Although I was late to the IAEWS congress last week I did catch the session where a recruiter from a healthcare staffing form talked about what they look for when selecting a job board. I thought I would summarize for you so you can get an idea of what to expect. 1. Recruiters dont believe…
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Cool app for SEO (free)
One of my favorite iphone apps is called SEO Ranking (download here). I use it to keep track of how my job boards are ranking on Google for their respective keywords. Cost is $2.99 but its well worth it and has become one of my trusted apps for running my boards.
Job board insider (free)
Some recent job boards in the news… * I discovered a new word press plug to create job board functionality. http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/wordpress/job-board-with-gravity-forms/ * ResumeBear has created a new simplified apply process using their resume profile service. http://resumebear.com/jobs/search The simple and easy applying process is what separates ResumeBear from other Job Boards. Pick the Job Post, choose…
Picking your domain name (free)
So you want to start a job board? Well you’ll need a good domain name. And that domain MUST be filled with your primary keyword phrase. Actually its not mandatory, but it helps greatly when it comes to crafting a good SEO strategy for your job board. If I had a choice I would always…
More on recruiters & job boards (free)
My last post about recruiters starting job boards got a lot of attention. One of my readers wanted me to explain further how to decide if her firm should start one and how to practically do it. My response… The job board itself can be as much a reflection of your current business as you…
Q. What does job backfill mean?
Some of you newbies dont know what backfill for job boards is so I thought I would define it for ‘ya. A. Backfilling means using other job sources like Indeed or ZipRecruiter to pre-populate your own job board. These backfill options allow you to earn small amounts (typically .02. to .10 cents) if people click on those…
Recruiters should start their own job boards
Lately my job board consulting business is getting calls from a particular audience: third party recruiters. Usually it’s a one or two person team that has been recruiting for many years who now want to broaden their offerings through a job board to serve whatever niche they work in. They also want to make more…
Job board news (free)
BIG NEWS! Monster.com Blocks Indeed.com and SimplyHired.com from their Jobs http://www.glennlist.com/?p=1208 ACQUISITIONS Incisive Media, a leading B2B information provider serving the financial and professional services markets globally, has acquired Web Recruitment Services Ltd, the owners of two successful job boards JobsinRisk.com and JobsinCredit.com. JobsInRisk.com will join the existing collection of Risk products at Incisive Media…
Cool new tool for screencasts (free)
I just found this cool new tool named Screenr which is awesome for doing screencasts (no software required). So I tried it out by deconstructing a job board for you. You can get a 15 day free trial but after that its a rather pricey $49 per month if you want to able to embed…
Is your job board different?
A few words of wisdom… When you are starting to build your job board the first question you need to ask yourself is..is my site different? Is it different from your competitors? Is it unique? Does it stand out? Why should an employer/job seeker use it over another site? If you cant come up with…