From the Editor…
DJAx Awards – And the Winners are!
The winners of the inaugural Digital Job Advertising Excellence Awards (DJAx Awards) were announced at the glamourous ceremony last week.
The awards celebrate innovation and excellence in the online job advertising industry. They recognise companies dedicated to innovation, creativity, and exceptional service.
Our prestigious finalists and winners set new benchmarks and elevate the standards of job advertising worldwide.
Exceptional Job Seeker Experience
Placed
Best Social Media Presence to Fill a Job Posting
Games Jobs Direct
Best Use of Technology – Job Board Supplier
TravelTime
Best Use of Technology – Job Boards
Placed
Best Social/Positive Impact Initiative
Vercida
Best Supplier to the Job Board Industry
Jobiqo
Best Customer Success Team – Job Boards
CV Library
Best Customer Success Team – Job Board Supplier
Madgex
Outstanding Impact in a Niche Market – Start Up Job Board
Male Childcare and Teaching Jobs
Outstanding Impact in a Niche Market – Established Job Board
Greenjobs.nl
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Indeed Announce Further Redundancies
Just a year ago, we shared Indeed’s announcement of 2,200 redundancies. Now, they have announced an additional 1,000 job cuts, representing about 8% of the company. This round of layoffs is said to be due to a “simplification of the organisation to make it easier and faster for us to make decisions.”
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Salary Transparency – Montreal has a New Free and “No Bullsh*t Job” Board
MTL Blog has launched a new, “no bullsh*t”, fully transparent job board for Montreal and Québec companies looking to hire talent in the Greater Montreal Area (remote or on-site).
The launch is notable as they address the current hot topic of salary transparency by requiring companies to disclose their salary ranges on their job offers, and will get flagged for showing ranges that are too large (example: $40K-$200K).
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Recommended Reading
The BBC looks at the growing problem of ‘ghost jobs’ on job boards and at how they are misleading applicants and complicating the already difficult task of finding employment in a tightening labor market.
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How Data Killed Spray and Pray Job Board Advertising
“No longer does the wholly ineffective ‘spray and pray’ method reign supreme as recruiters now have reliable data on where the candidates they want to target are searching and applying for jobs.”
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Revolutionising Recruitment: Inside Jobiqo’s White Label Solutions & AI Innovation
CEO, Martin Lenz, recently joined William Tincup and Ryan Leary on the latest WRKdefined podcast episode to discuss job boards’ business needs, monetisation, user engagement, application quality, and much more.
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How the Colorado Chamber of Commerce Uses Job Market Data to Fuel Business Growth
Keeping tabs on a business climate is hard when you don’t have real-time job market data. See how jobs data has helped drive a decade-long strategic plan and inform state lawmakers.
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Movers and Shakers
London-based startup Huzzle has raised €1.67 million in pre-seed funding to transform the early careers space. Founded in 2021, Huzzle is building a three-sided marketplace that connects students, societies, and employers. Starting as a CRM for student organisations, it has grown into a career companion used by more than 80,000 students, generating over 1,000 job applications and event registrations per day.
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Earlier this week, hireEZ announced new partnerships with job boards Monster, Resume-Library, and CV-Library and the release of a new platform feature, Sourcing Hub.
“Sourcing Hub uniquely leverages partnerships with job boards to provide hireEZ users with direct access to active talent profiles within its platform, creating a one-stop shop to source job candidates. With Sourcing Hub, recruiters can source from over one billion candidates on the open web, applicant tracking systems (ATS), and job boards all in one place”
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