The promise of big data for job boards and recruiters
Data is generated in abundance in today’s digital world. Around 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are generated every day. And 90% of the currently available data was generated just over the last two years. But this raw data is of…
Recruiters are looking for skills, not degrees: How job boards can help
Recruiters are now looking for skills in candidates and not just degrees. And that’s because of the increasing skills gap. According to a study, 64% of surveyed HR leaders there is a skills gap in their company, up from 52%…
Job posting software 101: understanding how the best job boards work
Imagine you walk into a restaurant. The restaurant has nice architecture, and the waiters are neatly dressed and courteous. You settle down at a nice table. The waiter comes and hands you the menu. You open it but are flabbergasted…
How job boards can respond to a bad economy
Ever so often, when things seem to go well and the business landscape seems to be stable, a bad economy rears its ugly head. Be it the Great Depression of the 1930s, the economic slowdown of 2008, or the current…
Upgrade your job wrapping process to compete with professional networking platforms
Competition among job boards has always been high. But now, there are other players who have joined the recruitment market, the most notable of them being social media platforms. Sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn are also competing in…