How Recruiting Works Online Posted on Tuesday 21 February 2012 at 13:51PM by Ed

More than 250 million people search for jobs online each month. I thought it might make an interesting post to show you where these millions of job searchers actually go, and how the internet caters for them. It starts with Google...

... or does it? Google is only one option to start your job search. Not all job sites and recruitment companies can cover all of these ways of seeking out candidates.

Of course, there isn't just one job site...

There are hundreds of thousands of job websites. Even with all the different industries and types of searches, many of these jobs sites see little or not visits from candidates. That's where job aggregation sites come in...

The job aggregation sites take feeds of jobs from thousands of job sites and having them on one site, for instance UK startup Adzuna. They help drive traffic to quality roles posted all over the internet. A couple of tips if you're looking for jobs online.

1. Avoid queues. If you're only looking on the biggest sites, chances are so are hundreds people competing for the same position. Look for more specialist sites like Enternships where you can apply for a huge range of different roles where fewer people will suit each role.
2. Avoid shotgun-CV sites. If all it takes to apply for a job is to upload your CV and send it with a click to dozens of organisations, so is your competition. Here at Enternships, every candidate has to pass a 'filter question' where they "pitch" the startups and small businesses on there role.

If you're looking to advertise job roles online

1. Post a job somewhere which provides extra value. Here at Enternships for example, we're on campus so you don't have to be. We travel up and down the country to get to know the Enterprise societies and Career's departments from dozens of Universities.
2. Beware of posting everywhere. If you're posting in generic, popular places then expect a huge number of low quality applicants, which can take ages to to sift through properly.