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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 […]

Online Recruiting Trends: Do Not Post Your Job Openings On Niche Job Boards Until You Ask Yourself These 5 Questions

Monday, November 19th, 2007

1.      Do your job opportunities appeal to the target audience of the Niche Job Board?  If your job description was written and used for local newspapers, general job boards or your own job board….dump it.  Now take the time to modify it to make it appeal to the job seekers you want […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Job Interview Practice, Practice, Practice: Be A Hire

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

HireOrNoHire.com has re-launched as a free online Job Interview Practice Tool for job seekers and candidates-with a video twist.  As the “Our Story” explains, it was actually created as a way to help my daughter prepare for face-to-face job interviews— without nagging her—by using video.  The community was launched to help job seekers practice their […]