The IAEWS is launching a new benchmark study for job boards so they can compare stats with each other. I think this will be some good data and encourage all job boards to participate. JobG8 is sponsoring the study. Here’s the email I got yesterday… Join Top Job Boards Participating in Survey What do…
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New job boards online (free)
Here are some new job boards that came online recently. ThePortlander – a news site launches job listings. It offers an interesting pricing structure along with a simple clean look and feel: “Regular listings are active for 14 days and cost just $9.99. Featured listings are visually called out on the site and are active…
Quick tip on the software I use (free)
A reader asks: what software are you using to create your home pages? Did you create your own logo or outsource the design? First I do most of my own coding when it comes to creating a page for my job boards. If I’m starting one with Jobtarget I’ll create a template which is basically…
Job board news (free)
Here’s a quick roundup of some job board news. New Site: Founded in 2011, HyperionPros is a niche job board specializing in bringing together Hyperion and SAP Professionals with prospective employers looking for highly skilled candidates. For more information, visit www.hyperionpros.com. (its using the Job Roller wordpress them but it could use a design makeover)…
Whats on your mind regarding job boards?
I’m finding it harder and harder to find things to write about job boards. So I need more input from readers. Whats on your mind? Do you have specific questions I can answer? Write me and let me know.
Thoughts on linkedin vs job boards (free)
There’s a post on Forbes entitled ‘Linkedin is about to put job boards out of business‘. Although I know the author Dan Schwabel and like him, he is off-base with his assumptions. LinkedIn just announced a new feature that allows job seekers to ‘apply with linkedin’. Its a button that companies can put on their…
Job board insider (free)
Here’s a few items from the job board world you should know about. Job-a-matic: Job-a-matic Guide to Increasing Job Postings New job search engine: Jobety has launched. Its a niche aggregator that caters to web design and development jobs. More and more job boards are increasing their reach through job distribution networks. New Job board…
Here’s an interesting job board for sale
I was on Mixergy the other day when i started watching his interview with a guy from 37signals. They are selling their $17,000 per month site Sortfolio which is kind of like a job board profile site for web design firms. Its a very interesting conversation that talks about their other job board for techies…
The Freemium Job Board (free)
Most job boards are either free or paid. But very few offer a ‘freemium‘ model where some things are free and some products are paid for. As things get more “free-er” (and more people will expect free) I think a freemium model is a good way to go for some job boards. You could offer…
Job board insider (free)
Here are some interesting new items from the job board world that caught my attention. ACQUISITION ALERT: CareerBuilder Acquires JobsCentral in Singapore: CHICAGO, May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — CareerBuilder continues an aggressive expansion into markets around the globe with its latest acquisition of JobsCentral, a leading job board in Singapore that also has a fast-growing presence in Malaysia. ……