Bond International Software have conduced some research (with industry analyst Opinionography) around the changing face of recruitment. The market research surveyed 1,000 UK based office workers in order to discover the current state of the recruitment market – from candidates’ preferences in job search tools, to the way that individuals now address a change in career.
Some highlights from the report include
- 72% of respondents have looked for a job within the last three years
- Of office workers that have looked for a job in the last year:
- 81% have used an online job site
- 51% have used a recruitment agency
- 25% have used social media
- 62% of office workers said that they would prefer to use an industry or skill specific job board
- Only 31% of respondents believe that a recruitment agency will have the most up to date jobs
There is tons of great data in the market research report which you can download from here.




