If youíre using the web to look for a job, then youíre more likely to be a 34-year-old man living in the South East in full-time employment, than a graduate, according to new research. The survey, completed by 10,000 users of totaljobs.com, paints an up-to-date portrait of the British online jobseeker.
Whilst 54 per cent of those questioned were currently in full-time employment, more than a quarter (29 per cent) were unemployed or retired, the highest figure since the first survey in 2000. Retail and sales have the biggest staff turnover, with the highest number of active jobseekers within these sectors.
The average salary for those looking online for work is 24,460, and those jobseekers that use the net most to look for managerial positions work in HR and catering. London and the South East have the largest number of online jobseekers per capita - with each area accounting for 20 per cent of those questioned. The North-West follows with ten per cent of the sample.
Says Keith Robinson, chief operations director for totaljobs.com: ìThe research dispels a common myth that most online jobseekers are graduates or looking for an IT position. Itís interesting that 46 per cent of jobseekers online rate the net as their ìmost importantî means of looking for a job, with almost a quarter (24 per cent) checking the web once or more every day. Three-quarters have found a job they are interested in, whilst almost half (48 per cent) have made an application online.
ìIt seems that UK jobseekers are currently ahead of the game when it comes to harnessing the ease of the net to find work, and recruiters need to follow their lead in order to take advantage of this cost effective talent pool.î
Portrait of the British online jobseeker
Survey by Totaljobs.com