Fasten your safety belts, this update is going to be a long one! The amount of acquisitions, funding, expansions, and so on is truly amazing this time around. Maybe it has something to do with spring? Anyway, let’s get started: Workrise tumbles: Austin unicorn Workrise laid off an unspecified number of employees as it exits…
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Stephen O’ Donnell, founder of the NORAs. The well-known U.K. awards program for recruiting companies has proved durable – and Stephen lets us in on its origin story. Jeff Dickey-Chasins of JobBoardDoctor and Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter also learn about the return of TAtech to live events, and what exactly…
As the omicron wave of the pandemic fades, people are going back to ‘normal life‘: eating out, going to concerts and other gatherings, and yes, returning to work ‘in person’. Many of us are vaccinated, boosted, or double-boosted. Masks are seen less, and markers of pandemic life such as social distancing and barriers are becoming…
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…
