Online recruitment is taking over from print media
According to Essex University and Jobs.ac.uk
A University of Essex survey shows that online recruitment is taking over from print media as the way to find teaching, research and management staff.
In April, May and June of this year 356 people applied for such posts, of which 25 were appointed: these figures exclude those who did not state where they saw the job advert. The survey found that 91% of the applications and 92% of the appointments were sourced through Essex University website and JOBS.AC.UK.
The detailed breakdown is as follows: -
Appointments:
Jobs.ac.uk 11 (44%)
Essex University Website 12 (48%)
THES 1 (4%)
Local press 1 (4%)
Total 25 (100%)
Applications:
Jobs.ac.uk 215 (60%)
Essex University Website 110 (31%)
The Guardian 24 (7%)
THES 3 (1%)
New Scientist 0 (0%)
Local press 4 (1%)
Total 356 (100%)
Alan Charnock, Deputy Director of Personnel at the University of Essex said ìThese are quite amazing figures. They show that employers who have a well-developed recruitment area on their own website, and who have an effective online recruitment specialist like Jobs.ac.uk as their partner, can drastically cut-back on the use of expensive print media for professional level posts.î
Alex Sproat, Director of Jobs.ac.uk said ìThe Essex survey confirms the trend away from print media to online recruitment advertising, which was highlighted last year by four other universities ñ Bath, Warwick, Keele and Lancaster, who also found that Jobs.ac.uk was sourcing 40% of their research, teaching, and managerial staff.î
Online recruitment is taking over from print media
According to Essex University and Jobs.ac.uk