RemoteOk is one of those awesome success stories in the job board world that few people know about. Launched in 2015 its run by one guy form what I hear. But what’s really col about this site is they they publish their financials on the internet for all to see. Just go to: https://remoteok.com/open Its…
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Next Gen Job Board Features
What will the next generation job board features have? In this member only post I’ll tell you just that. I am constantly thinking about where job boards should be headed as far as new features. Here’s some ideas from my job board vault. Surfacing Candidates More Job boards should offer resume alerts. Let employers signup…
Blogging for Job Revenue
I spoke to a blogger last week who was thinking about adding a job board to his site. My answer to him was NO don’t do it. Unless he is able to niche down his audience. You see, general job advice blogs are not good candidates to add a job board. They have nothing to…
Job Board Happy Hour Replay
Here’s the recording from last months job board happy hour with my job board friends.
When a Local Job Board Makes Sense
I saw this news recently and wanted to write about the prospects of local job boards. This is a JBS members only post. I’m proud to announce today’s launch of Lookout Santa Cruz’s new Job Board, hosted and run by the Lookout’s Community & Commerce team. This Job Board is made by Santa Cruz County…
Look to Old Industries for New Niches
This is a member only post. Its getting harder to find niches that aren’t served already by multiple job boards. Job boards are now 25+ years old so there’s been ample time to find opportunities that need more online recruiting platforms. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find the right niche. I have written extensively…
The end of the Facebook Job Board?
In a surprise announcement last month, Facebook says it plans to shut down its Jobs Marketplace everywhere except the U.S. and Canada in February 2022. ATS vendors and job boards will also no longer have access or support to its APIs either, a service that fed jobs into the marketplace from outside publishers. My buddy…
Do we need another employer review site?
I don’t envy Jobsage, a new employer review site. They have an uphill climb ahead if they plan on taking on the likes on Indeed and Glassdoor. It’s hard for me to imagine the web needs another review site. Glassdoor and Indeed OWN this space plus employers dont really like them. Jobsage is going to…
Diversity Job Boards on the Rise
In the past year or two a number of diversity job boards have launched targeting certain underrepresented groups. Employers are definitely increasing their advertising spend with these types of sites. I found this story about the site Black Tech Talent in the Minnesota newspaper recently. (blacktechtalent.org) Minnesota Cup finalist Black Tech Talent matches tech professionals…
Helping Clients with Job Descriptions
As a job board one of the ways you can add value to your clients is helping them write better job descriptions. In my twenty one years in this business I have seen my share of bad descriptions that got posted to my sites. Even the best advertising can’t sell a bad product so its…