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Category: Ideas
Ideas for new job boards.
Got an old domain? put a job board on it
Back in 2007 I launched a bunch of regional web directories such as Long Island Web Search with the idea of selling backlinks to local businesses. I launched several sites and pulled in some sales but the idea never really took off and all the Google SEO changes pretty much killed off the traffic. I…
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,…
Help Employers with Branding (member only)
Ok so you’ve got a job board that lets employers post jobs. But what else are you doing to help them recruit better? I believe Branding is the next opportunity to help them. Why? Most companies dont know how to market themselves to candidates. Their job advertising sucks. They fail to attract the right candidates…
Is your job board adding connections? (member only)
I was posting a job on Insternships.com the other day and noticed a feature that is becoming more prevalent on job boards—-the ability to to see who you are connected to. This is a feature that is growing in popularity so if you run a job board software company you’ll be better off by getting…
Hiring badges are a good idea
I use ZipRecruiter for my day job as a recruiter and they just added a feature that I thought was really cool. BADGES! As you may know I’ve been on a big kick lately about becoming more visual and these ‘We’re hiring‘ badges that are embeddable are a great idea. Not only does it give…
Job boards in the news
Its September so the job board news is coming fast and furious. Here’s a quick roundup. * Jobs2Careers Ranked #131 in Inc. 500 List of Fastest-Growing Privately-Held Companies. Congrats to Bruce Ge for building a good aggregator in the face of Indeed and SimplyHired. READ ABOUT IT HERE * NJmarketingjobs is a new hyper-niche job…
3 next generation job boards (member only)
If you want to know where the job board market is headed look no further than these 3 sites. To me they are where things are going. Meaning a more VISUAL job experience including behind the scenes looks at companies. These 3 sites are leading with pictures not job listings. The job listings are just…
Thoughts on aggregating jobs (member only)
Lately a lot of talk in the job board industry has been around aggregation. Linkedin will be going it. So will Monster. Aggregating jobs is becoming commonplace. So what is a niche job board supposed to do? I think job boards need to start adding their own aggregation. Its a feature employers are beginning to…