Posts by: David Searns By now, you’ve probably heard about Indeed’s upcoming policy change. Effective January 7, 2019, if you want your jobs to be on Indeed, you must be sponsoring your jobs on Indeed. So now what? Don’t panic; we’re here to help. We’ve created an eBook for surviving “Indeedmageddon” – and thriving in the coming “new normal.”… Continue reading
“Indeedmageddon” is coming on January 7. Are you prepared? Indeed is doing away with free job postings for staffing and recruiting firms, which means that if you want your jobs to be on Indeed, you must be sponsoring your jobs on Indeed. What should you do? Don’t worry; we’re here to help! We’ve created an… Continue reading
Are you prepared for “Indeedmageddon”? With free Indeed job postings going away for staffing and recruiting firms, you may wonder how you’ll attract, engage and convert qualified job seekers. We’re here to help! We’ve created an eBook for surviving “Indeedmageddon” – and thriving in the coming “new normal.” Today, I’m continuing my 7-post series based… Continue reading
How will your staffing firm survive “Indeedmageddon”? Staffing professionals are calling Indeed’s policy change “unfair,” “discriminatory” and even “illegal.” But honestly, we should be thanking Indeed for providing staffing and recruiting firms with free job postings for the past 15 years. With free job posts going away effective January 7, 2019, you may feel a… Continue reading
“Indeedmageddon” is coming: Effective January 7, 2019, if you want your jobs to be on Indeed, you must be sponsoring your jobs on Indeed. So now what? This policy change may seem scary, but it also offers new opportunities for you to evolve your recruitment marketing strategy. And we’re here to help. We’ve created an… Continue reading
By now, you’ve probably heard about Indeed’s upcoming policy change. Effective January 7, 2019, if you want your jobs to be on Indeed, you must be sponsoring your jobs on Indeed. So now what? Don’t panic! While this policy change may seem scary, it also offers new opportunities for you to evolve your recruitment marketing… Continue reading
Indeed recently announced a major policy change impacting staffing and recruiting firms: “…as of January 7, 2019, jobs sent to Indeed sites in the US and Canada from recruitment-based companies will no longer be eligible for inclusion in organic search results. They will, however, continue to be eligible for promotion as sponsored jobs.” Translation? Effective… Continue reading
In the staffing and recruiting industries, there are lots of really awesome people. One of those people is Mark Demaree, President of Top Echelon. If you’re not familiar with Mark or his company, Top Echelon has provided software and services to executive recruiters for more than 30 years. From their Big Biller ATS to their… Continue reading
Increase Job Applications by Up to 90% What percentage of visitors to your website are job seekers? Of those, what percent complete a job application and get placed by your staffing company? In a tight labor market, you can’t afford to lose talent—and you have to be proactive about placing every qualified candidate as quickly… Continue reading
I just got slammed on Glassdoor…and I’m happy about it. Okay, happy isn’t the right adjective. But let me explain… A couple of weeks ago, Glassdoor informed me that Haley Marketing had a new review. And this one was a doozy. One star. Accusing me and my business partner (who also happens to be my… Continue reading
7 Rapid Fire Marketing Ideas At the 2018 Staffing Industry Executive Forum, Jon Osborne asked me to be part of a panel discussion where to present 28 tactical ideas a staffing company could implement to improve sales, recruiting or operations. Since this was a one-hour break-out session, each of us had just 90-seconds per idea…. Continue reading
3 Strategies to Fill Job Orders Faster How are you filling all your open job orders right now? Posting more job ads? Increasing your spend on Indeed and other pay-per-click sites? Desperately posting jobs on social media? With unemployment at record low levels, these all too common tactics are likely to produce few, if any,… Continue reading
A Lesson from Bullhorn Engage Last week, I had the privilege of attending Bullhorn Engage. What was once a user’s group meeting has evolved into one of the premier events in the staffing industry. Sure, it’s a place to learn about Bullhorn’s new technology, but it’s also become a forum to get inspired by world-class… Continue reading
My website and social media accounts are up-to-date with the most current trends – is there anything else I should update? Of course there is! As a quick review, in my first post in this series, I explained some of the 2018 Marketing Trends for Websites, while my second and third posts in this series… Continue reading
How can you make sure your company’s social media platforms are using up-to-date marketing trends? In my previous post in this series, I explained some of the 2018 Marketing Trends for Facebook and Twitter. Today, I want to focus on LinkedIn, Instagram and Snapchat – with a specific focus on audio and video formats. Take… Continue reading
Is your company using social media to its full potential? In my first post in this series, I explained some of the 2018 Marketing Trends for Staffing Websites. Today, I want to focus on social media trends – specifically for Facebook and Twitter. Take a look at some of the Smart Marketing Trends for Facebook… Continue reading
