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What is backfill and why do job boards use it? This month's gathering of dozens of leaders of job boards globally -- our 8th since August 2024 -- discussed backfill, which is when Job Board A sends some of its job posting ads to Job Board B. Not all job boards send or receive postings this way, but almost all of the higher-traffic ones do. There are many reasons why a job board will distribute (syndicate) some or even all of its postings to other job boards, and many reasons why a job board will import those jobs. One is revenue: driving candidate traffic from your site to another can result in getting paid for that traffic, typically per click or application. Another is content: if you have only a posting or two of interest to a candidate, they'll be unlikely to respond to either and even less likely to come back. Should your job board engage in backfill? What are the pros and cons? What are some tips and tricks? A big thank you to Job Boards Connect for sponsoring!

Impact of AI on quantity and quality of job applications Spend any time talking with just about anyone involved in hiring and you'll hear concerns about greatly increased quantity of applications, greatly decreased quality, or even both. We believe that every student and recent grad deserves a great career and that it should be easy and inexpensive for employers to hire them. Our founder, Steven Rothberg, recently talked with Ben Groves, head of publisher partnerships, and Glen Handrahan, head of employer sales, to talk about why so many believe that problems with quantity or quality are due to AI, if that's true, and offer up some solutions. We talked about tools like LazyApply, The Stepstone Group, JobCopilot, JobQuest, ChatGPT, ZipRecruiter, Indeed, JobSync, ATS, and Mercor. Employers are clearly receiving more applications, but is quality actually poorer, or are candidates using tools to eliminate spelling and other clerical errors that used to cause employers to infer low quality?

Today's episode of the From Dorms to Desks Podcast is now available, and it addresses a question that we often hear: how do I get a job without experience when employers all say that they prefer candidates with experience?

Our founder, Steven Rothberg, interviews Michael Ang of JobElephant on today's High Volume Hiring Podcast about the differences between the recruitment marketing done by corporate employers who are hiring at scale versus similarly sized but government and higher education employers.

Our founder, Steven Rothberg, is joined on today's episode of the High Volume Hiring Podcast by his cohost, Jeanette Leeds, and their guest, Harry Wittenberg of Worxweb Solutions. Together, they talk about how staffing companies and direct employers can use technology to improve the hiring experience, both for the candidate and the employer. Harry provides some specific examples of tech that your team can put into place almost immediately that will save your recruiters and hiring managers time...time that they can then spend with the people you most want to hire.

Our founder, Steven Rothberg, was joined for today's episode of the Inside Job Boards and Recruitment Marketplaces Podcast by his cohost, Peter M. Zollman of AIM Group (Marketplaces / Classifieds), and their guest, Shauna Cole of hirediverse.ca to discuss how diversity job boards globally -- not just in the USA -- are adapting to a changing political climate. Just as diversity looks different in different areas of the world, so do the motivations for employers in terms of how they view diversity, why they choose to hire diverse candidates, and how they measure the results of their diversity-focused job board partners.

Our founder, Steven Rothberg, was the guest of Cristina Talle on her new, Code to Capital podcast. They talked about the accidental origins of what became College Recruiter, what Gen Z truly wants in today’s market, why it’s crucial for leaders to build teams around their unique strengths, and the surprising impacts of AI on recruitment. https://lnkd.in/gs-XVzgW

One of the most important skills in today’s increasingly globalized economy is the ability to communicate in another language. Often, employers don’t list that skill as a requirement or even preference and yet are far more likely to hire the candidate with that skill set if aware of it. Experts explain that these skills demonstrate initiative, cultural sensitivity, and a well-rounded personality, making candidates stand out. Even if a job doesn’t explicitly require a specific language, possessing such skills signals valuable attributes to employers. On this week’s episode of the From Dorms to Desks Podcast, our cohosts encourage candidates to highlight their language abilities on resumes and in interviews but to honestly assess their proficiency level. It’s not about being perfect. It’s about being willing to try, willing to learn, and willing to use all of your skills to make yourself as productive as possible for your next employer.

Our founder, Steven Rothberg, was recently interviewed by Mehwish Hassan of Fuzia | Fuzia Talent about College Recruiter's origins and how today it helps millions of students, recent graduates, and others early in their careers find great, new part-time, seasonal, apprenticeship, internship, and other entry-level jobs a year.