CareerChain has launched ‘Bizzy’ as the first open industry standard for sharing career histories that will put applicants a couple of clicks away from their perfect job. It could be an example of how blockchain fits into job search…that is if job boards and ATS vendors adopt it. Here’s how they describe it. Job seekers today are…
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Interview with Niche Job Site: CareersInGovernment.com
I had the chance to speak with Michael Hurwitz who runs CareersInGovernment.com – a site that was started back in 1996. I think you will find some interesting stuff in this 30 min interview particularly around the future of niche job sites.
Time to Expand Your Job Post Location Options
Last week LinkedIn introduced support for a ‘Remote” location when posting jobs. This now allows job posters to enter a location as remote by typing it in that field. Seems simple, but its the best way to address this long standing problem of remote job listings. Recruiters could also use some other types of location…
Job Boards in the News
Silent Professionals Launches Silent Professionals helps veterans who have combat-related military occupational specialties in multiple ways. The site translates vet resumes into a language that civilian employers can understand. Its job board includes openings across a wide range of security-oriented roles, as well as jobs in logistics, administration and other areas. Registration and access to the…
Tribune Publishing Partners with Recruitology to Power More Newspaper Job Sites
The owner of the Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News, and several other top news brands have partnered with Recruitology, providers of a talent recruitment platform to power more of their top media properties. It was announced via press release yesterday. “Our goal is to help media partners leverage their local brand while also being able to…
Reader Q&A
I get inquiries from across the globe asking various questions about starting or managing online job boards. Here are a couple of recent ones and how I answered them. Muhammad asks… If a person is starting a job board should the sited be a country based job board from the start and later move on…
Indeed’s new B2B Commercial ‘Shortlist’
ZipRecruiter has long run TV ads directly at employers and now Indeed has their own too. Up to now they have been mostly targeting consumers with their ads for job search but a new ad called “Shortlist” that speaks directly to business owners is currently airing. The ad hits directly at two key benefits, their…
Content Marketing Tip
If you create and share content for your job board (an you ALL should) you need to maximize the reach of that content across all channels. Watch one way how to do that in this 2 minute screencast. Follow me on Youtube
Emissary’s Text Reminder for Job Boards
Last week I spoke with the guys at Emissary.ai, a new text recruiting tool born out of the offices of Juju.com the job aggregator. Emissary has a plugin for job boards that helps drive traffic/applies through text reminders. It is currently live on sites like CareersInGovernment.com on their job postings. Emissary has several ways employers…
SmartJobBoard adds Resume Parser
In a blog post last week Rodion Telpizoz announced that SJB has added a resume parser to the platform which helps job seekers automatically pre-populate their profile fields. Watch the screencast for more info. Follow me on Youtube