Q TIPS:
Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips
Job-hunting tips from the November 12, 2001 issue of QuintZine.
A new study challenges widely held perceptions
about the online behavior of job-seekers. iLogos Research,
a research and consulting firm, released the report,
Perception vs. Reality: Jobseeker Behavior Online,
which indicates that experienced candidates ARE seeking
jobs online; job boards are NOT the largest driver of online
traffic for large corporations; and online candidates WILL
answer skills-based questions.
The Perception vs. Reality: Jobseeker Behavior Online
report finds almost half of online job-seekers are
experienced, employed professionals interested in
using corporate career pages for researching and
applying for positions via the Internet. Furthermore,
three times as many candidates come to the corporate
Web site careers section from "word of mouth"
and from a home page/within-the-site link than
from job boards. The report puts to rest a common
misconception that only the jobless surf the Web
for employment. Based on the survey, 72 percent of passive
job seekers visiting the corporate Web site careers
sections are employed, while 21 percent are happily
employed. Forty percent of happily employed visitors
arrive at the careers section via links from the
corporate Web site home page or elsewhere within the site.
Overall, online job seekers are willing to devote
the time and effort necessary to apply online.
Ninety-two percent of candidates are willing to spend
more than 6 minutes applying to a job of high interest.
To read an executive summary of the report or press release
about it (or order the full report if you'd care to shell out
$295), go to: RecruitSoft - iLogos
Office Team, which deals with specialized
administrative staffing, reports that 48 percent
of employers surveyed in 2000 prefer to receive
resumes by e-mail, compared to only 4 percent in 1999.
Twenty-one percent prefer to receive them by mail, a
figure unchanged since 1999. Eleven percent want to
receive resumes via fax; 1 percent like to receive them
in person; and 19 percent have no preference (compared to
64 percent in 1999).
Similarly, career columnist Joyce Lain Kennedy
recently advised that "e-mailing your resume is a
surer shot than postal mailing or faxing it. The reason
is that clerks scan paper resumes into databases, and
the software can make mistakes."
A new study challenges widely held perceptions
about the online behavior of job-seekers. iLogos Research,
a research and consulting firm, released the report,
Perception vs. Reality: Jobseeker Behavior Online,
which indicates that experienced candidates ARE seeking
jobs online; job boards are NOT the largest driver of online
traffic for large corporations; and online candidates WILL
answer skills-based questions.
