There is some new research out of the UK that indicates job boards as the main starting point for job seekers when beginning a job search. A clear message from the research is the online job site is still the number one preferred starting point for candidates, with 68% of respondents saying that they found…
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Off to HR Tech
I leave for Chicago today to attend the annual HR technology conference. HR tech is always my favorite show of the year. There will be 400 different vendors in the expo hall (several job boards among them). It’s an “HRtechie’s” dream. Hopefully I’ll come back with a few new clients, lots of business cards and…
New Job Boards
Each month I find and add new job boards to a directory over on CareerCloud. Here’s a few of the newer sites I have found recently. OLD GEEK JOBS – tech jobs for those over 40. Love the focus since ageism is so prominent these days. Started by a 37 yr old techie who felt he…
A Secret Place to Find & Message Recruiters (member only)
I have written about how local Facebook groups can drive a lot of traffic but its also great for finding recruiters. If you search the Facebook group itself with the provided search box you can search for terms like “email” or “send resume” and get some email addresses. But the member section of the group…
Stats from the AngelList job board
Bloomberg has an interesting article on the startup investor community AngelList which also doubles as a free job board. They have some interesting statistics mentioned that caught my eye and would be useful to know as a reference point for other sites. The company said its job board reaches 3.1 million people and includes 370,000 companies. AngelList…
Designing your job board newsletter
If you run a job board I hope you are actively emailing your users. I once talked to a job board owner who had collected 100,000 emails since 2002 but never ever emailed them anything. What a waste. If you ever plan on selling your site one day you’d better have a nice big email…
5 reasons why it’s good to own a niche job board today
The big job boards in our industry are not exactly the darlings of the recruitment industry these days. Recruiters are balking at their high prices and the many unqualified candidates that they generate. Fortune 1000 companies are reducing their spend on these boards in favor of other alternatives. By last count job boards drive 15-20%…
Competitive lead gen service now available
Are you looking for more leads for your job board? I may have the answer to your prayers. I can deliver a list of fresh, targeted email addresses that you can use to attract new employers to your site. Delived in a .csv or text file at a cost of .20-.25 cents per email. And…
It’s time for Job Boards to Unlock Their Resumes
Job boards are considered “old school” recruiting by many people. And that description is fairly accurate for most sites out there that haven’t changed over the years. I’ve seen 10 year job boards that looked exactly like they did 10 years ago. There is a certain perception there that will be hard to shake. If…
The Virtual Job Boards
I am helping out VirtualPros.com get relaunched as a full fledged job board. I like the niche they are in and their are a growing number of sites now targeting virtual/work at home type jobs. A number of sites in this niche, namely FlexJobs, charge the job seeker for access. The key for all these…