If you are a newbie who is looking to start a job board you need to analyze the market you want to enter. There are some specific things you need to look for to determine how successful a new entrant might be. 1. How many other job boards serve that industry or location? The more…
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Forget about getting a dot jobs domain (free)
Lately I’ve gotten a couple of emails from people who are thinking of registering a .jobs domain to start a job board. My answer is forget about it. Although these domains appear to be available from mainstream registrars, if you register one it will eventually be rejected by the company that manages those TLDs, Employ…
Not enough niche (free)
I came across a new site called SignOn Jobs… Seattle, WA (PRWEB) October 29, 2011 Startup company, Sign-On Jobs (http://signonjobs.com), has officially launched their job board website that specifically targets jobs with sign-on bonuses for new hires. The niche job board wants to give job seekers the benefit in knowing every application submitted through SignOnJobs.com…
Jobs and Steve Jobs
I never used to be a Mac guy. My first experience with a Macintosh computer came while I worked a help desk as a tech support rep in the late 90’s. I found them to be strange machines and didn’t understand all the hoopla. Raised on PC’s, I never quite got the hang of troubleshooting them. Then it all…
How to make you job board sell-able (premium)
The job board business is a very cyclical one. Our fortunes rise and fall on the back of the overall labor market. Anyone who tries to sell in a down market (like today) will get less because no one knows when the employment picture will stabilize. It wont be a good market to sell until we see…
Why I hate integrating other companies features (premium)
If you run a job board for any length of time, other companies in the online job search & resume space will contact you pitching their add-on services for you to incorporate their stuff. I usually resist these pitches when it comes to my sites. Visibility, Jobg8, Payscale, Resume Rabbit are all examples of services…
Blog + Job Board (premium)
One way to get into job boards is by first starting a blog and then adding a job board component later. There are many popular examples of this. TechCrunch has a job board (powered by Personforce), so does Mashable (Jobamatic) and Marketing Pilgrim (Jobthread). Even a blog about blogs has job listings. Pro Blogger has…
What recruiters want in job boards (free)
Although I was late to the IAEWS congress last week I did catch the session where a recruiter from a healthcare staffing form talked about what they look for when selecting a job board. I thought I would summarize for you so you can get an idea of what to expect. 1. Recruiters dont believe…
Giving job seekers choice (premium)
Your job board should empower the job seekers that use it. By that I mean it needs to put them in control. They need to have a say in how they job hunt and interact with recruiters. Here are three ways my job boards do this. 1. On my local sites I break down job…
More on recruiters & job boards (free)
My last post about recruiters starting job boards got a lot of attention. One of my readers wanted me to explain further how to decide if her firm should start one and how to practically do it. My response… The job board itself can be as much a reflection of your current business as you…