Employee referrals waned again in 2013 as a source of hire, as talent acquisition leaders increasingly leaned on other recruiting methods to fill their external hires.
The just released CareerXroads source of hire survey — its 13th — found

During my work life, first in the software industry, next in the publishing industry, and finally in online recruiting, I’ve noticed some ongoing behavioral characteristics that seem to cut across many types of business. For example, there are al...

This morning I will lose my right thumb joint. It’s been a good joint and has served me well for five decades, but for the past three years it has deteriorated. How much? Let’s just say that it is extremely hard for me to write with a pen, ...

Note: The Doctor is on vacation! This is a post from the past – enjoy.
In my recent survey of readers, several asked for more information about what I actually do (other than write these blog posts, I suppose). I do cover a bit of this on the ...

There is just nothing like late June in Orlando (unless perhaps you prefer mid-July): 95% humidity, temperatures hovering in the low 90s, and drenching thunderstorms with sheet lightning. Oh, and don’t forget the tourists!
So I was initially not ...

Monster’s new approach to recruiting goes commercial today with the launch of two new services and a self-service CRM incorporating the search power of its 6Sense technology with a messaging and advertising capability.
The various pieces have bee...

The arms race among job boards and job aggregators continues today, as Indeed buys MoBolt to try and make it easier for employers to accept job applications from smart phones. (more…)

The most common mistake I see job board startups make is completely understandable. They spend all of their time and effort thinking about the employer. Why? Because that’s (usually) where the money is.
They’re wrong.
If you don’t hav...

It’s summertime, but you’d never guess it by the activity in our industry! Apparently no one is spending any time asleep in the backyard hammock. So let’s see what’s happening:

 Gild raises some more money: The tech employmen...

Getting back to people quickly is a key aspect of a running a high quality hiring process.
As your team grows, it gets harder and harder to keep up with time-sensitive tasks, and some candidates start to fall through the cracks. The JobScore Velocity R...

The oil and natural gas industry has a new, visual, simple, site for people to “find their calling.” (more…)

Note: The Job Board Doctor is out for a few days. This post originally appeared in 2013
Job boards have become prisoners of their moniker. After all, a ‘job board’ is just an online bulletin board for ‘posting’ your electronic ...

I am remarkably unphotogenic. When at Dice, I once sat down with a professional photographer for the obligatory ‘head shot’. It took 39 shots before the poor fellow managed to get one without my eyes closed or mouth open. I’m bettin...

I am seeing a revolution happening in recruitment. (more…)

With the announcement this morning that it would begin to aggregate jobs from U.S. employers, LinkedIn took a big step to building its Economic Graph, and realizing its plan to provide all the world’s open jobs to all the world’s workers.
B...

A couple weeks back, a short article ran in ERE about Indeed: the world’s largest job search engine is investing in a multi-million dollar advertising campaign to raise awareness of its brand and services. Now, why does that sound familiar? Oh, r...

Once, in a world far, far away (i.e., the 1990s), Monster beat its chest and claimed to be the biggest and best source for online jobs in the world, bar none. Then, last week, Monster – diminished, no longer for sale, and facing significant decli...

“Network Your Way to a New Job With Social Recruiting.”
That tagline may sound like it’s straight out of the last decade, but it’s from a newly launching job site out of Malaysia.
Actually, JobTact.com may be a little rough arou...

Careers publisher Monster Worldwide this morning outlined a sweeping new strategy that vastly expands its job offerings and the universe of candidates  — by aggregating them from social sites and the Internet generally — and introduces new...

I’m preparing for a talk at the JobG8 Job Board Summit (June 26-27, Orlando), and it has me thinking a lot about job board evolution. I will be taking a tour of unusual and interesting sites that are moving the job board model forward. As you can...