Here’s a quick roundup of job board news and notes that have crossed my desk. Indeed. I have heard that as of March 31st they will no longer be accepting sponsored jobs from job boards any longer. Sites that advertise with them now will be grandfathered in. No new job boards will be accepted. This…
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Job Listings Need More ‘Friend’ Not Social Sharing
It has been common practice throughout the job board and ATS worlds to make jobs easily shareable with social media buttons. The thinking is people will share them and help drive traffic. But it doesn’t work. Job listings are inherently not designed to be shared. Cute puppy videos yes, but not drab job text. Instead…
Job board revenues up 11% says SIA
With the job market tightening job boards are benefitting, according to a new report from Staffing Industry Analysts. Check out these quotes from the article. They remain an important — and evolving — tool for staffing firms. We estimate that job boards are growing at almost twice the rate of the global staffing industry. The…
Hiring for your job board? There’s a site for that
HR Tech Talent is my latest launch. After receiving many requests from job boards and HR tech companies about “if I knew anyone” to help them staff up, I thought a dedicated job site would be the best tool to send them too. The site is powered by Jobboard.io and features free listings as well…
Software Vendor Shutting Down
A longtime software provider has shut down. Searchease which was started 18 years ago is now defunct. I don’t believe they were powering many sites so its not big deal in the grand scheme of things. The do own a good domain name however so for current providers of job board software I’d recommend trying to acquire…
Setting Goals for Your New Job Board
If you have plans to start a full fledged niche job board, here’s the kind of goals you should shoot for; After one year, your goal should be to have at least 5,000-10,000 users coming to your site every month. That is the minimum number of users you need to ensure that employers who post jobs will…
Employers Want to Hire, Is Your Job Board Ready?
I’m currently working with a new client to get their job board optimized for posting jobs. As we enter a new year 40% of employers say they will be hiring full timers this year. Is your job board ready? Now is the time to go through your settings, update your pages, look at your sales…
One tip for getting more applies to your site’s jobs (member only)
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New Upsell: Add Audio to your Job Listings
I am launching a new service that other job boards can use to upsell their customers and make more money. Audio Jobcasts The idea is to provide a short interview with the person posting the job in order to get more information and give that job a “voice” The audio, which I host with Soundcloud,…
GreatHires.co Founder Talks About the Interview Experience
On my Rec Tech Podcast I talk to various job boards and HR tech vendors. Last week I chatted with Ray Tenenbaun the founder of GreatHires which is an innovative interview management tool designed to make the candidate experience better. Its a very practical tool so if you are building something for HR people or…