The results are in from the 2013 Online Recruiting and Job Board Trends surveys. Here are some interesting tidbits:

• Most respondents are planning to increase spending on their company career site, mobile recruiting, and referral programs
• Referrals, niche job boards, and LinkedIn are most frequently cited as producing high quality candidates
• Only half of the respondents track the cost per application
• Over…

It seems that Monster is continuing its long, slow fade as the ‘big dog’ in the job board world (funny how long-term lack of leadership can do that to you). But there are plenty of services vying for the leadership role:Indeed, CareerBuilder, and LinkedIn come…

Have you tried applying for a job lately? If the employer is of any size, you will probably be directed into an applicant tracking system (ATS), where you will fill out many pages of questions. It can be a time-consuming process – and this is prior to actually applying for the specific job.

It is complex, and it is a pain.

What happened to the wonderful old days when you submitted your resume and cover letter, and called it…