When it comes to the job hunt, job seekers are now more comfortable paying for career tools like resume services. A new funded startup called WriteSea is helping job boards to monetize their job seeker traffic through a white labeled solution. I have signed on to be a brand ambassador program to help introduce them…
The national job advertising market is taking its toll on the big job board companies. Indeed announced last week that it it laying off 1,000 people mainly in the U.S.. The cuts will come from R&D and go to market teams. At this point we have likely seen the peak of Indeed’s power in our…
A long running local job board serving a certain section of Texas is up for sale. Deets below, email me if you are interested in talking with the owner. Since its been around for a while the domain has some value along with the data. Might be a good opportunity for someone based in Texas….
There’s been a lot of talk in the HR world about ‘skills based hiring‘. Essentially what that means is companies hire people based NOT on college degrees, but their actual quantifiable skills they have earned. Problem is there is no central database of verified skills. A resume is just what a candidate wants it to…
Content marketing is the life blood for any niche job board today. You must use and master it to build community and traffic. I recently came across a LinkedIn post from Todd Kunsman who runs the site RemoteWorkJunkie.com; So I asked him to come on my Youtube channel and talk about his content marketing strategy.
Job matching using AI is becoming more prevalent in today’s job search. I like how Ziprecruiter’s “Phil“, the name for their AI agent does it. I got a quick tour recently from one of their top execs. In the video above you’ll see how Ziprecruiter onboards new users and matches them to jobs.
I was a guest on last weeks Recruiting Brainfood podcast hosted by Hung Lee. We had a group discussion on the future of job advertising and I think you’ll find it interesting. powered by Crowdcast
Fractional Industry Site Emerges ROffice, a platform where financial advisors and talented service providers converge to seek and provide assistance, recently announced its launch. As interest in fractional work is on the rise, ROffice brings together highly-skilled and vetted professionals with the firms and advisors who would benefit from their services. At no fee to…
Back in 2008 when the economy tanked I lost about 40% of my local job board business (AllCountyJobs). 2007 had been my best year ever where I earned around $200k, but that quickly dwindled once ’08 came around. Hiring came to a crawl. And that’s when I really learned of the cyclical nature of running…
Job boards may not be exciting or sexy but they are, and remain, a key part of the recruiting ecosystem. A lot of pundits like to talk down on them but they’re a primary channel for many businesses that need applicants. That will never change. If you can build a niche audience there will be…