There is no shortage of job site startups. Of that you can be assured. I recently discovered several that caught my eye. GRADSPRING: hand picked jobs for college graduates that ONLY require 0-2 years of experience. Each job in their database is handpicked to assure this quality to help recent grads find the right gig….
Category: Ideas
Ideas for new job boards.
Other ways of adding value to the job search space (free)
There is more to the job search space than just job boards. Applicant tracking, sourcing tools and talent networks are some other businesses you can go into (to name a few). This post is about thinking outside the box a little and coming up with other ways to add value to job seekers and/or recruiters….
Buying job boards and domains (free)
One of the things I like to tell new job board entrepreneurs is to try and buy an existing job board instead of building from scratch. You can do this a couple of ways. 1. Look on flippa.com for “used” job board. 2. Google the niche you want to enter and try to buy a…
Idea: I got a Job (premium)
I havent written about new ideas lately so here is my latest one. I like to put them out there for premium members. Feel free to take this idea and make it your own. Its not a job board but its something that just popped into my head the other day. I call it: Basically…
Listen to one of my consulting calls (audio only)
You can listen in as I consult with a client who is thinking about staring a job board. This youtube video is audio only and contains the first 10 minutes of a 60 minute call. Only premium members have access to the full audio file. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g9IvmFMTsQ&list=UUwGWBbNzddImXYWEFcgTfdA&index=1&feature=plcp[/youtube]
Before you build anything (free)
So you want to start a job board or some other type of online recruiting product? Better get some feedback first from your potential customers BEFORE you spend a dime on development. You really need to do your homework up front to see if your idea will solve a problem in the industry you are…
The ultimate job board?
For job seekers, the job search engines like Indeed, SimplyHired and the rest have become a major way to job hunt online. They make their hunt for jobs more efficient by bringing together a wide variety of sources. But I’ve always wondered what if we could combine the aggregators into a super site….a meta-job search…
Here’s a couple niche ideas that may offer job board success (premium)
I just launched Weekenjobhunt.com that targets weekend only job listings. I started it because it had only 1 legit competitor jobsweekend.net and the category gets over 200,000 monthly searches. Now there are two boards that target this niche and I believe over time I can get on the first page of google for this phrase….
Starting a job board? Target these industries (premium)
If you are thinking about starting an industry job board you had better pick the right one. Take a look at the image below. Its an info-graphic based off LinkedIn data and it shows the types of industry that are GROWING vs those that are DYING. (full article) (large graphic image) Some of these may…
The reverse job board (premium)
Ever hear of a reverse job board? We’re talking about a site where job seekers create profiles for themselves. Think “Job Wanted“. It may be a good way to create a site with original content rather than aggregating duplicate jobs. Plus there is a business model. A new site that caters to WordPress professionals has…