Landing a new job can be a challenging and time-consuming process. Long gone are the days of thumbing through the “Positions Vacant” section of the newspaper. These days job search sites can help make the job search journey a lot easier, reducing your search time and giving you access to thousands of employers, both locally and nationally.
You can easily refine your search for that perfect role by specifying industry, location, salary range and employment type (whether full- or part-time, permanent, contractual or temporary). You can also set alerts to receive regular email updates of new roles matching your search criteria as they are posted on the search engine. This is a significant time-saver, allowing you to focus your time on crafting that perfect application letter, or refining your CV.
Employment search engines allow you to track your progress — from applications, to interview, to final offer. This convenient feature allows you to manage all your active applications in one place, and keep notes of conversations, offers and counter-offers.
Savvy recruitment companies and employers are making the most of internet technologies, listing roles as they become available, on a variety of employment and social media platforms. Such listings ensure that the widest possible audience of potential candidates will see their roles, possibly enticing someone to make the move into a new and exciting role. Recruiters, in particular, know that it’s a competitive market, both for candidates seeking quality roles, and employers seeking top-notch talent. Any advantage they can gain over their competition in getting attractive roles in front of prospective candidates has to be beneficial.