Statistics Show That Being Online Is The Easiest Way To Get Hired in 2011
Posted by Kaleigh Somers | Filed under Business & Industry, Economy & Politics, Jobs & Unemployment
By Dominic DiLeo
As we start into the second half of 2011, we are clearly climbing deeper and deeper into the Internet age. A growing trend on the Internet in the past few years has been the rise of online job searching. More and more Americans are searching for and, more importantly, finding jobs online. The rise of online job seekers has pushed corporations to aggressively pursue potential employees on the internet.
Now is the jobseekers’ time to capitalize on the massive amount of jobs online. A 2011 report from Career Xroads shows that in 2010, there were two definitive statistics that every job seeker should know.
1. Online job searching accounts for almost half of total hires in the US. Statistics show that 24.9% of hires in 2010 were filled by job boards. 18.8% of hires in 2010 were filled by online career sites. In total, 43.7% of hires were filled in 2010 by online job seekers. That’s close to half of all total job seekers finding employment online. Uvisor allows you to pull jobs from multiple job boards, so your effectiveness as a job seeker increases with all the numerous jobs available online. There are so many people capitalizing on the amount of jobs available on the internet, so why not be one of those people?
2. Referrals are the #1 way to find a job in today’s market. In the same report, 27.5% jobs are filled by referrals. You’ve heard it all the time: “networking, networking, networking.” It seems that the number one way to get hired is to know someone, and therefore job seekers should definitely try and network wherever possible. With this information, the online world of job seeking expands exponentially. What better way to network with all the social networks available to you? Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are all ways to increase your exposure, network, and ultimately find a job.
Uvisor.com wants you to get hired. What Uvisor wants for you is the job search to feel like less of a job itself. Finding a job can be very strenuous and stressful, but there are jobs out there! And right now, around 75% of hires are found either through online job searching, or through networking! Being online is simply the easiest and most effective way to find a job in 2011.
Uvisor is a personalized job search engine developed by the job seeker, for the job seeker. Uvisor\'s automated search and qualification intelligence technology is designed to analyze key sections of your resume such as work experience, education, and skills to provide jobs that you qualify for. With our guidance based approach, Uvisor offers you the essential tools needed to manage, and be successful in your job search.