. * What hot in niche job boards? Trucking jobs. Yeah thats right. Companies cant hire truckers fast enough to ship our stuff across the country. So naturally, niche sites have popped up to serve this need. The latest is US…
Adding maps to your job board (free)
Location is always an important part of a job seekers search. I’m starting to see more job boards recognize this by adding maps to their sites to aid candidates. This “visual cue” is a great feature to have in a world which is becoming more visual. Here’s a look at what Jobing does; Google maps…
Why you need backfill (premium)
I was on the phone with a new client the other day when I clicked over to his new job board. I hadn’t seen it yet so this was my first time viewing it. To my dismay it had a grand total of 3 jobs. #FAIL No job board should launch without a plethora of…
My thoughts on the Indeed.com acquisition
In case you were out of the office yesterday, the online recruiting space got a huge jolt with the acquisition of the biggest job site in the world, Indeed.com. They announced the sale on their blog. Terms of the sale weren’t announced but its a safe bet that it was around the billion dollar mark….
New & interesting job site ideas
There is no shortage of job site startups. Of that you can be assured. I recently discovered several that caught my eye. GRADSPRING: hand picked jobs for college graduates that ONLY require 0-2 years of experience. Each job in their database is handpicked to assure this quality to help recent grads find the right gig….
How to monetize a job seeker (premium)
I have said many times before that job seekers don’t pay for shit. They’re cheap and dont have a lot of extra income. However I believe mobile offers a new opportunity to change that truth. Particularly the iOS platform from Apple. Apple users are much more likely to buy an app as opposed to Android…