Online career management service launches to help 2.26 million back to work

With unemployment figures in the UK at a 12-year high, competition for jobs has never been so fierce. To help jobseekers back to work, Workthing an online career management service, launches today. Workthing offers jobseekers everything they need to manage their career, giving candidates access to professional services that were previously only available to senior executives. The main benefits of the service are:

CV builder & broadcast - The proprietary CV builder helps members to create a tailored CV for every job application. Workthing provides expert feedback on a CV and enables CVs to be distributed directly to a national network of specialist recruiters. Members are also supported throughout their jobsearch by a community of recruitment experts and peers.

Psychometric profiling – Workthing provides access to 5 full psychometric tests, including Myers-Briggs. Workthing then offers practical career recommendations based on a candidateís psychometric profile. The economic downturn is creating a growing pool of people keen to switch into different careers and these tests enable career changers and jobseekers to understand how their core skills can be best used in new career paths.

Interview tips and tricks – Workthing offers advice and video insights into what interviewers are most likely to ask, together with the best responses from a range of experts, including how to manage competency based interviews.

Personal online branding – With over 80% of employers stating that they have searched for a candidatesí online presence on social media and other websites before they meet them at interview, (source: CIPD), Workthing provides tools and advice on how to optimise and manage a jobseekers online presence.

Workthing is a subscription-based service and is so confident that the site can help jobseekers back into work in six months that they promise to refund the whole subscription if a jobseeker hasnít been successful by then.

Paul Halliwell, MD of Trinity Mirror Digital Recruitment the company behind Workthing comments: ìThe launch of Workthing gives every jobseeker the opportunity to have their own personal career management service, something which was previously only available to senior executives. Weíve put these tools online, which has made the service affordable and accessible to everyone.

We understand that looking for work is a lonely and frustrating experience so weíve built Workthing around jobseeker support and preparation. We know itís a sound investment and are so confident that our site will help candidates back to work in six months that we promise to refund their subscription if they havenít been successful by then.î