Starting a job board today? Keep in mind that there are several reason why it won’t succeed. I have seen these reasons time and time again over my 20 year job board career. My goal in this post is to give you more insight into what to watch out for as you go down the…
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A Job Board Critique
SeeMeHired is a new job board launched for Northern Ireland. I took a tour of the site in this 5 minute screencast with a bit of commentary.
Job Board News Bytes
Acquisition News SelectLeaders, the leading commercial real estate job board in the United States was acquired by BISNOW Media an all-cash transaction that closed recently. Founded in 2002, SelectLeaders Real Estate Job Network connects employers to the highest-quality talent, which results in longer-term hires for their businesses, and delivers employees the ideal next step in their…
Smart Job Board: the Interview
The Smart Job Board platform which has been around for over 10 years and powers more than 400 job boards online is one of my top choices when it comes a hosted job board solution. I did a 25 minute Zoom interview with their founder Rodion Telpizov and asked him what they are planning for…
EOY To Do’s for Job Board Owners
The end of year for job boards is always a great time to take stock of your current site and get ready for the year ahead. Traditionally the period between Christmas and New years is quite inactive for most employers so don’t expect too many sales. Instead, take the time to clean things up and…
Business Models for Job Boards
Jobiqo has published a new ebook detailing the 6 different business models of job boards. It’s a good primer on how job boards make money. In this video I discuss the ebook with their UK Managing Director, Richard Essex. Download the ebook here.
Q&A With RanchWork.com
There are lots of niche job boards online that serve a unique segment of the job market. RanchWork.com is one of those sites. Their site just underwent a WordPress redesign and I love their new look. Owner Peter Askew offered to answer some questions from me over email and today’s post is all about their…
Dice Touts Improvements to its Job Board
DHI Group, parent company of IT job board Dice.com, has announced 2019 improvements to its employer experience with Applications Management. This comes on the heels of major enhancements to both job posting and jobs management earlier this year, helping employers easily manage the tech hiring process from start to finish – all from a single…
Talent.com Aiming High in Job Search
Let’s face it, no one knew how to pronounce or spell the name ‘neuvoo‘. So when i saw the news last week that the job search company had acquired a top tier domain like Talent.com, I saw it as a much needed move if they ever want to take on the Indeed’s of the world….
Demo of JobMount
JobMount run by Aspen Tech Labs (one of my sponsors) did a demo with me over video. Check out my Q&A with their COO Andrew and get a look at the platform.