Jobsite has released preliminary findings from its Online Recruitment Quarterly Market Tracker. Insights from about 500 consumers and 200 recruiters are gathered each quarter.

As a major sponsor of TruLondon II this week, Jobsite's Felix Wetzel will be available to discuss the findings in more detail.

Some of the key findings from the Snapshot:

The split between active and passive jobseekers is about 50/50, with active defined as those who are likely or very likely to switch jobs within the next 12 months.

43% of job seekers only use 1 job board but the number of people using 5 or more has increased since the last research in Nov 09, with 25% registered on 5 boards and 24% registered on 3-5 job boards.

Surprisingly, only 2/3 of those registered on job boards state that browsing for job offers is their main reason for being there and just less than half are storing their CV on the job board database.

The number of people using online job boards to get career advice and research different industries or companies is increasing, while those signing up for job alerts is decreasing.

The number of people getting an interview from applying for a job online is down slightly year on year (75% in Nov 08 to 71% Nov 09) but the number then going on to get the job has increased (73% in Nov 08 to 77% in Nov 09)

What about the employers?
Recruiting via ads in newspapers and trade publications has increased between the last two waves of research (Sept-Nov 09) to 58% in total.

Use of recruitment agencies is consistently held at 27%. Surprisingly, online job boards and personal networks are listed at about the same level as a recruitment method as agencies.

Social media channels are still one of the least used options for recruiting, with the same number of employers using job fairs as use social media channels.

The Business Climate
Almost 50% more small businesses (employing under 49 people) were looking to fill vacancies in Nov 09 than Sept 09

The level of recruiting in large organisations has remained pretty consistent throughout Aug 08-Nov 09 with the exception of a noticeable dip in Feb 09 – perhaps an indication of when the economic climate really hit home

Businesses who see online recruitment as the most cost effective option is at it’s highest level, although only 45% of respondents have that attitude.

As an indicator of how far we still have to go, only 25% 'couldn't imagine recruitment without the internet', slightly lower than in August 2008.

The full research will be available from jobsite after 15 March.

Last update : 19-02-2010 10:49

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