New Australian IT Employment Site hits a Sweet Spot

Now Hiring Pty Ltd has today announced the launch of a new niche IT employment site for the Australian market ñ www.Gurus.com.au. Now Hiring is a privately owned Australian company that specialises in the development on online employment web sites.

Managing Director and co-founder of Gurus.com.au, Brett Iredale says ìWe are absolutely delighted with the site and the way it has been received by the market. Advertisers have leapt on board and we are proud to have over 1250 new IT jobs on the site in just 3 weeks since it was launchedî. Recent advertiser signings include Technology One (TNE), Professional Advantage, Xpand Group, Human Solutions Group, and Recruitment Success Group.

Justin Babet, General Manager of award winning Sydney based IT recruitment firm Xpand (a subsidiary of Rubicor) says of Gurus.com.au ìWe were delighted to see Now Hiring launch an IT job site, particularly due to the lack of an industry focused site for the technology space so we were quick to get on board. The site has the best user interface of any site we have seen to date and we have been very happy with the candidate response we have receivedî.

In a recent survey conducted by Now Hiring 250 IT Job Seekers were asked for their opinions on the state of the online job market in Australia. 84% of respondents indicated that they think Australia needs a dedicated IT job board. Only 26% said they were satisfied with using just generalist job boards.

Niche employment sites have been extremely successful in the US market where there are currently over 10,000 specialist job sites online. In Australia there are less than 20 niche employment sites but that number is growing rapidly as advertisers and job seekers demand alternatives to traditional general job boards.

Gurus.com.au is a comprehensive IT employment site covering all areas of IT and all major locations within Australia. The site includes online job listings, a free to search resume database of IT professionals, application tracking tools for Job Seekers and a suite of online applicant management tools for Employers and Recruiters.

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