Online Recruitment Rises

The number of companies recruiting online has risen in the last quarter, according to data from online recruiter Jobsite.

The research shows that the number of firms recruiting rose by 4% on the last quarter to 48%, while 11% more SMEs advertised vacancies compared to the last quarter.

The research also shows an 8% increase in candidates using between three and five job boards. 

Online job boards remains the most popular source for jobseekers with 79% using them, compared to 67% using newspapers, 76% company websites 76% and 24% career fairs.

Source: recruiter.co.uk