A job board has died recently. 70MillionJobs.com which focused on helping formerly incarcerated seekers to find work is closing its doors. Apparent victim of the pandemic. The founder sent me the letter he sent to users which you can read below. By sharing, perhaps you can learn something from it. The loss of 70Million leaves…
Saw this news from job board iHire last week, the are launching a job seeker podcast. iHire recently announced they are now publishing a podcast called “Find Your Niche: A Career Podcast“. It will be a bi-weekly show that explores the journey of various job seekers form all walks of life. Each 25-minute episode of…
DHI Group., parent owner of Dice.com announced they have been issued a patent for the taxonomy incorporated in its Dice service, which helps technologist candidates find more relevant jobs and customers find the right technology professionals to quickly fill immediate job openings. Dice’s taxonomy associates job skill terms with a job skill listed on a…
A family physician and a pair of tech leaders have launched Cherry Health that wants to solve the physician staffing crisis facing Canadian medical practices. The Calgary-based health tech startup, which describes itself as “Canada’s medical staffing network,” offers a smartphone-based self-serve job-matching app that connects doctors to medical clinics seeking to fill locum positions. Locum, which is…
I am constantly on the lookout for new ways entrepreneurs are trying to connect employers and job seekers. Recently two new marketplaces for sales professionals have come to light. Both have funding. First up is Bravado, a “professional network for B2B sales“, just announced $26 million in Series B funding led by Tiger Global. The round…
The AIM Group publishes an annual report about Recruitment Marketplaces, and it just came out. It’s one of my top reads of the year when it comes to industry insider news/opinion/strategy. You can buy the report one of two ways: — Buy it outright, and use the code RECTECH10 for a 10% discount off the $1,495…
I see a lot of new job board owners who are not familiar with Google Analytics and the stats it tracks. But you need to understand the key metrics that make job boards work. So consider this a primer for what you need to know and keep up with on a monthly basis. Google Analytics…
Specialist jobs board service Careers In Group has acquired niche jobs board CareersinESG.com to add to its roster of job boards. CareersinESG.com promotes jobs in one of the U.K.’s fastest growing recruitment areas, the sustainability and ESG sector. It provides jobs, careers advice and industry commentary for professionals working in the sector. Full story. FlexJobs, the leading job site…
RemoteOk is one of those awesome success stories in the job board world that few people know about. Launched in 2015 its run by one guy form what I hear. But what’s really col about this site is they they publish their financials on the internet for all to see. Just go to: https://remoteok.com/open Its…
New jobseeker data published by leading job aggregator, ClickJobs.io has highlighted that iPhone users are more proactive at job seeking and apply for 25% more jobs on average than Android phone users. This new report from the national network of leading job boards highlighted recruiter and jobseeker trends from millions of job applications throughout the UK. The report showed…