Its a good time to be a job board. VCs are falling in love with all kinds of them. Tons of new marketplaces are getting some serious funding. neuvoo Raised $53 Million (CA) to expand Globally Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a long-term institutional investor, is announcing an equity investment of CA$53 million…
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My Interview with neuvoo’s VP of U.S. Operations
New audio just out with Michael O’Dell who runs US operations for Montreal based neuvoo. They just raised $53 M (CA) in a new round of funding. Listen in!
Job Matching Seems to be the New Job Board
A number of new job platforms are getting funded and ‘job matching’ seems to be their key ingredient. Last week Incredible Health which helps match Nurses to Hospitals received $15 million in funding from some top silicon valley VC firms like Andreessen Horowitz. Various outlets including Techcrunch and VentureBeat covered the story. Here’s how VB…
RightHire Wants to Help Job Boards Evolve
I have been saying this for years: Job boards need to evolve beyond simple job postings. RightHire, an assessment tool out of Northern Virginia wants to help you do just that. Read on… According to CareerBuilder, over the past ten years more than 70% of job searches started on Google. In the past, large job…
Joblift is the newest aggregator on the scene
If you are looking for a new place to send your jobs and buy traffic, Germany based Joblift just picked up another big round of funding. They raised ($17 million U.S.) in a Series B funding round, according to German online magazine Gründerszene. Job boards should click here for their partnership page. You can buy traffic on a…
AI powered job site expanding in California
Jobot announced today that they are opening three new offices this week. At both their headquarters in Irvine and branch office in Los Angeles, they are doubling in size. They are also launching their first office in Northern California. Jobot’s founder, Heidi Golledge, says: “Since Jobot’s launch last year, we have had clients flooding in…
Jobtarget can help you make more sales
Looking for more revenue? Jobtarget may be able to help. They used to power my job boards back in the day but these days are focused on helping employers to target their postings to niche markets. They work with a network of job boards that they promote to employers looking for niche talent in places like tech,…
Job Boards in the News
Pane View Job Sites Are Good for Job Sites But Not Employers Over the last few years, the recruiting funnel has changed based on the economic environment we’re in, as well as the technically competitive environment. From a technical perspective, “pane view” job sites are worth paying attention to. Our annual benchmark report study uncovered…
New Updates from Smart Job Board
Love the new filters just released by Smart Job Board. Check out the screencast to learn more.
Updates from DHI (Dice)
DHI Group, Inc. the owners of Dice.com and other job boards reported earnings recently. In summary, their revenue was pretty flat except for ClearanceJobs.com which is now up to $6 million in revenue. They also published what they are up to with each site which I thought you would find interesting. Second Quarter 2019 Financial Highlights…