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….
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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…
Downloadable job board software
A reader asked me to give her some suggestions about job board software they could download and customize as their own. Here’s my top picks. I don’t have a favorite among these but compare them all before you buy. These are all self hosted options. Webjobs by Webscribble Jamit Jobbex Forcefinder jobberBase
How to evaluate a job board if you are going to buy it (premium)
A reader emailed me recently and asked how to evaluate an existing job board for purchase. There are a number of things I look at. But only two things really matter. Whats their SEO like? Do they have paying customers? There is a site on flippa.com for sale with a great domain name. Its consultantjobs.net….
Buying job boards and domains (free)
One of the things I like to tell new job board entrepreneurs is to try and buy an existing job board instead of building from scratch. You can do this a couple of ways. 1. Look on flippa.com for “used” job board. 2. Google the niche you want to enter and try to buy a…
Thoughts on link building (premium)
Every new job board must get links back to their site. You want to get as many links as possible from RELATED sites about jobs, recruiting or careers. Avoid links from any site that is not related. Google wont like that. Recently I paid for some links. I approached two job related bloggers I knew…