| With over 85% of UK homes now having a | | | | might be requested to enter a Job Type or Key |
| computer or laptop and then almost 100% of | | | | Word, location and then a Minimum Salary and |
| those have fast internet access - this is why | | | | from these the Job Board website will produce |
| more people are turning to the internet to find | | | | results that match the criteria giving the Candidate |
| their first/next job. In years gone by we had to | | | | a selection of jobs to apply for! |
| look in the local job centre or scour through a | | | | What about the Employer? They will also be |
| nation spreadsheet newspaper but now we have | | | | asked to create a username and choose a |
| the luxury of easily accessing online Job | | | | password so they can log onto their part of the |
| Advertising Boards where we can put in our own | | | | site and place their job adverts. Depending on the |
| details to get the best matched jobs! | | | | job site they will either buy jobs slots in Packs or |
| The hospitality industry is now worth billions of | | | | Bundles per month for example to advertise 3, 5, |
| pounds to the UK economy every year and it is | | | | 10, 20 jobs or make an arrangement to advertise |
| still growing as, even with the credit crunch we | | | | as many as they wish and be invoiced monthly. |
| are eating out more, using hotels more as we | | | | The Employers too have many other benefits |
| travel more frequently and as a result everyone | | | | when using a job board website such as: |
| expects only the highest levels of service. So how | | | | - being able to store candidates |
| do we in the industry attract the best chefs, | | | | - keep a track of how many job adverts they |
| waiters, concierges & front of house staff, | | | | have used that week/month |
| bar staff, hotel managers and retail managers, | | | | - view statistics in order to see how a particular |
| etc? Well we now use internet Job Boards, as | | | | advert is performing |
| they are easy to use, highly cost effective and | | | | - see how many potential candidates have looked |
| there are an increasing number of quality | | | | at an advert |
| candidates who are posting their CVs onto them. | | | | - view how many candidates have actually applied |
| This definitely seems like the way forward for | | | | for any given job |
| increasingly busy HR Managers and company | | | | - change the wording, headline or structure of the |
| owners looking for the best fresh talent. | | | | advert in order to gain more applications from it |
| So how does it all work? There are two main | | | | Normally when a job seeker applies for a job and |
| parts to a job board website - the Candidates | | | | attaches their CV it is generally stored in the |
| (searching for jobs) and the Employers | | | | employers account online but it is usually also |
| (advertising the jobs). | | | | delivered to the employers email address and as |
| For the Candidates there is usually no charge for | | | | this is an instant process it gives the employers |
| using the service and they will be able to create | | | | real-time benefits to filing their vacancy online. It |
| an online profile with a username & password | | | | can also be a far cheaper plus a more cost |
| to enable them to log on to search for the jobs, | | | | effective method of advertising than using |
| send their CV/apply for vacancies and then it is | | | | magazines, journals and newspapers who can |
| just a matter of waiting for a response and | | | | sometimes charge thousands of pounds for just |
| hopefully an interview. Often there are other | | | | one advert. |
| advantages for the job seeker such as being able | | | | Is this the future of advertising? It certainly looks |
| to: | | | | that way and we are certain that online job |
| - store their CV within the site | | | | boards will remain the best & most cost |
| - create and save a covering letter | | | | effective way of getting lots of applications for |
| - list all the jobs that they are interested in | | | | your vacancy, giving employers the best and |
| - keep a track of the jobs that they have applied | | | | widest choice of candidates to choose from and |
| for | | | | although some are sure to continue using |
| So, how do you search for a job? The job | | | | conventional means of advertising, the smart |
| seekers enter details that will determine the type | | | | people will access the internet! |
| of adverts that are shown, for example they | | | | |