I caught up with David Cortez from Professional Diversity Network. They recently added Emissary’s text reminders to their job descriptions to help with traffic. Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: IPDN), also know as PDN, is a leading diversity recruitment website that connects diverse talent with employers seeking to increase their diversity pipeline. They also provide…
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Maximizing Your Marketing Channels
I spoke to a job board last week who needed a refresh on their marketing efforts. During the call I discovered that they had nearly 20,000 emails in their database BUT they were not leveraging those at all. Emails are one of your best sources for generating free traffic so you had better maximize that…
When an ATS Buys a Job Board
While at the HR Tech show last week I came across a bit of surprising news. A big applicant tracking vendor bought a job board company. Cornerstone acquired Santa Monica based Workpop for an undisclosed amount and plans to roll it up into a new product line called ‘Cornerstone Frontline’. To be fair, Workpop is more…
Shaq Has a Job Board (sort of)
Last week it was announced that NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has invested in an Atlanta jobs app called ‘Steady’. The company just raised $9 million from investors including Shaq who will also be an ambassador to the company. It’s more like a way to make extra money rather than a traditional job site. They see…
CareerChain Launches an Open Career History Platform
CareerChain has launched ‘Bizzy’ as the first open industry standard for sharing career histories that will put applicants a couple of clicks away from their perfect job. It could be an example of how blockchain fits into job search…that is if job boards and ATS vendors adopt it. Here’s how they describe it. Job seekers today are…
Picking Your Niche (member only)
Choosing your job board niche will be an important part of your success going forward. So I wanted to use this post to give you some ideas for selecting the right one. The first thing you need to look at is the industry. As long as that industry is having a difficult time finding workers that…
Time to Expand Your Job Post Location Options
Last week LinkedIn introduced support for a ‘Remote” location when posting jobs. This now allows job posters to enter a location as remote by typing it in that field. Seems simple, but its the best way to address this long standing problem of remote job listings. Recruiters could also use some other types of location…
Job Boards in the News
Silent Professionals Launches Silent Professionals helps veterans who have combat-related military occupational specialties in multiple ways. The site translates vet resumes into a language that civilian employers can understand. Its job board includes openings across a wide range of security-oriented roles, as well as jobs in logistics, administration and other areas. Registration and access to the…
Reader Q&A
I get inquiries from across the globe asking various questions about starting or managing online job boards. Here are a couple of recent ones and how I answered them. Muhammad asks… If a person is starting a job board should the sited be a country based job board from the start and later move on…
Job board news clips
70 Million Jobs Announces Crowdfunding Campaign This job board for Americans with criminal records is now trying to raise funds through crowdfunding. The “second chance” job niche is one that appears to have some relevancy in today’s job market. I wish them luck. Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/3858717#ixzz5LcLYkoQX Snag Launches in Canada Snag, the largest online marketplace for…