Ever wondered how many job applications a typical job should get? I got this question recently and my answer is that it varies greatly depending on the kind of job it is. My guess is between 20-200. But the more entry-level a job is the more applies it tends to get. An entry level marketing…
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Long live the job posting! (premium)
If you google the phrase ‘job boards are dying‘ you’d think our industry is headed down in flames. But I’m here to tell you that’s bullshit. The truth is that the big national sites like Monster, CareerBuilder and Dice are the ones that have lost momentum in the online recruiting space. Social media gets all…
How much can a niche board make? (free)
Lots of people ask me how much a job board can make. I usually start by telling them the job board industry is a very mature one which means there are no get rich quick sites you can launch. You can however launch one and run it on the side and get supplemental income from…
How to analyze a potential niche (premium)
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…
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…