Guides

Build a job board the right way

Plain-English playbooks for launching a job board on WordPress, starting a profitable niche board, and deciding between self-hosted and SaaS.

How-to11 min read

How to create a job board website on WordPress

A complete, step-by-step guide: pick your approach, install the plugin, set up listings and dashboards, take applications, and monetize, all on your own site.

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For employers12 min read

How to hire employees

The whole process in order: decide the role, price it, write the advert, put it where people look, and get through the replies without losing a fortnight.

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Playbook15 min read

Niche job boards: 21 that work, and how to start your own

Twenty-one live boards and the line each one drew, then the playbook: pick a niche, win the first employers and candidates, and monetize on a board you own.

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For employers9 min read

How to write a job description

It has to convince a person to apply and carry the fields that make the role eligible for Google's job results. Most advice covers the first and ignores the second.

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For employers10 min read

AI resume screening, honestly

What it actually does, where it fails, and how to run it without handing a hiring decision to a model.

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For communities8 min read

A job board your members fill themselves

The openings already exist inside your group. A board where members post their own company's roles turns that into the reason people come back.

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How-to8 min read

How to post a job on WordPress

The fastest route for a single opening, and the setup that holds up once you're hiring more than once a quarter.

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For employers9 min read

Free job posting sites, and what free actually costs you

Five kinds of free, what each one wants in return, and the channel none of these lists mention because nobody sells it.

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Hiring pipeline9 min read

A hosted ATS, or a pipeline you run yourself

Application capture and stage-based screening on your own infrastructure versus a hosted ATS. An honest look at what each side gives up.

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