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Creating the web’s new
recruitment ‘hotspots’
The Internet has had a dramatic effect on many of our lives.
Finding work on the web has been possible since 1995 but was
limited to jobs in IT. Ten years on and online recruitment is
used and understood by many employers and jobseekers alike.
A recent study estimated that a sixth of job vacancies in
Britain are now filled from online recruitment sites, while
98% of graduates are said to look for a job online. For job
seekers, an e-recruitment site empowers them to look for
employment that is currently available, in the city or country
where they want to work, and at an acceptable salary, plus,
they can also apply within seconds.
No need to wait for the jobs pages in the local newspaper on
a Thursday; and to send off a letter and CV by mail to then
wait for a month before hearing that the post has been filled.
Applying and sending a CV online, can now all be done in
a few minutes. For employers, an Internet job site makes
recruitment much easier; if they have an applicant tracking
system as well they can find the right person to interview
quickly and efficiently.
Landing the job is, of course, still part of the process. “The
jobseeker must still dress to impress when invited for an
interview, but the Internet is great for brining people
together quickly, and we all appreciate the benefit of that,”
says David Hurst, Publisher of Online Recruitment Magazine
and Onrec.com.
The key to effective e-recruitment is specialisation, according
to Hurst – making sure that there are well-known, high quality