‘Go niche or go home’ was a popular video way back in 2010 when i recorded this. I wanted to revisit it since it still has just as much relevance today as it did 3 years ago. Note how I mention JobFox which has since gone out of business as another failed attempt at creating…
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Job board news & notes
Just a little roundup of some job board stuff of interest. WP Job Board the wordpress job board plugin has a new version coming out. http://wpjobboard.net/blog/new-job-board-icons-in-version-4-0-1/ Chattyjobs.com launches as a site to talk to employers. http://chattyjob.com/ Hiredaily.com is a new site that lets you submit job, hr, recruiting related articles and blog posts. http://www.hiredaily.com/ eHarmony…
Affiliate programs for job boards
Adding additional revenue to you job board is not that hard. Think about adding affiliate programs to add a little $$$ to your bottom line. Here are several ways to do that; Resume Writers: partner with resume writers to send them leads. I see this one on twitter all the time. http://www.greatresumesfast.com/affiliate-program.htm http://www.enchantedcareers.com/services/extra-income-opportunities/ Enchanted Careers,…
Niche job board I admire: Stack Overflow Careers
Last Saturday I attended my first recruiting “unconference” at the offices of Stack Overflow in lower Manhattan. An unconference is a one day event where the sessions consist of a track leader who introduces a topic to a group and then lets the group take the discussion to wherever they want. truNewYork was put on by @billboorman….
Should I hire a sales person for my job board?
When I ran my local job boards I had NO sales team. Instead I relied on electronic ways to offset any lack of manpower. If you dont have the time for sales yourself here’s how you can do it without one. 1. I bought keywords on Google for my niche. Recruiters google for different job…
Job Boards: are your resumes public or private?
With the advent of sites like Linkedin, Github, Behance and others that contain publicly available profiles, job boards face a conundrum since they typically have private only resume search. But they need to evolve with the times. The trend now is making your job seeker “profiles” open to search engines so candidates can be found. I believe…
New niche job market: Drones & UAV’s
I read an article recently that predicts the civilian UAV industry is posed to explode in the next few years when the FAA opens up airspace to unmanned aerial vehicles, aka drones. So I see opportunity and just launched two job boards to take advantage of this trend. UAVjobbank.com JobsinDrones.com Each is powered by Jobamatic….
Awesome new job board software platform
Job board software hasn’t been too exciting lately. The vendors have pretty much stayed staus quo over the past few years since the industry is a mature one. But Jobboard.io is on the scence with an affordable hosted solution that is mobile ready, integrates with backfill and has a great design/user interface. According to their…
The Recruitment Technology Landscape map
My friends at Headhunter Labs in NYC put together this handy map of the online recruiting industry. Download it here as pdf. Talent Acquisition Technology Ecosystem (.pdf) Use it as a handy guide to see who the players are in all phases of the hiring process from video interviewing to ATS to resume builders. Its…
Whats new in online recruiting
The CareerXroads sources of hire study is out and once again job boards place in the top 3 behind referrals and company career sites. Job board market-share dropped off a little as more and more tools come on the scene to find talent. I didnt see any major trends in the study so its pretty…