When was the last time someone asked you, ‘Hey, aren’t job boards dead already?’ For me, it’s pretty much every couple of weeks. Really. The question isn’t asked in hostility (usually), but in more of a tone of bewilderment. Why?…
When was the last time someone asked you, ‘Hey, aren’t job boards dead already?’ For me, it’s pretty much every couple of weeks. Really. The question isn’t asked in hostility (usually), but in more of a tone of bewilderment. Why?…
As a mentor of mine often told me, ‘It’s not what they say, it’s what they do.’ She was trying to help me in my efforts to be a better salesperson – but her observation holds for the job board…
I always smile when I hear a news report about the ‘labor market’ – as if a thing so vast and complex could ever be described easily. If you’re in our industry, you know that ‘unemployment’ is not a condition…
As with most industries, the recruiting industry is partial to faddish names and acronyms. ATS, PPC, ‘talent pipeline’, RPO, ‘hiring marketplace’, PPA, and so on, and so on. As systems grow in complexity, so do the names describing them –…
As we move into Year 2 of the pandemic, some things have changed. There is not just one, but multiple vaccines that have been shown to greatly limit death or hospitalization due to the virus. Mask-wearing, while still not universal,…
If you’ve read me for any length of time, you know that I believe job seekers are the driving force for our industry. They are why employers are willing to talk to us and willing to pay us. Their success…
