Breaking News: Indeed.com, the big boy of job sites just added endorsements to its resumes product. They just took a page out of Linkedin’s playbook and fired a warning shot across their bow. Wow. I think this is a big deal and signals a quiet new war happening in the online recruiting space. As industry…
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myCNAjobs.com is a well designed job board
Niche job board myCNAjobs.com has a new look which I really dig. Its one of those “micro-niche” type job boards that focus on one type of job. In this case, Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs). They just introduced a new “badging” system for their job seekers. According to the article; For those on the job hunt,…
Some random thoughts (member only)
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Job boards and Adsense
If you’ve read past posts you know I am a fan of Adsense for job boards. I believe its FREE MONEY and as long as you have traffic, you WILL make money with it. The best thing about it is that you make money while you sleep. Its a passive income stream that adds to…
When is a niche job board too narrow? (member only)
A reader asks; I am thinking about starting a job board focusing on software developers experienced in one specific programming language (-one of those languages that most people have never heard of). I know there is demand for those specialized developers, since I used to be a headhunter, and placed a few of those. What…
Adding video screening to your job board
In case you havent noticed video interviewing is in the early stages of going mainstream. There are now 25+ video interviewing companies such as HireVue and Wowzer. But when will job boards get into the mix? I think video could be useful as a “pre-screening tool” for your employer clients as part of a jobb…
Does job board software come with sales help? (member only)
A reader asks; We are looking to add a career center to our organization and not sure which direction to go in terms of a hosted or software. We like the idea of a fully hosted service. We have spoken to both JobTarget and Boxwood Technology over the last week and although they both have…
Go Niche or Go Home (from the archives)
‘Go niche or go home’ was a popular video way back in 2010 when i recorded this. I wanted to revisit it since it still has just as much relevance today as it did 3 years ago. Note how I mention JobFox which has since gone out of business as another failed attempt at creating…
Quick domain tip for job boards (member only)
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Niche job board I admire: Stack Overflow Careers
Last Saturday I attended my first recruiting “unconference” at the offices of Stack Overflow in lower Manhattan. An unconference is a one day event where the sessions consist of a track leader who introduces a topic to a group and then lets the group take the discussion to wherever they want. truNewYork was put on by @billboorman….