Social work may be a relatively new profession at only a little over 100 years old, but it is keeping up with the times when it comes to the newest technology in online recruiting.
SocialWorkJobBank.com, the online career center of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine, has teamed up with JobTarget.com to offer the most state-of-the-art, easy-to-use job board technology we could find, says Linda Grobman, a social worker and publisher/editor of the magazine and site. What's more, the site has been customized to include details unique to its specialized niche.
When job seekers complete their resumes, or profiles, on our site, says Grobman, they are asked whether their degrees are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, and whether they hold a state social work license. This detailed, social work-specific information makes SocialWorkJobBank.com a one-of-a-kind resource for social work job seekers and employers.
The site grew out of the magazine's Web site at Socialworker.com. A few years ago, employers started contacting me about placing their job listings on our site, says Grobman. So we started a one-page job listing, to give employers an affordable place to reach qualified candidates.
On April 30, 2003, the new JobTarget-powered SocialWorkJobBank was launched. We wanted SocialWorkJobBank users to have the best experience possible, says Grobman, and after an extensive search, JobTarget was the one system that seemed to offer everything a job seeker or employer could ever want in a job board.
Employers have a variety of affordable recruiting options, ranging from single job postings to unlimited posting subscriptions. For a limited time, the site is offering Grand Opening specials on job posting packages. Also, employers/recruiters can search job seekers' anonymous rsums free of charge. Employers pay for the contact information of the ones they are interested in, only if the candidate agrees to have his or her contact information released to that particular employer or recruiter.
In the first two weeks since the new version of SocialWorkJobBank opened, over 400 candidates have posted their profiles on the site. These job seekers range from new MSW and BSW graduates to social workers with decades of professional experience. There are lots of social workers looking for jobs, says Grobman. My goal is to help them find the job of their dreams, and to help employers get qualified, professionally trained social workers in their agencies.
We are very happy that SocialWorkJobBank.com has joined our network, says Chuck Sheriff, Director of Sales for JobTarget.com. The combination of our up-to-date technology with Linda Grobman's vision of career development for social work professionals will help this particular niche of job seekers to reach new heights in their careers.
And the site works. We found a social worker...and we are very happy to have her on board. We will not hesitate to use this service again, commented Greg Harper, Administrator at Northern Virginia Wellness Center.
We have had an incredible response, said Melissa Roberts, of Alliance Behavioral Health Services of Southern New Mexico, who has used the SocialWorkJobBank site to recruit social workers to New Mexico. I am astonished at how successful it has been.
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