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Two: Website Review - Oil and Gas Jobsearch by NES International
URL: www.oilandgasjobsearch.com
Description
Oil and Gas industry recruitment website.
Appearance
The simplicity of the homepage lends itself to a straightforward, but professional site, despite the use of bright red (a colour commonly associated with ‘danger’ and ‘warning’ when it appears on a computer screen).
Navigation
A simple side bar menu permits easy navigation and as there are few illustrations, pages
load very quickly – even with the Java scroller on the home page.
Contents
Job specifications are thorough, up to date and relevant and refining job/candidate criteria is effective in reducing unsuitable results.
The CV/resume writing tips are perhaps the weakest section of this site and would benefit from being brought up to a standard similar to that of other sections or web sites.
The ‘links’ option on the menu bar directs users to sites of potential interest. Links are displayed with logos for easily identifying familiar companies and short descriptions for users are not familiar with the organisations. Selected links open in a new window, so they can be easily closed without losing the Oil and Gas Jobsearch page.
Clients & candidates
Candidates can browse detailed job specifications, including salary, location and regional information without logging in. Registered candidates enjoy the additional facility of uploading their CV and short profile for employers to browse. They can also sign up for email alerts.
For employers, Oil and Gas Jobsearch allows them to browse short candidate profiles with brief qualification and skill descriptions before registering. Further information can then be accessed after the registration process has been completed.
To post vacancies, clients have various credit-purchasing options. Credits can be bought individually, in blocks or are unlimited for account holders. As candidates have instant access to adverts once they have been posted, responses to vacancies can be almost immediate.
Conclusion
As a customer of sites such as Monster, Total Jobs and Hot Online, the most notable differences seen in the Oil and Gas Jobsearch web site are the detailed, industry-specific job descriptions that are posted These enable the candidate to make an accurate
judgement about their suitability for the role before applying. They also allow clients to attract the best possible applicants to the vacancy. The ability to search for jobs based on skills and length of experience is unique in this sector and benefits candidates and clients alike.
This site fulfils its ultimate purpose of providing recruitment assistance to both the client and the candidate. It is quickly and easily navigated and we experienced virtually no technical difficulties due to its minimalist design.
Mark Ames is a Senior Recruitment Consultant at specialist technical, engineering, rail and IT recruitment company, NES
International (http://www.nes.co.uk).
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