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,…
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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…
Monster paid how much to buy the Jobr app?
Back in June Monster.com bought a job search app called Jobr. At the time the purchase price was not released. I have recently learned that they paid $12.5 million dollars. The info comes from this press release put out by their largest shareholder. (I’ll be writing more about that later)… In any case, thats a…
ZipRecruiter CEO explains how their site is evolving
Check out this interview (via the Hiring on All Cylinders podcast) with ZipRecruiter‘s CEO Ian Siegel recorded at the recent HR Tech conference. In it he chats about how their job board is evolving and starting to focus more on quality matching. I think its a good example of how job boards can get better…
New research says most people start search on job boards
There is some new research out of the UK that indicates job boards as the main starting point for job seekers when beginning a job search. A clear message from the research is the online job site is still the number one preferred starting point for candidates, with 68% of respondents saying that they found…
Off to HR Tech
I leave for Chicago today to attend the annual HR technology conference. HR tech is always my favorite show of the year. There will be 400 different vendors in the expo hall (several job boards among them). It’s an “HRtechie’s” dream. Hopefully I’ll come back with a few new clients, lots of business cards and…
New Job Boards
Each month I find and add new job boards to a directory over on CareerCloud. Here’s a few of the newer sites I have found recently. OLD GEEK JOBS – tech jobs for those over 40. Love the focus since ageism is so prominent these days. Started by a 37 yr old techie who felt he…
Stats from the AngelList job board
Bloomberg has an interesting article on the startup investor community AngelList which also doubles as a free job board. They have some interesting statistics mentioned that caught my eye and would be useful to know as a reference point for other sites. The company said its job board reaches 3.1 million people and includes 370,000 companies. AngelList…
5 reasons why it’s good to own a niche job board today
The big job boards in our industry are not exactly the darlings of the recruitment industry these days. Recruiters are balking at their high prices and the many unqualified candidates that they generate. Fortune 1000 companies are reducing their spend on these boards in favor of other alternatives. By last count job boards drive 15-20%…
Competitive lead gen service now available
Are you looking for more leads for your job board? I may have the answer to your prayers. I can deliver a list of fresh, targeted email addresses that you can use to attract new employers to your site. Delived in a .csv or text file at a cost of .20-.25 cents per email. And…