Got an established job board? As long as it has at least 20 original postings and existed for 1 year or more your site is elegible to be listed in my Jobmaster app. Its the best collection of job boards anywhere, categorized by state, country and niche. The app is free for iOS (sorry no…
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Resumes Want to be Free
I like Indeed’s resume platform. It’s super easy to search and source candidates. And its essentially free for most companies. If you sponsor jobs they throw it in for free. Otherwise its just a dollar to contact any candidate via email. And for job seekers its a great way of being discovered since the resume…
Every job board homepage needs to have these (member only)
In my opinion there are 6 things every good job… You must be a member in to view this content. Login or Join Up.
On Gaining Traction After Launch (member only)
Q. For new job boards what type of posting volume… You must be a member in to view this content. Login or Join Up.
New job fair directory launches
The job fair space is hot. Thousands of job fairs take place each month around the world and JobFairing aims to be the database of record for these career events. I’m proud to launch this new site along with my co-founder Jody. He’ll be doing all the daya to day operations. My role is to…
Problems in job search you can potentially fix
A reader asked me to list some of the problems in the job search world that could potentially be fixed with new technology. Here are some thoughts on that subject if you are thinking about starting a new business in this industry. Most people suck at job hunting. They dont know what sites to use,…
Job headlines not job titles
Job titles need a makeover. If a job description is an ad for a job…..if its supposed to sell you on working for that company why dont they grab you? Because they’re not headlines. Headlines are written so they grab your attention. Which is why job titles need to follow suit. Take a look at…
More than just a job posting
In addition to running this blog I have a new full time gig as Director of Digital Recruiting for a cruise line company here in Connecticut. My position allows me to try a lot of job boards and influence the direction for all of our recruitment marketing. This week I tried posting on a bunch…
Help Employers with Branding (member only)
Ok so you’ve got a job board that lets employers… You must be a member in to view this content. Login or Join Up.
Job boards in the news
The headlines from the past few weeks have some interesting nuggets from the job board world. BAjobs.com has relaunched and was written about on ERE. View article. It’s part of a new company called The Hire Key. BAjobs.com serves the San Franciso bay area and has been around since the 90’s. Job boards are gettin’…