Job Listings    

Introduction - the following article summarises the functional and technical capabilities of online job search websites to deliver job listings, job resources, employment guides and training assistance…

Job Search Capability - many websites that provide job listings, provide a variety of ways to search for a job vacancies.  This provides the user with the ability to browse and search through millions of job positions in seconds. Nearly all job listings website provide the ability to contact the advertiser via some kind of secure message contact form. Some employers will advertiser directly, adding their telephone number and contact details to the advert. Others prefer to hide their contact details and use a recruitment agency to field enquiries.  This saves employers the time and hassle of sifting through large number of potentially inappropriate applications.  Most provide the ability to search via a combination of the following criteria:-

• Industry Vertical - accountancy, clerical, IT, science, construction etc;

• Geographical Location - countries, states and towns;

• Salary Ranges

• Basis of Remuneration - wages per hour, per day, annual salary or a fixed contract

• Hours of Work - full time or temporary position

• Closing Date for Applications

Browse Jobs in Directories - many online jobs websites are organised as a directory.  This means that the website contains a large number of 'static' web pages containing targeted results. For instance, 'accountancy jobs in London'.  By providing a number of static pages to the user and search engines, there is a greater possibility that users will enter the website, via a page other than the homepage. In other words, the website can attract a greater number of job seeking candidates, by organising its pages in a more search engine friendly manner.

Post Your CV - many job listing websites provide their members with the capability to upload and post a curriculum vitae to their website. Some even provide a form based wizard tool, for the user to build their own CV online, by filling in the gaps. An increasing number of employers are cutting out the recruitment middleman, and browsing job listings websites themselves, to find suitable candidates from their CV's.

Employers A to Z - when jobseekers know the type of employer, or even the name of employer they wish to contact, it is a simple exercise to browse through lists of well-organised local employers, structured alphabetically or by geography. The ability to organise employers alphabetically is a simple exercise, when a job listings website effectively capitalises on database technology.

Careers Advice - many of the larger job listings websites are run by experienced recruitment agencies with the expertise of recruitment professionals. This provides an ideal opportunity to offer articles on careers advice for users to browse through at their leisure. In particular, details of local career advice centres, employment seminars and trade conferences can be posted, providing up-to-date information and resources for jobseekers. Many job listing websites also provide useful and interesting articles on specific issues such as writing a CV, interview techniques and business training.

Saved Searches - some job listing websites have the ability to save a specific search that interests them. Most provide the ability to register and login. This provides the capability for a user to save a specific search result so they can review the latest job vacancies at a future date.

Jobs By Email (Message Alerts) - many job listings websites also provide the functionality of an e-mail alert to their registered members. The purpose of this function is to provide a customised message alert, defined by the member, to send the latest available jobs by e-mail. Most online job listings web sites provide the ability to customise the content of this e-mail, by their chosen industry or local area. The message is delivered by either e-mail or SMS text message to their mobile phone. When a job is posted which matches their alert criteria, the message is instantly sent, prompting them to browse the details of the vacancy online.  As a jobseeker, use an e-mail address that is not normally deluged with spam, as your antispam software may inadvertently delete a vital job alert.

Traditional Recruitment - the recruitment industry has capitalised on the Internet by offering some of the most advanced job websites, with a huge number of openings, backed up by a national chain of recruitment offices. The main advantage recruitment agencies have over online only job listing websites, is that local advisers can provide a 'human face' to help people locally in a local recruitment branch office. At the same time, a large number of smaller recruitment agencies that do not have national capabilities, (or the financial resources to create national or international job listing website), have suffered in recent years, from the explosion of online recruitment websites. The incestuous nature of the Internet means that jobs can be advertised on multiple competing sites, and from multiple recruitment agencies, based anywhere in the world.

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