Glassdoor didn’t make much of a splash when it launched back in 2008. Job boards like Monster, CareerBuilder, and HotJobs owned the headlines, while … Read more
Surprise! Glassdoor Sold for More than a Billion
Glassdoor’s plans for an IPO have long been one of talent-acquisition’s worst-kept secrets; 2018 was perhaps finally going to be the year, and … Read more
New Commercials From Monster Push Mobile Apps
Monster has a handful of new TV commercials running nationally. In a world where ads from ZipRecruiter and Indeed are inescapable, it’s a welcome … Read more
Monster Touts ‘Humanizing’ Job Search With Latest Updates
At its core, the Internet isn’t particularly human. That help-wanted sign in the window of your local convenient store is even less so. Putting … Read more
New Ownership at CareerBuilder Means Cost-Cutting, Layoffs, and Departing Executives
It’s not 1999 anymore. There was a time when anything with a dot-com at the end of it was akin to a rocket ship blasting to a moon made of money. Job … Read more
Google for Jobs Expands to Canada, India
If you’re a job board outside the U.S., consider yourself warned. Google is coming. It was a just a matter of time, but Google is finally rolling out … Read more
CareerBuilder Sells Labor Market Analytics Firm Emsi to Strada
Sell! Sell! Sell! Keeping in tune with the private-equity playbook, it was just a matter of time before Apollo Global, CareerBuilder’s majority … Read more
Details of Indeed’s Acquisition of Canada’s Workopolis Are Coming to Light
When Indeed announced it had purchased Workopolis, a well-known job board in Canada on April 4, the reasoning behind such a move was a mystery. By most … Read more
Dice’s Parent Company, DHI Group, Has a New CEO
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 … Read more
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.” … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more