DentalPost, a niche dental job board, has launched a new screening tool called SmartView, which helps dental employers expand their candidate pool and find better matches by reducing personal bias in the initial screening process. Few niche job boards offer such capability so this is a great move in my opinion. The site says SmartView “helps…
This is a guest post written by RightHire. According to CareerBuilder, over the past ten years more than 70% of job searches started on Google. In the past, large job boards such as Indeed and Monster, have capitalized on SEO to generate traffic from job applicant Google searches. However, Google for Jobs now makes it…
I’ve seen it way too often in my 20 years advising job board businesses. Too often job board owners get complacent with their site and think traffic and sales will last forever. But this is far from the truth. I’ve said it a thousands times. Anyone can start a job board but few have the…
Harris, a global vertical market software provider and acquirer, has joined the online recruitment space with the acquisition of Quebec-based employment website, Jobillico. With over 3 million users in Canada, Jobillico supports a network of over 5,000 employers in recruiting top talent using a digital platform that is largely developed and maintained by its Québec City…
IHire releases their latest talent survey and it has good news for job board owners; Job board usage is up. 58.9% of employers said they increased their reliance on job boards and online recruiting platforms in the past year. Further, 49.6% said they do most of their recruiting through job boards, and 23.4% said they do…
FitnessJobs.com, the 1st niche job site for the health and fitness industry, established in 1999 is for sale. Over the past 22+ years, the site has generated over 1 million dollars, as a part-time business. Included is a robust platform that syncs with Google for Jobs, imports jobs for auto-uploads, email marketing suite, job alerts, ATS,…
I have sad news to report. John Mellor who co-founded the WorkinSports site passed away last week after a brief battle with cancer. John and I conversed many times over the years and I advised him on occasion. John was one of the few people in our industry to achieve success with membership based job…
Pangea is a freelance marketplace for college age talent that has just secured a nice round of funding. They are based in Providence Rhode Island. According tot he company’s blog; In the past 12 months, students from more than 850 colleges across the US and Canada have come to Pangea to find freelance work. In…
So, Google is going to be making some changes to Google for Jobs. This news comes after a long interval of no news from the big G when it comes to their job search user experience. When I read the news the first thing I thought of was it sounded like a page torn form…
WrenchWay a mobile recruiting app for repair shops to find technicians in the automotive, diesel, and collision industries has launched “Reverse Job Posts“. Essentially they are taking the reverse job board concept I have talked about for years and made it a reality. Reverse Job Posts make it easier for shops and technicians to connect by…