As more companies list work from home or remote listings, the current generally accepted XML schema for handling this jobs not been standardized. Though a few companies are trying. A reader wrote in to me to ask; What are job boards doing today to ensure that when they’re distributing jobs to publishers, that the publisher knows…
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How Much Traffic Can Content Deliver?
This is a member only post. The other day a client asked me how much content can move the needle when it comes to traffic. It’s not a question that is easy to answer because it depends on a number of factors. First let me say that if you are starting from scratch, you need…
Virtual Meetup June 23rd for Job Boards
I’ll be hosting a virtual event for job board owners next week on June 23rd via Zoom. Register Here (registration required) I’ll go over some recent news items and we can network with each other and talk all things job board!
Cannabis and Green Jobs
Looking back I should have started a cannabis job board. It was a niche worth investing in 5 years ago. Now it has several top flight job boards serving it. Lots of competition. Came across this press release today. CannabisJobs.net is the fastest-growing cannabis jobs board in the cannabis industry. Although it caters to jobs primarily…
News Bytes: WorkinSports, Health eCareers
iHire and WorkInSports have completed their post-acquisition platform integration, bringing a new WorkInSports.com site experience and enhanced solutions to job seekers and employers in the sports industry. WorkInSports became the 57th industry-focused talent community in the iHire network when the companies merged in April. WorkInSports job seekers can now access iHire-powered tools and features designed to help them find the right employment opportunities…
New Global Aggregator for Remote Jobs
The team behind Recruit.net have created a sub site for finding remote jobs globally. https://remote.recruit.net According to founder Maneck Mohan, it’s an experimental AI powered search platform for remote jobs. “We’ve found that remote work is best suited for specific types of roles. We’ve identified the main remote friendly categories: Customer Support, Devops, Copywriting, Translation, Programming,…
New: a Glassdoor for Sports Orgs
Openly HQ launched last year as a kind of Glassdoor for sports teams. They also recently launched a jobs component. It’s touted as a ‘job review site solely for those in the sports industry’. Tampa Bay Info has a story on its founders. “We launched with this mission of providing transparency in sports, which is…
Another Job Board Newsletter
Good story over on the The Marketing Brew about a woman who started a jobs newsletter for women marketers. I love the clever name and though she hasn’t monetized it yet, it’s a good example for how to start a job business without having to buy some job board software. Lia Zneimer, who served as…
Job Boards Going Public
This is a member only article. In case you haven’t heard the news Ziprecruiter is going public on May 26 in a direct offering on the NYSE under the ticker symbol ZIP. The move is a way for their investors (who pumped $200M+ into the company) to get a return on their investment. This will…
The Definition of Gig for Jobsearch Classification
Recently job site indeed made a move to give gigs on its site a dedicated space. Users can now visit gigs.indeed.com to find side jobs with Uber, Doordash etc. Julie Calli over at Recruitics explained the changes in a recent post. In it she said the reason for the change was driven by users; “In…