Recruiting on the Web

LinkedIn is a professional networking tool that Recruiters can use to search for, connect with and screen candidates. You are also able to advertise your company by using a company profile page as well as your job content and even display advertising. The great thing about LinkedIn is that it was specifically created with the purpose of being about ...Read more

The word around town is that as a Recruitment specialist you should be using the various Social Media platforms to recruit and have access to active and passive talent and that if you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon yet – you’re going to fall behind! And as the fear starts to mount; your Recruitment Company jumps on that bandwagon without rea ...Read more

I recently attended a Social Media Technology Recruitment conference in Johannesburg; and while listening to one of the Social Activists I found myself wondering why, two years later we are still being educated on the basics of what Social Media is rather than being presented with successful case studies on how Social Recruitment has benefited Sout ...Read more

Jobs.co.za provides insights into how to create a keyword rich Job Ads for improved rankings on Job Portals. ...Read more

Over the last year or so there has been much hype around Social Networking and even more specifically, social recruitment. Social recruitment is a reality and can be very valuable as part of a recruitment strategy, however Jobs.co.za warns recruiters to beware of the hype. ...Read more

If you write a lousy job description, chances are you'll get a lousy response rate. Having run my own local job boards for the past 10 years I cant tell you how many times I've seen bad job descriptions. How do you do that? Here are 5 ways to pimp your job description and make it stand out. ...Read more

During the current financial crisis many companies are being forced to retrench staff; and it’s in times like these that quality employees are holding onto their jobs. But these are exactly the types of skills that recruiters will need to hunt down if they want to ensure that they are hiring the best. ...Read more

Jobs.co.za recently hosted presentations in Cape Town and Johannesburg to share some of the challenges that will be facing recruitment companies and recruitment advertising agencies in the online space in 2009 and beyond. ...Read more

Use the following checklist to assist you in writing great, search friendly job ads that will attract better quality Job Seekers applications. ...Read more

Blogging offers the unique opportunity for Recruiters to connect with audiences including both passive and active Job Seekers and acts as a branding and networking tool on a social level. By correctly participating in corporate or Recruiter blogs set up by your agency, Recruiters strengthen relationships with targeted Job Seekers within niche indus ...Read more

Online interaction (Recruiter social networking) has become more conversational which has brought about a new age of the way in which online Recruiters can now market and promote their clients employment opportunities to passive and active Job Seekers. Through forward thinking and a determined switch in the way Recruiters communicate to Job Seekers ...Read more

Searching for Job Seekers online is quite different to that of other means of Job Seeker location. Continuous search improvement is essential when making use of online job portals as a means to locating top calibre candidates. By applying tips and tricks that effectively improve the delivery of the search results required, is all that is standing b ...Read more

Recruiters are reminded that a Job Advertisement should also be viewed as a key marketing tool used to attract an abundance of Job Seekers to an employment opportunity. The better Recruiters can apply effective application when writing a job ad, the more relevant the Job Seeker applications will be. In implementing an effective job advertisement it ...Read more

To optimise your job advert means to write the job advert in such a way that Job Seekers, using online job portals are able to find your job ad with ease. Recruiters who are able to optimise their online job adverts stand a better chance of attracting relevant Job Seekers as well as receive more appropriate job applications. Read further to find o ...Read more

There are certain Pros and Cons to providing online Recruitment, CV Database building and Job Advertising services to both Employers and Recruitment Agencies alike. Most job sites encourage companies to advertise their job vacancies via their services but some also extend services to corporate's to build their own searchable CV databases. ...Read more

Recent surveys have indicated that the role of online sources in employment seeking has made a significant impact on the way in which job seekers look for jobs and simultaneously, how recruiters look for job applicants. ...Read more

The invent of internet networking sites has provided a new avenue through which employers can assess job candidates. Recruiters are in increasingly resorting to ‘cyber-vetting' job applicants as part of the recruitment process. ...Read more

The Internet has revolutionised the recruitment world, drastically changing the way companies and recruitment agencies look for quality talent. The Internet is probably one of the greatest recruitment resources available to recruiters. Jobs.co.za offers some clarity amidst the mystification that might accompany the hype around Internet Recruitment ...Read more