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Online job sites are certainly growing
faster than traditional print media
and we will see even further growth
in near future. Rapid penetration
of internet is contributing to a growth
spurt in online jobsites and why not:
the world is shifting to the online
mode of communication and so is job
search. Millions of candidates throng
popular jobsites every day to view
thousands of new jobs posted by employers
– big or small. The boom in
the job market has given rise to the
boom in the jobs search market as
well. Jobsites are offering a platform
where recruiters and job-seekers can
collaborate in a simple way.
This article identifies the reasons
why jobsites are gaining tremendous
popularity.
Convenience for all
Freshers, graduates, experienced
people can all search for jobs anywhere
in the world from anywhere in the
world. All they need is a net connection.
The jobsites offer advanced search
capabilities that make searching
jobs even easier. There are general
sites that offer job postings in
all domains, while there are niche
job boards where only a certain
category of jobs are posted –
for instance BPOjobsite.com for
BPO and related jobs; ITpeople.com
for IT-related jobs, and so on.
Recruiters also find it easier to
login and simply post requirements;
which are made live as soon as they
are posted.
Lower cost for candidates
as well as the advertiser
Newspaper advertising is beyond
the scope of small businesses. Also,
the ad is displayed for a day and
then it goes into the dust-bin.
On a jobsite a recruiter can keep
the ad till the job openings are
filled at a fraction of the cost.
Some websites even offer free postings.
As for the candidate, it’s
all free. Candidates can click their
way to more information, visit the
corporate website and apply with
their pre-made resume.
Faster time-to-recruit
Online job posting and job search
has made the recruitment time hundred
times faster. Employer can post
a job opening whenever required;
candidates can apply anytime and
the recruiter can schedule an interview
immediately. Recruiters can search
for appropriate candidates from
thousands of resumes posted on the
site and contact the selected few
directly through email or phone.
This was never possible with newspapers.
Tech-savvy candidates
The fact is that more and more people
are coming online – the growth
has been significant across the
globe. Most people trust the web
to search for every single thing,
before making any decision. They
would type the keyword in their
favorite search engine and read
all the details and reviews before
they proceed. Such people will surely
log on whenever they are looking
for a new job (or not.)
A range of add-on features
Technology has enabled the use of
new features on jobsites. These
include things like multiple resumes,
one click job application, video
resumes, blogs and forums, advanced
search options, job filters, and
much more. These features make the
experience more wholesome for the
recruiters as well as job-seekers.
Jobsites have opened the way for
two-way communication between the
candidate and the employer and there’s
no stopping.
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Skyrocketing
growth of jobsites and niche job boards