Back in 2008 when the economy tanked I lost about 40% of my local job board business (AllCountyJobs). 2007 had been my best year ever where I earned around $200k, but that quickly dwindled once ’08 came around. Hiring came to a crawl. And that’s when I really learned of the cyclical nature of running…
Tag: economy
Don’t Abandon Your Job Board (member only)
Some job board owners seem to let their site wither and die on the vine. But this post is about turning that around. I get it, sometimes you just cant keep up with the latest marketing trends or your main job gets in the way or life becomes just too busy to run it. But…
2012 hiring predictions (free)
Just did some research for y’all about the 2012 hiring outlook. Overall it looks slightly stronger than last year. My boards were up around 20% from 2010 and I expect about the same as we enter this year. A recent survey of economists by the Associated Press says to expect an avg of 175,000 new…