Some recent job boards in the news… * I discovered a new word press plug to create job board functionality. http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/wordpress/job-board-with-gravity-forms/ * ResumeBear has created a new simplified apply process using their resume profile service. http://resumebear.com/jobs/search The simple and easy applying process is what separates ResumeBear from other Job Boards. Pick the Job Post, choose…
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Giving job seekers choice (premium)
Your job board should empower the job seekers that use it. By that I mean it needs to put them in control. They need to have a say in how they job hunt and interact with recruiters. Here are three ways my job boards do this. 1. On my local sites I break down job…
Picking your domain name (free)
So you want to start a job board? Well you’ll need a good domain name. And that domain MUST be filled with your primary keyword phrase. Actually its not mandatory, but it helps greatly when it comes to crafting a good SEO strategy for your job board. If I had a choice I would always…
More on recruiters & job boards (free)
My last post about recruiters starting job boards got a lot of attention. One of my readers wanted me to explain further how to decide if her firm should start one and how to practically do it. My response… The job board itself can be as much a reflection of your current business as you…
Q. What does job backfill mean?
Some of you newbies dont know what backfill for job boards is so I thought I would define it for ‘ya. A. Backfilling means using other job sources like Indeed or ZipRecruiter to pre-populate your own job board. These backfill options allow you to earn small amounts (typically .02. to .10 cents) if people click on those…
Telling employers what to do (premium)
Your job board homepage should clearly tell employers two things. 1) Where to go to post a job 2) how much it costs (at least the basic rate). They pay the bills so you need to clearly spell out what they should do when they reach your homepage. [flv]https://www.jobboardsecrets.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mmjb-employer-links.flv[/flv] SITES MENTIONED: newjerseyjobshop.com monster.com higheredjobs.com marketingjobs.com…
How to get started (premium)
A new user contacted me after joining recently and asked me how to get started with a job board. This blog lists so much content now I figure its time to give some context for newbies. So here goes… 1. Download the following PDF short ebooks. * JOB BOARD CHEAT SHEET: a short guide with…
Recruiters should start their own job boards
Lately my job board consulting business is getting calls from a particular audience: third party recruiters. Usually it’s a one or two person team that has been recruiting for many years who now want to broaden their offerings through a job board to serve whatever niche they work in. They also want to make more…
Job board news (free)
BIG NEWS! Monster.com Blocks Indeed.com and SimplyHired.com from their Jobs http://www.glennlist.com/?p=1208 ACQUISITIONS Incisive Media, a leading B2B information provider serving the financial and professional services markets globally, has acquired Web Recruitment Services Ltd, the owners of two successful job boards JobsinRisk.com and JobsinCredit.com. JobsInRisk.com will join the existing collection of Risk products at Incisive Media…
Preview of Jobroller software (premium)
I recently swapped job board software for AudioJobs.com from Jobamatic to Jobroller {http://www.appthemes.com/themes/jobroller/} which is a wordpress job board software plugin. It was a farly painless process setting it up. Took probaly an hour or so. First you have to install wordpress in your root domain then install the Jobroller zip file via the wordpress…