I was chatting with a sales rep from Jobcase, the popular job market for hourly workers and he told me something interesting. They are doing 500 virtual event per week! Considering that last year they only did 2000 total, you can see why that’s a massive increase. Holding your own virtual job fair offers a…
Category: Ideas
Ideas for new job boards.
The ‘Content First’ Job Board Model
In the past year a number of my initial consulting… You must be a member in to view this content. Login or Join Up.
Here’s a Niche Worth Investing In
It’s getting harder and harder to find a niche that… You must be a member in to view this content. Login or Join Up.
A Job Board Idea (Member Only)
I can’t recall where I saw this stat but somewhere… You must be a member in to view this content. Login or Join Up.
The Text Only Job Board
Lately I have been thinking about creating a text only job board. It’s a simple, one page website like what you see below. Texting open rates are at 95%+ vs. ~20% for email according to text recruiting software company Emissary. So why aren’t more job boards adding text to the mix? I feel like there…
Why Gigs Are the New Niche (member only)
Gig sites are the new niche job boards. Yep its true. If you look at the market that already exists, gig style job sites are proliferating everywhere.
What Job Board Software Vendors Need to Do Next
In case you hadn’t noticed there are big changes happening in the job board world. Now that Facebook and Google are in the game, the market is even more crowded and they are putting pressure on boards of all sizes and shapes. Things are changing at a rapid pace. This new trend will certainly begin to…
New Niche Board: Jobs With Relo
Jobs with Relo is a new site that launched a few months ago. Built with the Jobboard.io platform, it is my most recent site launch. i saw a niche that has yet to be touched and thought it was worth a try to get it online. It targets only jobs that come with relocation assistance…
The new and improved Jobfairing
Are you holding a job fair soon? Many job boards have found success with offline hiring events as a way to brand themselves and make money. One of my current online businesses can certainly help you promote it. Two years ago I launched Jobfairing.com, a directory/search engine for discovering job fairs across the USA. Today…
Job Board idea: I Want to Work at
Back when I was still running my previous job board (ACJ) I recorded this video about a new job board idea. Time has passed (7 years), but I still think it’s a site that needs to exist. Basically it’s a concept to allow job seekers to target individual companies by pitching themselves in a “I…