Admin job applications and IT&T job searches top the list

The Administration/Office Support sector received the most job applications throughout August on MyCareer, while Information Technology & Telecommunications was the most popular job sector searched on the site.

August also saw new record traffic for MyCareer, attracting 1,175,293 visitors; outgrowing the market month on month with 3.2 per cent growth, and year on year traffic growth of 9.1 per cent*.

General Manager of MyCareer, Lisa Watts said, ìItís really interesting to see that four out of the five top-performing sectors are actually the same for both searches and applications. Employers in the IT&T, Admin/Office Support, Accounting and Hospitality, Travel and Tourism industries would be pleased to know that their sectors are attracting the most jobseeker interest when it comes to volume of searches and more importantly applications.î

ìLast monthís record traffic also shows that MyCareer is consistently delivering our advertisers quality candidates and quality applications.î

MyCareer Applications - Top 5 sectors (Aug í07):
1. Admin/Office Support
2. Accounting
3. Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
4. IT & Telecommunications
5. Customer Service & Call Centre

MyCareer Searches - Top 5 sectors (Aug í07):
1. IT & Telecommunications
2. Admin/Office Support
3. Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
4. Accounting
5. Media, Advertising, Arts & Entertainment

* Nielsen NetRatings Market Intelligence, domestic market by publisher, August 2007