True to its word back in November 2017, DHI Group, the parent company to well-known tech job board Dice, has a new CEO, replacing outgoing CEO Michael Durney. Announced on April 10, Art Zeile now holds the title of chief executive officer….
Job Boards
Here’s Why Snagajob Rebranded Itself as Snag
“People aren’t looking to snag-a-job, anymore,” said Snag CEO Peter Harrison. “They’re looking to snag-a-shift.” Reminiscent of Snapchat shortening its name to Snap and telling the world it’s more than just disappearing messages, 18-year-old Snagajob is rebranding itself Snag, attributing the…
How Google Begins and Ends the War for Talent
The average member of the workforce is well aware that today’s job hunt looks very different than it did just a few years ago. Now, virtually all applications must be completed online, and there’s usually an opportunity to populate applications…
Oh, Canada! Indeed.com Acquires Workopolis
America’s neighbor to the north has a new job search overlord. Announced today, Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. will acquire the website and assets of Canadian job site Workopolis.com through its subsidiary, Indeed. Workopolis will become part of Indeed’s publisher network,…
Indeed’s New TV Commercial Gives Insight Into New Strategy Against Google for Jobs
Indeed has a new television ad. If you’re a basketball fan, you likely noticed it during the NCAA tournament this past weekend. If you’re not a fan, check it out here: The ad is called “Sunny,” featuring the Bobby Hebb…
Gen Xers, Baby Boomers May Be the Ones Who Save Monster, Internal Survey Says
Have you heard? Monster is making a comeback. In light of being acquired by Randstad in 2016, the once-mighty job board has been reborn with new leadership, a new mascot, and maybe even a new job search. It makes sense to…
RealMatch Launches Programmatic Ad Solution PandoIQ, ‘One Platform to Rule Them All’
New York City-based RealMatch, a “10-year-old startup” recently best known for bouncing CareerBuilder off its newspaper publisher partner perch, has a brand new solution for employers looking to take advantage of the programmatic advertising trend. The new solution is called…
Recroup Launches JobAdX, Aims to Be ‘Google AdSense for Jobs,’ Give Better Payouts Than ZipRecruiter
You know how job postings tend to deteriorate over time? When jobs first get published, there’s no lack of applicants. After a few days and weeks, traffic sometimes falls off a cliff. This is the problem a new solution from…
3 Ways Google for Jobs Will Strengthen Your Talent Brand in 2018 and Beyond
When Google for Jobs first launched in 2017, few people really knew what to expect. Was it positioning to compete with Indeed? Were employers going to be able to post listings directly? Fast forward six months, and the waters have cleared,…
Recruitology Inks Deal to Power Job Search on Over 1,700 Newspaper, Media Properties
The war to own real estate on the web rages on. On the heels of last year’s news that Recruitology was replacing CareerBuilder as McClatchy’s partner-of-choice for employment, the company announced a partnership with Local Media Consortium. “We’re honored to…
Monster Inks Deal With TextRecruit to Deliver Text Messaging, Live Chat
Since getting acquired by Randstad, things at Monster have been really quiet. While a big part of that probably has to do with the logistics of bringing two big companies together, it also has a lot to do with the…
Here’s Who Made My ‘Nice List’ in 2017
It’s that time of year again. In addition to the endless loop of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, unlimited supply of eggnog, and ongoing battle to keep cats out of the Christmas tree, it’s time to revisit the stories from 2017,…
ZipRecruiter Acquires White Label Job Board Solution JobBoard.io
JobBoard.io is one of those under-the-radar success stories in our space. An overnight success, five years in the making. No big venture capital. No industry famous co-founders. No big city address. Just a small business, providing a valuable service at…
As Google for Jobs Drinks Its Milkshake, Indeed Eyes LinkedIn’s InMail Model to Tap New Profits
Life is pretty good at Indeed right now. Case in point, its parent company recently announced that segment’s EBITDA for the company, in the last six-month period, enjoyed an increase of 96.6 percent, year-on-year.Unfortunately for it, however, past is not always prologue,…
The Soap Opera at Dice’s Parent Company Continues With Lawsuit, Job Board Sale
Amid a collapsing stock price and the search for a new CEO, DHI Group Inc. (DHX), the company that operates tech job board Dice and other niche job sites, continues to be in the news. This time, the drama centers…
The Pros and Cons of Telling Google Your Salary Ranges
Back in June, Google went live with its job search tool. People have been talking about it for months now, and the buzz isn’t dying down anytime soon. I’ve been sitting back waiting to see how things play out, including…
Google for Jobs Announces 4 New Features (No. 3 Really Sticks It to Indeed)
Keeping up with the avalanche of new features and solutions coming out of Microsoft/LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google aimed at aiding employers and job seekers alike is dizzying. (Checkout my archives for an idea of just how dizzying.) That said, if you…
Dice’s Parent Company Announces Search for New CEO, Stock Continues Slide
The U.S. added 261,000 jobs in October. Unemployment is 4.1 percent. History says the job board business should be booming. But history, it turns out, doesn’t always repeat itself. DHI Group, the company that owns tech board Dice and a…
Speed: The Hidden Driver of Candidate Quality
Data from 6,600 hires across 10 industries suggests that there’s an intriguing link between a job offer and the timing of a job seeker’s application. Specifically: the early bird gets the job. This research looking into hiring behavior found that:…
Forget LinkedIn, Here’s Who Facebook Is Really Aiming For
Facebook recently partnered with a slew of job sites and technologies with the goal of getting more job content onto the world’s most popular social network. In front of a roomful of industry veterans at the TAtech conference in Denver…