Recently job site indeed made a move to give gigs on its site a dedicated space. Users can now visit gigs.indeed.com to find side jobs with Uber, Doordash etc. Julie Calli over at Recruitics explained the changes in a recent post. In it she said the reason for the change was driven by users; “In…
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Job Seekers are Scarce
Employers are panicking. For many companies in the hourly worker space…retail, restaurant, hospitality….job applies have fallen off a cliff. Ziprecruiter says their job seeker activity is still down 20% from pre-covid levels. According to one of my sources CPC rates on Indeed have gone from about 50 cents per click a few months ago to…
New Job Boards for Manufacturing and Veterinary Industry
New job boards have launched covering two specific niches. One is a standalone site while the other is part of an online resource for vets/owners. FactoryFix is a recruiting platform that connects manufacturers to vetted, skilled workers. It helps companies with hiring by providing access to a unique talent pool, vetting applicants, providing salary insights,…
Dice Upgrades its Email Alert System
Tech job board Dice has launched IntelliSearch™ Jobs and Alerts, which automatically deliver the most relevant opportunities to tech professionals based on their Dice Candidate Profile. They claim these alerts simplify the user experience for technologists by allowing them to see jobs fitting their skills and experience without performing a search, and benefits recruiters and hiring…
New Job Sites
Remote Developer Job Site Crowdfunds $1 Million Arc was previously an exclusive platform that connected only pre-vetted Arc network developers with organizations seeking to hire them. Last week, the startup announced the addition of global job search functionality where users can aggregate more than 54,000 developer jobs from more than 13,000 companies hiring remotely around…
Job Board Acquisitions picking up
In the past month so we’ve seen an uptick in acquisitions in the job board space. iHire acquired WorkinSports, Biospace acquired MedReps and Jobcase, the hourly job network just made its first big acquisition. They acquired Upward.net (which previously had acquired Proven.com). From the press release… Jobcase, already serving more than 110 million registered members…
Interview with Relocate.me Founder
Last week I zoomed with Andrew Stetsenko the founder of Relocate.me a unique global job board serving the tech space that’s been around for a few years now. The site is successful, profitable and growing.
New Site for Supply Chain Jobs
Congrats to Supply Chain Careers, a past client and newest job board to enter the industry. They want to become the premiere career-long hub for the supply chain community, spanning all industries and functional areas. The company was co-founded by Rodney Apple, Mike Ogle and Hinesh Patel who have extensive experience working on the “talent” side of supply chain management….
Career Advice Content
Virtual Vocations is helping remote professionals take their careers to the next level with the launch of its new Remote Career Center. According to Virtual Vocations CEO Laura Spawn, the launch of the Remote Career Center comes as part of a continued effort to bring valuable, constructive resources to jobseekers and professionals looking to prioritize…
Increasing Your Applies
Job boards are in the apply business. Your job, so to speak, is to drive applies to your paying customers. Without that activity you won’t be in business for long. The standard for how a page handles the apply button has changed. No longer is just having the button on the bottom acceptable. Now you…