The big job boards in our industry are not exactly the darlings of the recruitment industry these days. Recruiters are balking at their high prices and the many unqualified candidates that they generate. Fortune 1000 companies are reducing their spend on these boards in favor of other alternatives. By last count job boards drive 15-20%…
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Competitive lead gen service now available
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It’s time for Job Boards to Unlock Their Resumes
Job boards are considered “old school” recruiting by many people. And that description is fairly accurate for most sites out there that haven’t changed over the years. I’ve seen 10 year job boards that looked exactly like they did 10 years ago. There is a certain perception there that will be hard to shake. If…
My thoughts on Monster being acquired
In case you haven’t heard Randstad just bought Monster. Click to read my take.
Hear how these guys built a job search app
On my RecTech Podcast I talk to innovative companies doing interesting things in the job search space. In this 20 minute interview with Mike Seidle from WorkHere, a new location based job search app you can hear how they built it and get some advice about how to build yours.
Different types of Upsells
I wanted to do a post around upselling products on your job board. Upsells are ways to increase your revenue by adding on features to a typical job listing or other product on your site. Here are 5 ways to increase your revenue. Featured the job on your home page. Charge extra to do that. For…
Job board news and notes
WeHireHeroes, a veteran focused job board formerly powered by SimplyHired is now on the Smart Job Board platform. I actually helped to transition them. The new site is now mobile friendly and running smoothly. Note: If you need help switching platforms to something better you can hire me to make the transition. I specialize in…
M&A is really heating up in the RecTech space
The past 30 days has seen unprecedented acquisition activity in the online recruiting world. First it was SimplyHired, then Linkedin, then Jobr and now this. A job board company is buying an HCM provider. Last week Snagajob, the hourly job marketplace, acquired PeopleMatter, a provider of human capital management software also focused on managing hourly workforces….
SimplyHired Shutting Down its Partner Program for Job Boards
In case you haven’t heard SimplyHired is shutting down. Their partner program called “Simply-Partner” is also going away and thus ending one of the last viable options to operate a free hosted job board solution. They made the announcement last Friday. Last day of operations will be June 26th. Any sites using SimplyHired’s API for backfill or…
Indeed’s Value Gives Clue to Job Board Valuations
A few years back Indeed.com was bought by a Japanese firm Recruit Co. for a reported billion dollars. I’m not sure anyone ever pinged the exact number at the time but this blog post from one of their investors, Fred Wilson, says it was $1.4 billion to be exact. My favorite example of this is…