Most job boards are privately held – that’s just a fact. It’s the same in most industries, actually. But when folks knock on my door asking about the size of the job board market, they are usually looking at the publicly-held job board companies like Indeed (actually, they are part of Recruit) and ZipRecruiter. When…
Hard to believe that it’s been a month since the last update – lots has happened! There are new financials, acquisitions, funding, and (unfortunately) a war that’s affecting Europe and much of our industry. So, without further ado, let’s see what’s been going on: Industry news related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine: Job aggregator Jooble…
As always, it’s been an eventful several weeks in our industry, with StackOverflow shutting down their job board, some rebranding, and lots of funding activity. Throw in some interesting Q4 financials and a few acquisitions, and you have good times for all! Let’s dig into it: HelloWork sees 39% growth: HelloWork group reported 71 million…
Well, I missed it. Back in April 2021, StackOverflow announced that it was “moving away from job slots and direct hiring“. This was the oldest part of their various revenue streams, and also one of the most successful. Why would…
And we thought 2020 was weird! 2021 proved to be a return to form for many job boards – and then some. With employers clamoring for candidates, but candidates still thinking hard about whether they wanted to actually return to…
As we move closer to the traditional holiday season, you might expect to see some slowdown in industry activity – after all, some folks actually take a few days off here and there! Well, if there is a slowdown, I’m…
