If you are running a job board today you have to realize you are running an internet business that requires great content to get noticed. In an era of same old content it’s time most job boards up their content game.
Author: chrisr2
WP Job Manager Has a New Version Out
WP Job Manager 1.31.0 has shipped recently. You can download the latest release here or head over to Dashboard → Updates to update your plugins from inside WordPress. Email notifications and support for GDPR highlight this current version. Here’s the punch list of what’s included: Support for sending email notifications Adding the ability to delete plugin data…
Google Jobs now in India
In a press event in New Delhi, Google introduced a new search experience in India allowing users to search for jobs within Google. The company aims to make your job hunt simpler allowing you to find relevant employment opportunities from many popular job listing websites, online classifieds, and companies. The company has worked with a…
A Job Board Project Plan Template
One of my clients has allowed me to write about the project plan she created for herself that is helping her get her job board off the ground. I thought it was a great template that others could follow to use in the first two years. I have uploaded it to Slideshare if you want…
Free Images for Your Blog Content
If you are writing blog posts you should be adding images to that content in order to make them more visual/shareable on the web. Good images cost money however. Sites like Shutterstock charge you. But there a a number of places to get free images. I just learned about Reshot which allows aspiring photographers to…
News and Notes from Job Board World
HealthcareSource, a leading provider of talent management solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced it has integrated Google Cloud Job Discovery to power its job search. Launched in September 2017, HealthcareSource Job Board℠ has significantly grown to feature over 60,000 jobs, addressing the full continuum of care. “This is a significant milestone for both healthcare…
Vendor Market Share
I came across Datanyze which crawls websites and puts them in lists according to what powers them. It turns out they have a job board software list. (view list) This list is not quite accurate however. I have never heard of Job Gear and couldn’t seem to find anything about them online. But this list…
Indeed Marches North, Acquires Workopolis
News broke this morning via press release that Indeed’s parent company, Recruiting Holdings has acquired Canada’s top job board Workopolis. The release was short and sweet; TOKYO & TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. announced today that it will acquire the website and assets of Canadian job site, Workopolis.com through one of its group companies. Indeed,…
Try These Domain Name Generators
Picking your domain is tough for some people. I tend to steer towards exact match domains that describe the niche in the url. Stuff like CTJobs.com or MarketingJobs.com. But the best 2 word domains are mostly taken these days. So alternatives would be to try a 3 word combination or adding words such as hire,…
What’s On Your Mind…?
Hey readers, what’s on your mind these days? I’m looking for more stuff to write about so send me your questions or topics you want to read more about. Leave a comment or contact me here.