How and Why: Free Job Boards, Career Content, Traffic Growth, and other Essentials of Job Boards

 JobSeekers  No Responses »
Nov 212008
 

As more and more companies offer “free” job boards, develop new tools for job seekers, and rely more heavily on internet marketing, how are they competing and why? For employers, a job board has no value without there being a large quantity of highly qualified job seekers willing to work in their industry and region. I’ve seen some of the slickest job boards out there, all the bells and whistles, promoting themselves as THE location [...]

2008 Job Boards vs. 2007 Realtor

 Business & Economy, Human Capital Management, Miscellany  1 Response »
Nov 192008
 

In 2003, a friend of mine had opened his own real estate office. He had worked for a national realtor for only two years, and was upset about the commission structure. Within 1 year, he had 26 agents working for him- more than any other office in the greater Portland area. The housing market was booming, as was the commercial market. In 2005, he invited me to get on board- get my license and start [...]

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