Next week on the 17th is my next job board owners quarterly meetup. I planned on having it last month but had too much travel to host it. It will be held over Zoom and a replay will go up afterwards on the Job Board Secrets Youtube Channel. (be sure to subscribe) AGENDA As always…
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Job Board Headlines
Headlines from the job board world. The Feed Me Job Board originated as a simple newsletter roundup before transitioning to a public Google Doc to help connect readers with worthwhile office and remote opportunities. Seeking a better setup, the creator teamed up with friend Austin Tedesco, who suggested building the platform with Lovable. Despite initial…
Why Tomorrow’s Job Board Won’t Let You Browse All Jobs
Open any major job board today, and you are stepping into a digital flea market. Millions of listings, endless pagination, and a search bar that returns thousands of vaguely relevant titles. On the other end of that exchange, recruiters drown in an ocean of 1,200 applications per opening, 90% of which miss the core qualifications…
Record Traffic, Rising Noise: Why the 2026 ‘Spray and Pray’ Application Surge Is a Double-Edged Sword for Job Boards
A record-breaking influx of job seekers is driving massive top-of-funnel traffic across recruitment platforms, but the underlying dynamics behind the surge present both an operational challenge and a product pivot point for online job board operators. Visits to the top 100 U.S. job boards rose 10% year-over-year in September 2026, reaching 661.2 million total visits—an…
Updates from Job Boardly
Job board software maker Job Boardly has annunced some new enhancements via an email I received from their owner. One of them is centered around messaging. Here’s a summary; Introducing the Ultra Plan: On-Platform Messaging, Headless API, and More Big updates are here for scaling job boards. We are rolling out our new Ultra plan,…
International Job Board Portfolio Available for Acquisition
International Job Board Portfolio Available for Acquisition An established international portfolio of approximately 30 job-board websites and domains is currently available for acquisition or strategic investment. The portfolio covers North America, the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Latin America, and Asia. The portfolio combines an established audience with proprietary job aggregation technology,…
How Monster.com’s Founder Is Reimagining the Job Board
Over three decades after posting the first job listing and resume to the web, Monster.com founder Jeff Taylor is back with a new venture aimed at fixing a process that remains frustrating for employers and candidates alike. In a recent conversation on Job Board Talk, Taylor sat down with host Chris to introduce BoomBand, an…
Is this the “Airbnb of Job Boards”?
Traditional job hunting is notoriously exhausting. Between navigating ambiguous salary ranges, dodging outdated listings, and dealing with clumsy portals, the process rarely centers on the worker’s experience. Live from RecFest, I chatted with Vicky Xu, who heads business partnerships at Bandana.com, to explore a platform aiming to flip that dynamic on its head. What is…
Job Boards in the News
Digital media company Citrus Peak LLC has launched Jobs in CLT, a local job board built specifically for the Charlotte metro area. The site is free for job seekers, with no paywall or account required to browse openings. Most mainstream job platforms rely on automated aggregators that pull listings from across the web without checking if the jobs…
New Job Board Software Player
Kardow is a no-code, AI-powered platform designed to build, launch, and monetize custom job boards. Its new on the job baord scene. Features include; Prompt-based customization: You can modify design, layout, filters, and features using plain-language AI instructions or by editing the underlying Next.js code. Turnkey monetization & management: It includes built-in Stripe payment processing…







