A reader asks; We are looking to add a career center to our organization and not sure which direction to go in terms of a hosted or software. We like the idea of a fully hosted service. We have spoken to both JobTarget and Boxwood Technology over the last week and although they both have…
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Should your job board have ‘featured jobs’? (member only)
A reader asks; Do “featured jobs” really get more views. Is this something to include in a job board? My Answer: Yes I think its a great way to add extra income to your revenue stream. A featured job gets more views if you put them in a premium spot such as the homepage or…
Job board news and notes
Mike Jolley just created a new wordpress job board plugin called WP Job Manager. You can read about it here; http://mikejolley.com/2013/06/a-new-jobs-plugin-for-wordpress/ At CareerCloud we just launched Jobs With Friends. Its a new way to ask your Facebook friends and Linkedin connections for a referral to their company. http://friends.careercloud.com/ Tech training site launches its own job…
Go Niche or Go Home (from the archives)
‘Go niche or go home’ was a popular video way back in 2010 when i recorded this. I wanted to revisit it since it still has just as much relevance today as it did 3 years ago. Note how I mention JobFox which has since gone out of business as another failed attempt at creating…
Using twitter to drive traffic to your board (member only)
Twitter is a great tool to drive both traffic and brand recognition to any job board. After you get your domain the you should immediately get the twitter handle secured. Then add the twitter share button or chicklet by using tools like addthis.com or sharethis.com. You can get a variety of badges from twitter here:…
Quick domain tip for job boards (member only)
I mentioned Chattyjob.com in my post on tuesday. But when I first typed it into the browser address bar I accidentally added an s on the end and typed chattyjobs.com which took me to a parked Godaddy site. It reminded me that its a good idea to get the plural name of your existing site as well….
Job board news & notes
Just a little roundup of some job board stuff of interest. WP Job Board the wordpress job board plugin has a new version coming out. http://wpjobboard.net/blog/new-job-board-icons-in-version-4-0-1/ Chattyjobs.com launches as a site to talk to employers. http://chattyjob.com/ Hiredaily.com is a new site that lets you submit job, hr, recruiting related articles and blog posts. http://www.hiredaily.com/ eHarmony…
Affiliate programs for job boards
Adding additional revenue to you job board is not that hard. Think about adding affiliate programs to add a little $$$ to your bottom line. Here are several ways to do that; Resume Writers: partner with resume writers to send them leads. I see this one on twitter all the time. http://www.greatresumesfast.com/affiliate-program.htm http://www.enchantedcareers.com/services/extra-income-opportunities/ Enchanted Careers,…
Niche job board I admire: Stack Overflow Careers
Last Saturday I attended my first recruiting “unconference” at the offices of Stack Overflow in lower Manhattan. An unconference is a one day event where the sessions consist of a track leader who introduces a topic to a group and then lets the group take the discussion to wherever they want. truNewYork was put on by @billboorman….
Linkedin hack for uncovering recruiter emails (member only)
Need some top quality leads for recruiters? Here’s a hack to do just that within Linkedin. Some people on linkedin put their email address in their profile which makes it publicly available, especially a lot of recruiters. Click the link below to view an example; site:linkedin.com (intitle:com OR gmail.com OR yahoo.com) keywords title “greater new…