{"id":162,"date":"2013-02-01T14:41:46","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T22:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=162"},"modified":"2014-04-22T20:34:05","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T03:34:05","slug":"alive-and-kicking-job-boards-are-not-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/innovations\/social-media-tips\/alive-and-kicking-job-boards-are-not-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Alive and Kicking: Job Boards are Not Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/innovations\/social-media-tips\/alive-and-kicking-job-boards-are-not-dead\/attachment\/design-screen\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-163\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/online_job_search_careers.jpg\" alt=\"Design screen\" width=\"421\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/online_job_search_careers.jpg 877w, https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/online_job_search_careers-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/online_job_search_careers-480x299.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/a>Self-proclaimed guru\u00a0Dan Schwabel\u00a0spouted vicious rumors regarding\u00a0the demise of job boards. \u00a0I hate to report that Mr. Schwabel was wrong\u2026, but he was wrong.\u00a0\u00a0 Job Boards are actively used today and each year, hundreds of entrepreneurs and techies launch their vision and version of a job sourcing site. \u00a0Valuable jobseeker advice was shared in Mr. Schwabel\u2019s death knell post, however he did\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0predict correctly the demise of job boards.<\/p>\n<p>There are hiring managers and recruiters who choose not to post or advertise jobs online. \u00a0If they are find qualified candidates and fill job openings through other means, more power to them. \u00a0But what are recruiters missing out on by not\u00a0 recognizing that online job sources are where jobseekers\u00a0 or underemployed workers go\u00a0<strong>first<\/strong>\u00a0when they need to find employment or are considering a job change.<\/p>\n<p>Too many recruiters and\/or hiring managers fail to write effective job postings and are quick to blame the job board industry.\u00a0 A previous blog,\u00a0A Job Description is not a Job Posting, shares a bit more about this poor sourcing practice. \u00a0The purpose of a job posting on a job board is to\u00a0<strong><em>advertise<\/em>\u00a0a job opening<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; not recruit the perfect candidate. \u00a0<strong>That<\/strong>\u00a0is a recruiter\u2019s job.\u00a0 That requires a human being with the ability to discern. \u00a0The problem does not lie with job boards, it is a problem with recruiters, hiring managers, or HR professionals who assume that an advertised job posting will produce the Mary Poppins of candidates, Practically Perfect in Every Way.<\/p>\n<p>My advice:\u00a0 those who post jobs to job boards or their own career page need to compose\/write\u00a0a quality job advertisement\/posting instead of simply copying and pasting a staid and already poorly-written job description into the job summary section of the posting process.\u00a0 This improved practice might possibly produce better candidates in the recruiter\u2019s inbox.<\/p>\n<p>FACTS To Share<br \/>\nHere is a very important\u00a0<strong>FACT:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.employmentwebsites.org\/views\/research_all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Job Boards still account for 20% of hires<\/a>, second only to Employee referrals. \u00a0It is shortsighted to discount such a classic and,\u00a0<em>yes,<\/em>\u00a0still-standing source of hire. \u00a0Perhaps success has been limited because those who post jobs simply expect that to be all the work they have to do.<\/p>\n<p>The difference between corporate or in-house recruiting and 3rd party or agency recruiting is monumental. Corporations are\u00a0<em>not<\/em>\u00a0going to quit posting to job boards or pull down their own career pages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FACT:<\/strong>\u00a0Aggressive hiring campaigns utilize job boards \u2013 they have to, it just makes sense. \u00a0And the social sharing of job postings is reaching more passive candidates than ever before.<br \/>\nNUMBERS DON\u2019T LIE<\/p>\n<p>One company which specializing in job posting distribution, Broadbean Technology boasts 35,000+ licensed users who are recruiters or hiring managers.\u00a0 These users have access to Broadbean\u2019s job board network of over 4,200 boards. \u00a0Using this cloud service, over 1.5 million job postings are distributed a month.\u00a0 These are quantifiable\u00a0<strong>FACTS.<\/strong>\u00a0 And Broadbean is not alone, they are just one of many companies that compete in this particular marketplace. \u00a0<strong><em>Innovative technology continues to improve the recruiting process.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Innovative and intelligent candidate sourcing softwares like the new class of job boards, as well as the increasing savvy of jobseekers have already impacted the job posting and job search process. 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