A good job board also means it has a well designed interface that is pleasing to the eye. Here are 5 job boards I picked that offer solid design principles. Bubble Jobs is a UK based site for the “digital industry”. The homepage is a little busy but its a unique design with a pleasing…
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How can I monetize these job board domains? (member only)
A reader asks: I have around 20 job domain names related to some countries such as; qatarjob.com dubaijob.com bahrainjobs.com uaejobs.com omanjob.com kuwaitjob.com jordanjobs.com How can I monetize these? My response: These are great domains in bad job markets. Your best bet would be to setup a WordPress job board theme and give away postings for…
Evolution of Recruitment Technology
Came across a pretty cool infographic that shows the evolution of recruiting over the years. We’ve come so far, makes you wonder where things are headed.
Need to outsource your job board development?
If you are looking to cut your development costs and need to outsource your development, a reader from the Ukraine, Roman Leleko has informed me that he knows of a dev team ready to be hired. Just wanted to pass this along. Self-promotion from a developers team with 12+ years of experience. Among other projects…
Should I combine my job board with an ATS? (member only)
A reader asks; What do you think of ATS combined with a job board as a way to differentiate? Do you have any reading on ATS market? Its an interesting question to ponder. As the job board market matures, job boards are looking for ways to stand out and employers are looking for more features…
RegionalHelpWanted suing for trademark ‘HelpWanted’
I was recently tipped off to a court case involving the job board network RegionalHelpWanted. In the case, they claimed exclusive rights to the use of “Helpwanted”. Here’s a link to the case. They are suing a company called “Olson Media” which I’ve never heard of. If I had to guess that might be the…
5 Basic job board questions answered (member only)
I tend to get a lot of the same questions asked by my consulting clients. So I have the answers “down pat” as they say. Here’s a quick burst of some of the most common job board Q&A. The questions below come from a recent client. 1. Which job board software is best for a…
I like how this job board customized their header (member only)
This new sports betting job board just launched on the Jobboard.io platform and I like how they designed the header to integrate the ads. Just make your logo the same height as the ad block and use CSS or a <table> to align them in your header. This site should also make the ad in…
Monster gets the dot Monster domain extension
I’m not sure why they need this but job search company Monster has beat out the Monster cable company for exclusive access to the .Monster domain extension. I guess it could useful for branding content like articles/ job content but its a curious move by the new Monster after rebranding themselves and launching new products. According to…
Job boards in the headlines
Leave it to me to keep you abreast of the latest job board news. Here’s some of the headlines that caught my eye. Thinking of starting your own job board or need help with your existing one? Contact me, I can help. Realmatch adds more job sites to its portfolio. The company also changed CEO’s recently….