Well, finally some good news on the job board front. 6FigureJobs, the first ever $100k job board has been acquired by California based Callidus Software for an unknown sum. According to my sources, 6FigureJobs was in decline but still has a huge database of candidates that seems to be very valuable to Callidus. Read the…
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Listen to one of my consulting calls (audio only)
You can listen in as I consult with a client who is thinking about staring a job board. This youtube video is audio only and contains the first 10 minutes of a 60 minute call. Only premium members have access to the full audio file. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g9IvmFMTsQ&list=UUwGWBbNzddImXYWEFcgTfdA&index=1&feature=plcp[/youtube]
Tale of 2 New Job Boards (premium)
Ok so I discovered two new job boards that launched recently but the difference between them is night and day. One is doomed to fail, the other should do just fine. The difference between them is all about design. One sucks, the other doesn’t. Each of these sites put out a press release. PowerPlantWorker.com: prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9441320.htm…
Are you giving your clients feedback? (premium)
Data is important. Especially in the online recruiting world. More and more employers are demanding more feedback and statistics as to the ROI of what they’re spending with you and the return they get. As the amount of data grows the more recruiters will want it. Thats why job boards need to start thinking ahead…
Decide what kind of job board you want to build (free)
I think you can go in two directions with job boards today. It really depends what your end goal is. Do you want to build a business? or is your goal just to monetize the domain name? 1. Build a ‘business’ based around community and jobs. (that’s what Rigzone did) Obviously this takes the most…
Before you build anything (free)
So you want to start a job board or some other type of online recruiting product? Better get some feedback first from your potential customers BEFORE you spend a dime on development. You really need to do your homework up front to see if your idea will solve a problem in the industry you are…
More ways to go mobile and new job sites (free)
Want to make your site mobile? check out JQUERY, it lets you create a mobile site with an online wizard. You can see an example on my wind power job board located at m.jobsinwindpower.com NEW JOB BOARDS Remarkablehire.com is some kind of sourcing/matching tool to recruit IT and Engineers. They got an article in the…
How to do email marketing for job boards (premium)
One of my readers asks: Our company is currently running a promotion to get Employers to post open positions on our job board. I’ve sent the email to our contact list of over 2,000 …however, the response has been very poor. Of the 2,000 emails that were sent only 139 have opened the email and…
Is your job board on twitter?
If not you should be. Why? well first of all social media is free advertising. Who doesn’t want that? Secondly, its a way to engage your users and let them FOLLOW YOU. Thirdly its a way to promote your listings on social media and drive traffic to them. Not a ton of traffic but enough…
The best way to promote your job board offline (premium)
We all know you should advertise your job board board online. But have you given any thought to how to do that offline on the cheap? It’s affordable and easy with local job fairs and business expos. I’ve been attending these events in my local area for many years and it pays off by getting…