Linkedin has a lot of eyeballs and if you play your cards right you can leverage it for a certain amount of free traffic. Here’s how I do it. If you have a job board you’re going to need a blog for this. A simple wordpress site or tumblr will do the trick. Create a…
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Community + Job Board
If you want to start a job board today you seriously need to think about starting something with more than just job listings. This is particularly true if you are entering into a highly competitive niche. I recently consulted for the folks who are starting HRanswerexhange.com. Its aim is to be a community site WITH jobs for…
Other ways of adding value to the job search space (free)
There is more to the job search space than just job boards. Applicant tracking, sourcing tools and talent networks are some other businesses you can go into (to name a few). This post is about thinking outside the box a little and coming up with other ways to add value to job seekers and/or recruiters….
How to get job seekers to come to your site (premium)
A reader emailed me recently to ask how to get job seekers to come to his site. And that my friends is the million dollar question. When it comes to running a job board your marketing will make or break your site. Therefore if you are not familiar with internet marketing in general, you are at a…
How to build trust for your job board (free post)
For a job board to be successful it needs to have trust. Employers must trust that it can deliver them candidates. Job seekers must trust that you have the right job listings. A good design can help build that trust. Professional looking logos and images tell prospective visitors that this is a site worth using….
My take on some next gen job sites (premium)
Here’s a look at a few “next generation job sites” and what I think of them. Jackalope Jobs – this site lets you sign in with facebook or linkedin and see what jobs are available through your connections. MY TAKE: I can see the value for seeing which jobs your connections have. However I consider…
Q&A with job board software provider ForceFinder
Recently I had an email exchange with Don Kerins from ForceFinder and asked him elaborate on their job board software. 1. Do you only power niche sites? what about local job sites? Most are industry/professional niches. Some have geographic/regional scope. 2. What is the cost? Price sheet attached.ForceFinder Pricing (pdf) 3. What are the top five job boards…
Big list of WordPress job board plugins
WordPress Job Board Demo | Download JobHub Demo | Download Nine to Five (best designed theme in my opinion) Demo | Download Job Jockey JobJockey is a premium WordPress theme. Demo | Download Job Board Demo | Download JobPress Demo | Download OTHER JOB PLUGINS Job Manager Download Zartis Job Plugin Download Job Manager by SmartRecruiters Download WPCareers Download My Job Application Download Job Listing Download WordPress Jobbin…
The local job board space (premium)
The local job board space is a very mature one dominated by two things: Craigslist and a variety of independent local sites such as; * JobsintheUs.com * JobCircle.com * AllCountyJobs.com * Jobing.com * Localjobs.com There are literally multiple job boards for every major city and region in the country. For instance New York City is served…
Best time to send emails to employers (premium)
If you send emails to employers there are good times and bad times to send that email. While there is no one particular time to send them there are some times that are better than others. I have been emailing clients and prospects for many years and have generally found these times to be the…