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…
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Telling employers what to do (premium)
Your job board homepage should clearly tell employers two things. 1) Where to go to post a job 2) how much it costs (at least the basic rate). They pay the bills so you need to clearly spell out what they should do when they reach your homepage. [flv]https://www.jobboardsecrets.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mmjb-employer-links.flv[/flv] SITES MENTIONED: newjerseyjobshop.com monster.com higheredjobs.com marketingjobs.com…
How to get started (premium)
A new user contacted me after joining recently and asked me how to get started with a job board. This blog lists so much content now I figure its time to give some context for newbies. So here goes… 1. Download the following PDF short ebooks. * JOB BOARD CHEAT SHEET: a short guide with…
Recruiters should start their own job boards
Lately my job board consulting business is getting calls from a particular audience: third party recruiters. Usually it’s a one or two person team that has been recruiting for many years who now want to broaden their offerings through a job board to serve whatever niche they work in. They also want to make more…
Is your job board different?
A few words of wisdom… When you are starting to build your job board the first question you need to ask yourself is..is my site different? Is it different from your competitors? Is it unique? Does it stand out? Why should an employer/job seeker use it over another site? If you cant come up with…
Job board layout (premium)
I’m currently assisting a client to re-evaluate their job boards and suggest some usability and design improvements. It got me thinking about the ideal layout for a job board homepage. The ideal homepage has certain elements, each with a dedicated space that must be “above the fold” so they are visible on the screen. Take…
Q. Should I create local job boards? (premium)
A reader asks: What are your thoughts about creating a bunch of local (city or county specific) JBs using jobamatic for the backfill and adsense revenue? A. Local is a very mature market. Each state has literally 5-10 different boards covering it (plus craigslist). You could try county based versions like mine but I havent…
Thoughts on linkedin vs job boards (free)
There’s a post on Forbes entitled ‘Linkedin is about to put job boards out of business‘. Although I know the author Dan Schwabel and like him, he is off-base with his assumptions. LinkedIn just announced a new feature that allows job seekers to ‘apply with linkedin’. Its a button that companies can put on their…
The hardest thing about running free job boards
I wrote a post on RecruiitngBlogs yesterday about how crappy jobs are getting on our old friend Craigs site. It got me thinking about free job boards. I have one called GreenJobsFree.com which I started almost 2 years ago. Its grown into a small niche board that I use to attract original jobs.
Buy vs build (premium)
Should you build a job board business from scratch or just buy an existing one? Here’s what I think.