Well, the rumors were confirmed last week when Google’s CEO announced they will be officially entering the recruitment space with their own job search engine at the Google I/O conference. The news in recent months about their jobs API and more recently the Google Hire ATS were clues to their job search ambitions. And just like…
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Job Board PR
A press release can be an effective way to get some traffic and attention to your site. Last week DZone launched. It’s a job board for developers. The news that they launched is nothing earth shattering but it worked to get them noticed. The story was picked up by at least 2 outlets in the…
Why Job Boards Need to Hire Sourcers
If you run a job board you should know that your #1 task is to generate quality applies to your clients jobs. They want candidate flow. If they don’t see at least 10 applications from your board in the first week of it being posted you are at great risk from disappointing that customer and…
Whats New In Job Boards
I have been traveling extensively the past few weeks so It’s been hard to get posts out. TA Tech in Chicago was a great weekend and good to see some old industry friends and meet some new ones too. Got the chance to meet Mac from MacsList, Joe from WNYjobs.com and of course guys like…
How I sold my Career Advice Site for 30k
Last week my career advice site sold at auction on Flippa for $30k. After 5 years it was time to move on from CareerCloud. I originally started the site as a social resume platform, but that never took off so I pivoted the site a few years ago to be more about career advice. Eventually I added…
TA Tech Pics & Audio
One of the panels at TA Tech last weekend featured 4 HR professionals moderated by Tony Lee of SHRM. In this Q&A led by Ethan Bloomfield they answer questions about their use of job boards and provide some valuable insight for any job board owner. Here are a few pics from the event. Great to…
Interview with Smart Job Board Founder
At this weekend’s TA Tech event in Chicago I go the chance to meet Rodion Telpizov the founder of Smart Job Board, one of my recommended vendors and a sponsor of this blog. He flew 20 hours from his native country and gave me the scoop on some upcoming features. Be sure to listen to…
More News and Notes
Greetings folks, I will be at the TA Tech job board event this weekend in Chicago. Hope to see some of you there. In the meantime here are some news items to keep you reading. USAjobs.gov adds new functionality to its job board for seekers. Details here. Virtual Vocations Launches New Employer Job Portal for Companies…
Using Twitter for Lead Gen
The other day I got this Direct Message in my Twitter account; It’s a lead gen message from the entry-level job board WayUp and I thought it’s a great example of how to do lead generation using twitter. It links to a signup form to get a free ebook. Ebooks about hiring in your niche…
Archives: When Monster Went Niche
This week I have been scrolling through some old videos from my Youtube channel. Some of them are 7+ years old now and it’s amazing how much time flies. I started this site after the great recession hit the country in an effort to monetize the stuff inside my head. It’s been a blast. Here’s…