The use of Online recruitment as the main source of applications for job opportunities is continuing to rise according to a new report from Jobcentre Plus.
Apparently 25% of all vacancies and opportunities, whether they be temporary or permanent are now filled by advertising online. In fact, the figures equate to 1 in 8 employers using the internet successfully to hire staff in the last 12 months.
There is a reason for this, more and more jobseekers are using the internet – a record 6.6 million users used the jobcentreplus site recently.
Caroline Flint, Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform, said:
“Employment in the UK continues to show sustained growth. However, if we are to meet our aim of achieving 80% employment we need to work harder still to support more people back into work. Yesterday we published our Green Paper In Work, Better Off which sets out the steps to achieving full employment. That included our commitment to new Local Employment Partnerships through which major employers across all key sectors have pledged to create 250,000 jobs to support some of the hardest to help into work.”