I came across this reddit thread where a tech guy launched a tech job board but was struggling to make money (not surprising in tech) then figured out a way to monetize his job seekers. Watch to find out how.
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New Resume Technology
area|Talent, a career strategy company, has announced the rollout of their new AI-powered job seeker platform, designed to help job seekers of all levels streamline their job search process. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of services, including resume building, resume writing, interview coaching, cover letter writing, resume scoring, and LinkedIn profile reviews. I can…
How will Google for Jobs be Implemented?
Speculation around Google for Jobs continues but no one is quite sure what the paid version will look like nor how it will be implemented. I brought in the founder of programmatic job advertising platform JobAdX to discuss. Listen to the 20 minute podcast below. TRANSCRIPT Chris Russell: All right, at the recent HR Tech…
Google for Jobs Clicks Don’t Equal Traffic
So this past weekend Google sent me an email congratulating my site (EvilHRjobs.com) for achieving 1,800 clicks in the past 28 days. I was happily surprised, so I went to my analytics to see what the spike looked like. But I found no such spike in traffic. I checked both my web stats and for…
How will Google for Jobs be implemented?
There has been a lot of speculation in our industry about Google for Jobs and the impending paid job ad program. Currently they are testing paid job ads with a few big players like LinkedIn. Rumor is that it will soon be opened up to more publishers but the question is how? As of now,…
Should you build your own job board?
A question I often get is if you should build your own job board instead using off the shelf software. My answer is generally no, you shouldn’t build. Unless… If you have a very specific type of job board in mind with features you don’t typically find on existing software you will need to build…
Future of Job Board Software
Last week I learned that HiringOpps, a job board software platform is closing up operations in the U.S. Their homepage now just features a login screen, seemingly to allow any existing clients to access their data. So what does this mean for the future of job board software? Job board software has come and gone…
Established Job Boards Need to Do More of This
When it comes to long lasting job boards that have been operating for 5-10-20 years, one thing I often see them not take advantage of is their origin date. If you run a job board that has been around for a few decades, say it loud and proud! Recently I helped an established diversity job…
Every ATS Needs a Job Board
I came across jobs.workable.com the other day. Workable is a small business hiring software (AKA an “ATS”) that contains all of their clients job listings in a simple easy to use job search engine. Job seekers can see every job that Workable has in their system. I love that Workable did this. It gives extra…
A Job Board with No Jobs?
I was thinking the other day about skills based hiring. It’s a phrase that has gained a lot of traction in the past few years. Imagine a world where no jobs were listed but instead the company merely advertises a list of skills. A job board that focused on promoting a list of skills that…