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Monday, August 31, 2009
Some recent searches....
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Job advertisement index
There has been a lot of talk recently about the job advertisement index. This index is being used by many to cement claims that the job market is starting to recover.
Sure, there is no doubt that there are jobs out there, but how useful or meaningful is the job advertisement index?
The index is made up of the number of jobs advertised on each of Australia’s three leading employment websites – sounds pretty straight forward, but is it?
The number of jobs advertised is not actually a correct or direct representation of the job market. In fact it could be argued that this index is completely meaningless!
Take the following scenario:
A company is looking for 1 new staff member. Firstly there is no way to tell if this is a newly created role or a replacement, but we’ll leave that for now.
So, the company may advertise the role on 1 or 2 of the websites. Having not had much success the company engages 3 recruitment companies to help in the search. Each agency places adverts for the same role on the 3 jobsites that feed the index.
Already we have somewhere in the region of 10 or 11 adverts for the same single job!
Now add this into the mix. Most recruitment agencies buy job ads in bulk from the major job sites. They work on a monthly subscription and in most cases if the jobs are not used up by the end of the month they are lost. This means that in times such as now, agencies may post multiple adverts for the same role. They may place jobs in different categories or re-word the adverts slightly to appeal to a different market.
This very simple example shows that the job advertisement index is, in fact, pretty meaningless.
Sure, there is no doubt that there are jobs out there, but how useful or meaningful is the job advertisement index?
The index is made up of the number of jobs advertised on each of Australia’s three leading employment websites – sounds pretty straight forward, but is it?
The number of jobs advertised is not actually a correct or direct representation of the job market. In fact it could be argued that this index is completely meaningless!
Take the following scenario:
A company is looking for 1 new staff member. Firstly there is no way to tell if this is a newly created role or a replacement, but we’ll leave that for now.
So, the company may advertise the role on 1 or 2 of the websites. Having not had much success the company engages 3 recruitment companies to help in the search. Each agency places adverts for the same role on the 3 jobsites that feed the index.
Already we have somewhere in the region of 10 or 11 adverts for the same single job!
Now add this into the mix. Most recruitment agencies buy job ads in bulk from the major job sites. They work on a monthly subscription and in most cases if the jobs are not used up by the end of the month they are lost. This means that in times such as now, agencies may post multiple adverts for the same role. They may place jobs in different categories or re-word the adverts slightly to appeal to a different market.
This very simple example shows that the job advertisement index is, in fact, pretty meaningless.
Monday, August 10, 2009
R2 - Employer functions
R2 of BeFound.com.au - Live.
Employers can now register, search and browse the candidate repository - FOR FREE!
Candidate stats are also live. Candidates can now see how many times their profile has been viewed.
More marketing hitting activity this week - hoping for another 2000 or so registrations by the end of next week.
Employers can now register, search and browse the candidate repository - FOR FREE!
Candidate stats are also live. Candidates can now see how many times their profile has been viewed.
More marketing hitting activity this week - hoping for another 2000 or so registrations by the end of next week.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
R2 will be live by the end of the week
BeFound Release 2 - Employer functions will be live by the end of the week.
Release 2 includes:
Release 2 includes:
- Employer registration
- Search & Browse candidate repository
- Full profile request
- Candidate Mail alerts - allows Employers stay up to date with new candidates as they register
- Candidate statistics - allows candidates to see how many times their profile has been viewed
Keep your eyes peels for R2 go live!
Monday, July 27, 2009
R2 in UAT
Release 2 (Employer functions) now in User Acceptance Testing.
So far so good. Functions generally look OK. We have a few issues with the Look & Feel, but functionally looks pretty good at this stage.
It looks like we may need to revisit the design side of things.
We need to decide if we are going to delay R2 until design complete or update the design post release. Some risk analysis required.
So far so good. Functions generally look OK. We have a few issues with the Look & Feel, but functionally looks pretty good at this stage.
It looks like we may need to revisit the design side of things.
We need to decide if we are going to delay R2 until design complete or update the design post release. Some risk analysis required.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Great odds of winning the flights!
The current odds of winning 2 flights to the UK are 1 in 70! Yes 1 in 70! With odds like that - why wouldn't you register and create your on-line profile?
From round 4500 hits, we have had a 350 registrations so far. However, at this stage only 70 out of those 350 are actually eligible to go into the draw.
To be eligible you need to register and create/complete your on-line BeFound profile - so get registering & creating your profiles and you could be flying off to London!!
Better still you could 'BeFound' by your next employer and land an exciting new job.
The Employers search functionality is currently in UAT and is due to go live early August.
From round 4500 hits, we have had a 350 registrations so far. However, at this stage only 70 out of those 350 are actually eligible to go into the draw.
To be eligible you need to register and create/complete your on-line BeFound profile - so get registering & creating your profiles and you could be flying off to London!!
Better still you could 'BeFound' by your next employer and land an exciting new job.
The Employers search functionality is currently in UAT and is due to go live early August.
Monday, July 6, 2009
BeFound for Employers
BeFound - the new, cost effective way to search for new employees.
BeFound allows you to browse profiles by industry, skill set and region; and/or search using specific keywords. You can be as granular as you like to be sure that you only identify resumes and profiles that match your exact requirements.
Once you have identified a potential candidate you place your request on-line to view their full profile. As this stage you will be asked to upload a position description which we can present to the candidate. If the candidate is happy for us to do so we will send you a secure link to their full profile for your review.
Employers can search and view profiles without limitations for free. There is also no limit on the number of ‘full profiles’ an employer can request. All of this is completely free.
Once an employer is ready to proceed to interview they contact BeFound to arrange the meeting. The employer does not need to do anything - BeFound staff will arrange the interview with the candidate and will confirm the details of meeting with all parties.
BeFound operates a "PPW" policy ie 'pay per win' policy whereby the employer must pay a placement fee to BeFound once an offer of employment is made and accepted. The placement fee is currently $500 + GST. This fee is comparable with running casual job adverts on the top 3 on-line job boards. The big advantage for employers is that BeFound fees are only payable once a job offer is made and accepted. The fees to run an advert on Seek, MyCareer and CareerOne are payable up front with no guarantees that a suitable candidate will be found.
Why seek when you can BeFound...
BeFound allows you to browse profiles by industry, skill set and region; and/or search using specific keywords. You can be as granular as you like to be sure that you only identify resumes and profiles that match your exact requirements.
Once you have identified a potential candidate you place your request on-line to view their full profile. As this stage you will be asked to upload a position description which we can present to the candidate. If the candidate is happy for us to do so we will send you a secure link to their full profile for your review.
Employers can search and view profiles without limitations for free. There is also no limit on the number of ‘full profiles’ an employer can request. All of this is completely free.
Once an employer is ready to proceed to interview they contact BeFound to arrange the meeting. The employer does not need to do anything - BeFound staff will arrange the interview with the candidate and will confirm the details of meeting with all parties.
BeFound operates a "PPW" policy ie 'pay per win' policy whereby the employer must pay a placement fee to BeFound once an offer of employment is made and accepted. The placement fee is currently $500 + GST. This fee is comparable with running casual job adverts on the top 3 on-line job boards. The big advantage for employers is that BeFound fees are only payable once a job offer is made and accepted. The fees to run an advert on Seek, MyCareer and CareerOne are payable up front with no guarantees that a suitable candidate will be found.
Why seek when you can BeFound...
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