Most marketers, and many recruiters for that matter, know the name Seth Godin. The guy is a pied piper of permission marketing, preaching opt-in marketing and denouncing spam since the ’90s. He’s right up there with iconic marketers like Gary Vaynerchuk,…
Recruiting
Where Have All the Great Recruiters Gone?
Today’s tough labor market is putting recruiters to the test. While some of them are certainly rising to the occasion, a far greater number aren’t faring as well. Case in point: there are currently 7.1 million job openings, according to…
Here Are My Top 3 Jive Turkeys for Thanksgiving 2018
In addition to mass quantities of turkey, pecan pie, and cold beverages being consumed on Thanksgiving this week in America, it’s the perfect time of the year to dishonor the year’s biggest jive turkeys. In no particular order, here we…
Suffering a Shortage of Applicants? A Checklist Covering the Top 10 Reasons Why
When a corporate recruiting function conducts an audit, I find that the resulting data usually reveals that the recruiting problems that dramatically restrict applications routinely occur during the same steps of the “recruiting funnel.” So, if you work at a…
Fixing the Talent Shortage: Drop the College Degree Requirement
After serving their country and gaining valuable experience in the process, many of our nation’s veterans still struggle to find jobs when they return home. Veterans without college degrees are often overlooked for high skill jobs. Companies should consider veterans’…
ZipRecruiter Adds 3 Heavy Hitters to Board of Directors
In an arms race that features the likes of deep-pocketed Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, Indeed, and others, ZipRecruiter isn’t throwing in the towel. It’s sponsoring the most popular podcast in the world, getting serious about mobile, and raising a truckload of cash,…
Investigation Uncovers Job Board, Resume Help Service That Are Complete Scams
AIM Group, a publisher that covers all things classifieds, has released the findings of a four-month investigation into two employment websites it deems fraudulent and deceptive. The first, StartJobs.net, promotes itself as a “the largest job aggregator on the web.”…
Monster Revenue Woes Continue in Latest Earnings Report
The ticker-tape parade celebrating Monster’s comeback will have to wait. According to parent company Randstad Holding’s latest financial results, the job board‘s revenue continued to drop in Q3, down 15 percent versus 16 percent in the second quarter. So, the…
Employee Referral Platform Teamable Raises $5 Million, Acquires Simppler
San Francisco-based Teamable, which uses social networks to facilitate employee referrals, has raised $5 million in additional funds and acquired Simppler, a competitor in the referral space. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Teamable raised the funds from new investor…
ZipRecruiter Launches Job Seeker Profiles to Capitalize on Mobile Growth, AI
In case you missed the memo, mobile is a big deal. Like, really big deal. This is especially true in the employment space where job boards and ATS’s regularly quote visitation and activity well above 50 percent coming in via…
Indeed Is Crushing It in Markets Outside North America
While vertical job search engine Indeed may have its hands full in North America, mostly compliments of Google for Jobs, life in parts outside the U.S. is pretty rosy, however. The company, owned by Japanese-based Recruit Holdings, is enjoying rapid…
End Your Seasonal Recruiting Problems — The Top 10 Proven Solutions
Why You Are Losing “The War For Seasonal Talent” Explained Managers who must recruit seasonal staff need to wake up and realize that the recruiting landscape has changed. Today’s managers must learn that recruiting is now much more difficult. In…
ZipRecruiter Raises $156 Million, Now Valued at $1.5 Billion
Santa Monica, California-based ZipRecruiter has raised $156 million in Series B funding this week, giving it a valuation of $1.5 billion. Wellington Management Company and IVP led the round, with participation by other existing investors. If you’re keeping score at home,…
What the European Job Board Market Looks Like in 2018
There is no single European job board market leader. There are 24! Below, I examine the use of leading job boards in Europe, including Monster, StepStone, Indeed, LinkedIn, and more. It’s based on the Global Talent Acquisition Monitor, a European…
The Two SEO Queries That Recruiters Should Care About
Over 30 percent of Google searches are related to job searches. But, the majority of these search results are completely dominated by Indeed, LinkedIn, Monster, and the many other job boards out there. That said, there are two queries that the majority…
New Report Shows How Terrible the Fortune 500 Does With Job Seekers and the Candidate Experience
Here’s a pretty stunning statistic that tells you all you need to know about the state of candidate experience today. It’s this: Only 2 percent of companies “are communicating the status of a candidate’s application throughout the entire duration of…
What Do Job Candidates Want Most? Glassdoor Has the Answer and It’s Pretty Simple
What do candidates want most? It’s actually pretty simple, as Glassdoor’s latest survey of job seekers found. Yet, simple or not, it’s remarkable how so many organizations can’t seem to get it right. According to Glassdoor, it all comes down…
The Top 8 Reasons to Refocus on Employee Referrals During Low Unemployment
Employee referral programs should be producing 50 percent of all of your hires because they are the most powerful corporate recruiting tool by far. Over many years, data has revealed that scientifically designed corporate employee referral programs, compared to all…
How Not to Write a Job Posting
Seventh Circuit Holds That the ADEA Also Covers Job Applicants, Not Just Employees Employers should keep an eye on a case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit holding that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act covers…
Like With Dating and Shopping, Job Seekers Are Being Deluged With Choices
Consumers can get overwhelmed with choices, whether it’s on a dating app or a toothpaste aisle. And, so can job seekers, especially with more of those choices being pushed at them daily. Shannon Marie Gaydos, Boeing’s senior global talent strategist,…