Job board news and notes form the industry.
Backfill is important for any new job board. Newcomer Job Boardly, a low cost provider of job software, announced a partnership with job aggregator Adzuna. Co-founder Kyle Davidson made the announcement via email. Many job board software platforms have backfill integrations but only a few let you directly monetize it. It nice to see another…
The ApplyAI an AI based career guidance platform that I profiled on my Youtube channel (video below) is rebranding to CareerSpan. Careerspan’s AI-powered platform serves as a career companion, addressing the critical need for personalized career guidance in an unpredictable job market. The company’s tools coach professionals to: “Our new name, Careerspan, reflects our mission…
Mercor is an AI hiring platform that enables top tech companies and leading AI labs to hire experts at tech companies across software engineering, law, chemistry, finance, and many other professions. VC’s just gave them $30 million to grow the business. They are now valued at a whopping $250 million. The round was led by…
Ladders, the career site for jobs that pay $100,000 or more, launched new online resume services today. These include optimization for Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Linkedin profiles, and cover letters. These new resume services combine a human touch with the latest AI technology. “What’s different about this from any traditional resume service is the hybrid approach. At Ladders, our…
iHire has published its annual State of Online Recruiting Report, which offers an inside look into the hiring and job search trends shaping talent acquisition including AI adoption, talent shortages, job board usage, and more. As a job board owners its important to keep track of industry trends so I wanted to pass this along. They surveyed…
Niche board Flo Recruit publicly announced Forward, the legal career platform where 10,000 law students are now navigating BigLaw recruitment. Flo Recruit Forward brings job listings, applications, networking, and interviews hosted by law firms and law schools onto one platform, helping students find the right jobs in an increasingly decentralized hiring process. “In the past…
A job board named Bandana.com that serves New York City and lists jobs with street addresses has received $8.5 Million in new funding. TechCrunch recently wrote about them. It mainly lists hourly type listings and each one has a street address for seekers to determine exact commutes. They previously raised $3.5M one year ago. Right…
ZipRecruiter®, announced that it has acquired Breakroom, a UK-based employer review platform focused on frontline industries such as retail and hospitality. In line with its mission to actively connect job seekers with their next great opportunity, ZipRecruiter plans to launch Breakroom in the United States to empower workers with the job insights they need to apply…
TheApply.ai is a new job search tool that focuses on helping job seekers tell their story in order to stand out in today’s tough job market. I caught up with their founders to see how this new tool works and how it got started. Watch… What’s up, job boarders. So I got a new startup…
A Japanese company named Medley has launched a hiring tool for dental workers in the United States. What’s weird however is that the name of the site does not match the domain name, and the domain name is a subdomain that includes dashes. That could pose some marketing challenges for them going forward. Here is…