I’ve just been sent Evenbase’s latest Quarterly Recruitment Review (previously the Jobsite Quarterly Recruitment Review ) detailing changes in UK recruiter and job seeker behaviour. The review (summer 2012) reveals:
· The average number of vacancies advertised has risen from 5.7 to 7.7 per business
· 70% of vacancies are advertised online
· CV uploads grew by 9% this quarter
· 43% of jobseekers think that their job situation is worse than it was a year ago
· Job boards remain businesses’ number one method for finding staff
· Businesses are focused on no-frills job board services, rather than added extras.
It’s good to see an increase in the number of vacancies advertised per business. The percentage of online vacancies reported also grew, from 54% last quarter to 70% in this period. Despite this nearly half of job seekers feel negative about their job outlook this quarter… however, there is a marked upturn in the number of people uploading CVs to job boards as CV uploads grew by 9% this quarter; probably demonstrating more confidence in the power of job boards rather than direct approaches to get job seekers the results they need.
If you want to see the full report you download it for free at: www.evenbase.com/RecruitmentReviewSummer2012
