In this second article in the series we take a look at recruitment utilising jobsites, A quick search on Google for the word "jobsite" instantly gives you 451000 search results, so where do you begin? Like so many things word of mouth can seem a good place to start, unfortunately everyone involved in recruiting staff has a favourite jobsite and they unlikely to tell you that the one they are currently paying for does not give value for money as it would make them look a fool for having chosen to pay for the jobsites services in the first place.

Before beginning your search there are a few basic questions to ask yourself and to make this process easier to explain I am going to use an example. I am seeking to hire a sales manager for a bank, so I now go to Google and search for banking sales jobs to see which sites such a jobseeker would come across first, the site currently holding the number one spot is .

Great so I have now found the best site to use it must get the largest number of candidates visiting it; well perhaps we should investigate the site further to see how it is going to help us find that top flight sales manager for our bank. First I do a search on the site for sales manager banking in the UK and get 104 vacancies in the results, although not one is for a major retail bank, this might just put off my candidate, but before we give up we will delve a little further. Now we look for the page of services for recruiters, The information for recruiters page gives me some information on the services available and yet gives me no information on prices, all I am offered is contact forms, a phone umber in the USA and some testimonials that are anonymous, there is no demographic information as to how many visitors the site receives or any evidence that supports how effective the site is.

I now go to the post a job page and find I am offered the option of paying online and that a single advert for the UK market will cost me a staggering $985 which even with the historic high of sterling against the dollar is very expensive and I have been given no evidence as to what kind of result I should expect for my money. Ask for a free trial as well as some evidence of the likelihood of success in filling your sales job before using this site or any other site that gives so little information or evidence up front,

In the next article in the series we take a look at a jobsite that has been designed to maximise the utility of both sales jobseekers and sales recruiters and to offer excellent value for money,

Copyright (c) 2007 Louise G