The blog post you are referencing sidesteps the most important issue concerning job boards…how many people actually secure their jobs from the job boards? All the research I have reviewed suggests that the landing rate is pretty poor and that networking is a more effective method of search.

I think it’s ok for people to use the job boards, as long as they use them intelligently and recognize that statistically, their chances of landing a job via this method is still pretty low. Most people spend way too much time on the job boards and convince themselves that they are actively looking when in fact they are utilizing one of the most passive and unproductive methods of search.