Job board news and notes form the industry.
In the immortal words of Slim Shady: Guess who’s back….back again? Facebook Jobs! Yep its true the company announced on their site on Monday October 13th. Their aim is somewhat of a niche play saying they want to find ‘new ways for young adults to find local entry-level job opportunities on Facebook.’ They shut down…
The most popular remote job board, RemoteOK.com, is adding a premium option for seekers. The value proposition? Free users receive a sample of jobs, while paid users gain access to all jobs and have a higher chance of scoring a remote job. But in a world with a ton of remote job boards, will this…
In my latest interview, Asher King-Abramson, founder of Warmer Jobs, shared insights into his innovative job search platform. Warmer Jobs aims to revolutionize the way job seekers find opportunities by leveraging their LinkedIn networks and providing a more targeted approach to job hunting. Asher’s background is a unique blend of software engineering, marketing, and recruiting…
BOLD Holdings, a prominent player in the career services sector, has strategically expanded its footprint through a series of targeted acquisitions, culminating in the recent high-profile purchase of CareerBuilder and Monster’s job board assets. This move underscores BOLD’s long-term vision to consolidate market share, harness legacy brand recognition, and integrate these platforms into its existing,…
Platform Provider Acquired Job Boardly, an online platform for creating and managing job boards, has been acquired by a new owner named Nelson. The founders, Kyle and Jason, stated that due to their growing commitments and limited time, they could no longer dedicate the necessary focus to the platform. They decided to sell Job Boardly…
The news has broke that JobGet will acquire the recently combined CareerBuilder + Monster assets. CareerBuilder + Monster has initiated a voluntary Chapter 11 process in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to facilitate the sale of its assets. JobGet Inc. will acquire the job board business, Valnet Inc. will purchase Monster…
CareerBuilder + Monster set to be sold, employees losing jobs. The online employment search sites are reportedly planning to close its U.S. headquarters office in the Loop and lay off staff members later this year. Employees will be let go as of Aug 4th. Rumors are a company has purchased the two sites which merged…
A quick roundup of job boards in the news… JobGet, the leading hiring platform for hourly workers, today announced the acquisition of Seasoned, further solidifying its leadership in hourly workforce hiring. Hiring is no longer just about volume—it’s about securing top-quality candidates who not only apply but also have strong retention post the hiring process. As…
A new startup has put out a request for investors and I thought I’d share it here. There is a new rush to build out AI powered resume tools/job marketplaces and it will be fun to see who emerges in this next generation job board war. -CR Jobsolv, an AI-powered hiring platform that streamlines recruitment…
Ziprecruiter once had a big hold on the affiliate job backfill market but no more. 10 or so years ago they had Zip Alerts for email backfill and then they acquired job board software platform Jobboard.io which was supposed to help drive more backfill traffic … but they never seemed to make that model work…