Part of what I do as a consultant in the online recruiting industry is to raise awareness of my clients among recruiters and employers. Over the years I have amassed a strong network of followers who like what I share and write. I’ve also built several email lists and groups of recruiters that I can…
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Concierge service for Jobboard.io
As part of my suite of consulting services I am now offering a complete A to Z setup & launch service for those interested in starting (or migrating) their job board to the Jobboard.io platform. It’s the quickest, easiest way to get started in the job board industry. Here’s what the service entails. In a…
TaxJobs.com Launches to Help Employers Find Top Corporate Tax Talent
Niche job boards do it better. They offer employers access to targeted groups of candidates in any niche you can imagine. Today, there are job boards for every niche market and in many cases multiple boards for each vertical market. As someone who keeps close tabs on the job board industry, I would like to…
How to run your job board on the side
A lot of job board owners today work at full-time gigs while running their site on the side. I’ve done this at times in my past as well. When I started my first job board in 1999 I worked full-time for 2 years until I got laid off in the dot bomb era. But by then my…
JobMonster is new WordPress Job board theme
There is no shortage of job board WordPress themes and here’s another that just came across my desk. JobMonster. You can buy it for $59. The interface is nicely done. Features include a resume database, logos on job results, blogging of course and a mobile friendly design. It’s worth a look if you are WordPress…
This is an excellent way to get content for your blog
Crowdsource your content by doing a Q&A over email with industry experts. Here’s an example of an email I just received from a staffing firm looking for blog content. Hi there, I work for the content marketing company Media Shower, and I’m writing on behalf of GDH Consulting, an agency that helps companies source and…
Drink up with these 5 Beer Job Boards
I was researching job board software the other day when I came across a beer job board. Well after a quick Google search it turns out that there are 5 of them. Here’s a quick breakdown of who is serving up beer jobs online. BrewingWork.com – powered by eJobSiteSoftware (India) this is a nice looking…
Tips for how to display your job post prices
How you display your job board pricing can affect your sales. I see too many boards that hide this info and make it hard to read. When it comes to designing this page you have to make it public (don’t require registration to see pricing) and EASY to understand. Recruiters are BUSY people, don’t make…
New Job Board Sightings
Despite being December, traditionally one of the slowest job hunting months of the year, some job boards are making news. Here’s a quick roundup that I put together for your review. Tis the season. THEME: Job boards go global! The Seattle Times has chosen a UK provider of job board software to power their new…
What to ask before buying a job board
If you can buy an existing job board that has revenue and traffic, thats usually abetter alternative than building from scratch. Having bought and sold many job boards myself, I’ve learned what to ask before pulling the trigger. So here are 30+ questions to include in your discovery process. If you have a few more…