For a job board to be successful it needs to have trust. Employers must trust that it can deliver them candidates. Job seekers must trust that you have the right job listings. A good design can help build that trust. Professional looking logos and images tell prospective visitors that this is a site worth using….
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Job board news & notes for January (free)
Hello job boarders, here’s some tidbits from the online recruiting world that caught my eye. 1. Jobing bought another company. They acquired phoenix based Blogic which helps companies transform sites with wordpress functionality. Could Jobing be creating some kind of job board wordpress platform? hmmm. The founder of Blogic started a job board called OrangeSlyce…
Job board insider (free)
Some recent job boards in the news… * I discovered a new word press plug to create job board functionality. http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/wordpress/job-board-with-gravity-forms/ * ResumeBear has created a new simplified apply process using their resume profile service. http://resumebear.com/jobs/search The simple and easy applying process is what separates ResumeBear from other Job Boards. Pick the Job Post, choose…
Preview of Jobroller software (premium)
I recently swapped job board software for AudioJobs.com from Jobamatic to Jobroller {http://www.appthemes.com/themes/jobroller/} which is a wordpress job board software plugin. It was a farly painless process setting it up. Took probaly an hour or so. First you have to install wordpress in your root domain then install the Jobroller zip file via the wordpress…
Q. Should I create local job boards? (premium)
A reader asks: What are your thoughts about creating a bunch of local (city or county specific) JBs using jobamatic for the backfill and adsense revenue? A. Local is a very mature market. Each state has literally 5-10 different boards covering it (plus craigslist). You could try county based versions like mine but I havent…
Job board news (free)
Here’s a quick roundup of some job board news. New Site: Founded in 2011, HyperionPros is a niche job board specializing in bringing together Hyperion and SAP Professionals with prospective employers looking for highly skilled candidates. For more information, visit www.hyperionpros.com. (its using the Job Roller wordpress them but it could use a design makeover)…
The reverse job board (premium)
Ever hear of a reverse job board? We’re talking about a site where job seekers create profiles for themselves. Think “Job Wanted“. It may be a good way to create a site with original content rather than aggregating duplicate jobs. Plus there is a business model. A new site that caters to WordPress professionals has…
Job board insider (free)
Here are some interesting new items from the job board world that caught my attention. ACQUISITION ALERT: CareerBuilder Acquires JobsCentral in Singapore: CHICAGO, May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — CareerBuilder continues an aggressive expansion into markets around the globe with its latest acquisition of JobsCentral, a leading job board in Singapore that also has a fast-growing presence in Malaysia. ……