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Niche Job Boards: Turning Bad Habits into New Year’s Resolutions and Hires

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Many of us make all kinds of professional resolutions on Jan. 1, but by the end of the month, they mainly fall to the wayside. How can we make our resolutions stick?  One way is by creating new (better) habits.  And fortunately, there are some common Niche Job Board advertising, posting and sourcing bad habits […]

Employers Niche Job Board Wish List

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

The Twelve Days of Christmas is a famous Christmas carol known for listing 12 curious gifts. I created the following ‘Online Recruiting’ parody for Employers, Recruiters and Hiring Managers regarding recruiting and hiring gifts that could make the 2008 Hiring Outlook bright:
On the 1st day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a Hire […]

Niche Job Board Trends 2008: What’s The Appeal for Employers-Part 2 of 2

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Employers, recruiters and Human Resources professionals have many options today when it comes to their online recruiting strategies, including their own websites.  They also use one-stop shop general job boards to cast wide nets online.  So why will professionals with staffing needs, big and small, continue to advertise their job openings on Niche Job Boards […]

Niche Job Board Trends 2008: What’s The Appeal for Job Seekers-Part 1 of 2

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

Why do job seekers continue to post their resumes for free on Niche Job Boards when there are huge general job boards out there with all-purpose appeal?  Well, there are 3 things Niche Job Boards do for job seekers that general job boards don’t:
 
1.       Niche Job Boards at least attempt to assist job seekers in their […]

8 Reasons Niche Job Boards Do Not Work And How To Fix It

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

I’m tired of hiding it. I’m going to let you all in on a little company dilemma.  We are facing the weirdest situation as a startup niche job board: we are receiving positive feedback about the idea for NoStateIncomeTaxJobs.com and we are generating steady, increasing traffic.
Yeah!
However, at the same time, I am hearing […]

8 Business Lessons For Success From My 8-Year Old Instructor

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Our 8 year old son loves to bowl.  So my husband and I make every effort to take him to the bowling alley once a week.  If you have read our story, you know I shamelessly bragged about his high score so far: 165 this past summer.  On Saturday morning, I watched him bowl. I […]

Go Ahead…Make a Mountain Out of a Mole Hill Today

Monday, September 17th, 2007

As a start-up, things will obviously take time to ramp up.  So when activity, any activity, occurs, it’s cause for a celebration around here.  Someone is interested in reading my blog this week? Yeah!  A new job seeker registered today? Yes! Our Alexa ranking actually moved from 7 million + to 960,000 in 21 days […]

Job Growth Is Stunted: Is It Time To Bake The Cookies?

Monday, September 10th, 2007

For the first time in 4 years, employers actually cut jobs.   What a time to be a start-up job board, job seeker, recruiter or employer, huh?
Just last Thursday, I had a consulting meeting with a client regarding online recruiting ad trends.  When I pointed out their own weekly job ads numbers declined on major […]

Issues, Interventions and Excuses

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

Yesterday, I read the USA Today story First-Born Kids Become CEO  Material.  As the first born, I love the title.  I am a self-confessed serial start-up CEO.  When I see a need, I also see an opportunity—a business opportunity.  It can be fun –and annoying- to constantly have ideas popping in your head.   I even […]

It’s a Great Job But…

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Thank you to John Sumser and Donna Troisi for featuring our recent announcement about Job Seeker Search Trends and Employers Job Marketing Tips as a “Deep Release” in the August 24,  2007 edition of The Interbiznet Bugler.
The Bugler is a daily emai newsletter for the Recruiting Industry, published by IBN: interbiznet.com.   
Now…What do you think— 
I heard […]

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