💼 Niche Job Boards: No-Code, Reverse Job Boards, Remote Work

Welcome to the 1,151 new founders who joined last week. Let's talk about 💼 Niche Job Boards.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Hey there, Welcome to the 1,151 new founders who joined last week. Let's talk about 💼 Niche Job Boards What you’ll learn: - How will profiles replace resumes? - How to solve the cold-start problem? - How to pick a niche for your job board? - How to use no-code tools to build a job board? - How to find new types of jobs to build your job board around? ​[👉 Become a Trends Pro Member](=) to unlock the full report ​ This issue is brought to you by [Ariyh](… �€‹ ​ Most founders are decades behind the [latest marketing science](. They under-optimize, and leave money on the table. An ex-Googler was sick of it, so he created [Ariyh](: [Academic Research In Your Hands](. ​[Ariyh]( comes right to your inbox with [3-min practical marketing recommendations]( from the latest science. Here’s the kind of insights you’ll get with [Ariyh](: - Show people in ads touching your product - 7-days is the optimal free length trial - Display prices below your products Join 16,000+ evidence-based founders who are boosting their revenue with [proven insights]( from the top business schools in the world. [Subscribe for Free]( ​ ​ --------------------------------------------------------------- ​ Niche Job Boards ​ “People are not your most important asset. The right people are.” – Jim Collins ​ ​ 💎 Why It Matters It costs roughly $4,700 and takes 42 days to fill an open position. ​ 🔍 Problem Finding qualified candidates is hard. ​ 💡 Solution Niche job boards improve the hiring experience by making design concessions that would not make sense for general job boards. - ​[AnonFriendly](=) only lists pseudonymous jobs that accept anonymous applications - ​[TeachingJobs]() lets teachers filter by the age of the students they’d be teaching - ​[BarbellJobs](=) helps fitness coaches filter jobs that pay per class that they teach ​ 🏁 Players Niche Job Boards - ​[Barbell Jobs](=) • Job board for the CrossFit community. - ​[Frauvis]( • Job board and community for Black women in tech. - ​[4/day Week]() • Remote software jobs with 4-day workweeks. - ​[EatRight Careers]() • Jobs in nutrition. - ​[Cannabis Jobs]( • Jobs in the cannabis industry. - ​[AeroJobs]( • Aviation careers. - ​[Association of Zoos and Aquariums]( • Work in zoos and aquariums. ​ Job Board Tools - ​[Polymer](=) • Build no-code job boards with built-in candidate management. - ​[Niceboard]( • Start a job board for your school, business or community. - ​[JobBoardFire]() • Launch a job board that your community will love. - ​[JobBoardHQ]( • Pre-built job board websites with built-in job scraping abilities. ​ 🔮 Predictions - Job boards will be built for members of marginalized communities. We want to work where we know we will be welcomed and supported. - Profiles will replace resumes. Profiles offer a more holistic understanding of who candidates are and save everyone time. - Job boards will filter jobs with transparent information. People prefer companies that are honest about salary ranges and company culture. ​ ☁️ Opportunities - Build a job board around a new job title. Solve the “Needle in a Haystack Problem” for emerging industries. - Use [no-code tools]() to launch your own job board. - Help candidates prepare for interviews. - Build a mission-driven job board to attract applicants looking for meaningful work. ​ 🏔️ Risks - Volume • Niche job boards get fewer applicants. You may miss out on qualified candidates who only use generalized sites. - Cold-Start • What comes first, the candidates or the job listings? Niche job boards will fail if they can’t get an initial supply of either to kickstart the flywheel. ​ 🔑 Key Lessons - Niche products and services succeed by embracing the fact that they can’t make everyone happy. They build better products for some people. - Make design concessions to improve the hiring experience for some candidates and companies. Generic job boards don’t have that luxury. ​ 🔥 Hot Takes - Niche job boards will list talent instead of jobs. Companies will search databases of qualified candidates instead of fielding endless applications. - Job boards for remote work will fade away. Remote work is common enough that it's better as a filter on a generalized site than a site dedicated to remote work. ​ 😠Haters “There are too many job sites now. Wouldn’t some of these be better as filters on a generalized site?” ​Jobs in Trucks lists driver schools to aid novice truckers. Few users of a generalized site would have any use for that. Some niche job boards would be better as filters. But not all. ​ “Recruiters find better quality candidates than job boards.” ​Niche job boards do not need to replace recruiters. They are often used by recruiters to find qualified candidates faster. ​ ​“What if my job board is too niche?” ​Practice balance in everything. Job boards should be led by demand instead of your desire to build one. What meaningful design concessions can you make to justify the existence of your niche job board? Why is it better than alternatives? If you can’t answer these questions, perhaps you shouldn’t build a niche job board. ​ ​“Niche job boards have limited upside. The potential is capped.” What’s your north star? Are you trying to build the biggest business or the best business? Micro-monopolies tend to have higher margins and wider moats than non-niche businesses. ​ 🔗 Links - ​[Who’s building a niche job board?]() • The tweet behind this report. - ​[How to Create a Niche Job Board](=) • [Peter Askew’s](=) Twitter brain dump on starting a niche job board. - ​[Launched My Job Board 3 Weeks Ago...]() • The founder of Remotextra on his experience building a niche job board. ​ 📁 Related Reports - ​[Remote Work]( • Remote work is a common niche job board topic. - ​[Lead Magnets](=) • Use tools and resources to attract users to your job board. - ​[Curation as a Service](=) • Niche job boards are a form of curation. - ​[Education Platforms]() • Add value by teaching candidates skills. - ​[Million-Dollar, One-Person Businesses]( • Niche job boards are often one-person businesses. ​ 📈 Unlock the Full Report ​[Trends PRO #0106 — Niche Job Boards](=) has more insights. 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