Maximize Online Job Search Efficiency

1. Get a Better Job! How to get the best from the internet & recruitment firms Paul Taylor Head of IT&T Hudson Global Resources www.hudsonresourcing.com

2. The good news is … …we no longer have to walk the streets going from agency to agency www.hudsonresourcing.com

3. Which means …. the Internet has arrived! www.hudsonresourcing.com

4. First Steps – Use the job boards recruiters use About 90% of all job board vacancies come from recruitment agencies, look for the leading sites where agencies advertise. Don’t forget if you have niche skills there maybe a specialist site that works best for you.

5. What next? Most people use a job board like a video, it has many features to make searching for an opportunity easier but many candidates just use the play and record buttons. What features can help you get to the recruiters? • Don’t just search for jobs, set up search agents so that jobs find you • Post your CV onto the job boards database, many recruiters have access to these databases and set up their own search agents • No matter what you are doing on the internet, use lots of key words and industry jargon, never abbreviate i.e. BA/PM • Refresh your CV as your career progresses and be as descriptive as possible • Fill in all of the criteria • If possible don’t make your details confidential • Many agencies advertise using banners and logo links, if you want to find out about the agency click on these and they take you straight to them

6. Continued Success • Don’t forget to monitor the success of your on-line campaign, if it isn’t working tweak or change your searches or updated your CV. • Ask agencies why they came to you because you can then see what works Plan your search and get organised – Looking for work is a job in itself!

7. Recruitment on the Web - Statistics • Two thirds of internet users (aged 25-34) use the web for job seeking* • Over 1,000,000 CV’s are on top 5 UK sites • 600,000 people a month look online for a job** • More than 100,000 jobs posted on careers hubs in the UK • * NOP study (UK), June 03 ** NNR Pivot Report Oct 03

8. Average Cycle Time: Internet vs. Traditional Assessment / Closing Days Interviewing 1 week : closing Source: Kennedy Information Candidate ID 1 week : interviewing 1 week : candidate ID

9. Top 20 IT Job Searches • Project Manager • Java • Support • C • SAP • Web • IT • Security • Oracle • CAD • Network • Cisco • Unix • Vb • MCSE • IT Manager • Visual Basic • Technician • SQL • ASP

10. Why online recruitment works Easier for the job seeker… Works infinitely more quickly and more targeted on-line than off-line, with potential for a much broader scope of jobs geographically …and much more cost efficient for the employer! Guardian – £17,000 full page, run of press, one off Job board typically £4 (7 day life) Guardian – 400,000 per issue One major Joboard – typically 150,000 specific job searches per day

11. How Job boards make money • Sales of job postings on site to recruitment consultancies and direct employers alike • Charge employers to search their CV databases – in some cases these can have over 250,000+ candidates • Selling advertising space i.e. Banners / company profiles • Actually power an agencies career site and applicant tracking systems

12. On-line Recruitment – The Future • Job ads moving from newspaper to Internet • Companies need to be cost efficient in hiring, particularly during a down economy • 25% of FTSE 250 companies have no jobs area on their corporate web site; another 25% only rudimentary job postings with no apply online/db • NHS and local government need to address hiring needs locally and globally

13. Next Century? No Now • The Future is in the Data – better matching to get more targeted, quicker short lists • Capture job seekers’ hard data (CVs) and soft data (ideal company, corporate structure, type of job, comp structure, etc. • Automate the matching process intelligently