Recruitment marketing Initiative for Kent Messenger / Kent Jobs

As one of the UKís leading regional newspaper web sites, Kent Online part of the Kent Messenger Media Group is always keen to provide its readers with the highest quality services. So it is not surprising that it has been looking at the area of career skills training / testing and what they can do to meet their usersí needs.

Until the 31st of October, Kent Jobs www.kentjobs.co.uk will enable its readers to test for FREE their skills in most of the key software that many people use every day and that the majority of KMís recruitment advertisers are looking for when they appoint new staff.

Typically the online tests comprise 40 questions and it provides an in depth understanding of the skills and capabilities. Not only does the test taker get a standardised score they also get an in depth analysis explaining what and why the correct answer is. In addition to Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, there are tests in typing skills, Photoshop, IT and networking.

In addition to the benefit that a user gets from knowing where there skill level are, KM are also offering the ìProfessor Teachesî PC CD based software with a reader offer that saves the 25% from the MSRP. For example learning Office 2007 with the Kent Messenger offer means that they can benefit from saving nearly 24.

Chris Parker, Head of Digital Sales at Kent Messenger says ìMany of the people who use our jobs portal will be asked to take some form of test as part of the recruitment process; we think that enabling our readers to practice this type of test is a very valuable resource. Logically the next stage to knowing what your capabilities are the next stage is to help people to improve them. The Professor Teaches products are very well respected and the 25% discount means that they are even more affordableî.

Dyscover are providing both the skills testing and Professor Teaches services to the Kent Messenger.

www.dyscover.com
www.kentjobs.co.uk