Where to Find Employees Online
Expanding your reach among potential job candidates can be a challenge; some resources seem to be too local, while others don’t really target effectively. According to Zane Benefits, the average amount of money that a U.S. company spends to fill an open position is about $4,000 and the process takes approximately 52 days. And, this doesn’t include the time it takes to train new recruits. Social media has taken the lead in recruiting during the last 5-7 years, but that doesn’t mean online recruiting has fully taken a back seat. There are still some very viable options that offer unique tools for hiring managers. Below is a list of the old, the new, and the specialized in online hiring sites.
Glassdoor
Glassdoor is unique in that it not only provides an online space for people to look for jobs, it also gives them insight into companies through employee-provided company reviews, CEO approval ratings, salary reports, interview reviews and questions, benefits reviews, office photos and more. For employers, Glassdoor offers recruiting and employer branding solutions via Glassdoor for Employers. The company says that it has a community of 34 million candidates and it uses data to track recruiting efforts. After you set up an account, Glassdoor offers enhanced profiles, job advertising, and display advertising. Prices are only available through their sales team, but estimates have annual costs for a 500+ employee company at about $8,500.
Source: www.glassdoor.com
Indeed.com
Indeed says that in 2010 it passed Monster.com to become the highest-traffic job website in the United States with over 200 million visits each month. Indeed is a single-topic search engine that is available in over 60 countries and 28 languages. The site aggregates job listings from thousands of websites, including job boards, staffing firms, associations, and company career pages. In 2011, Indeed began allowing job seekers to apply directly to jobs on Indeed’s site and offering resume posting and storage. Indeed also says that it is the number one external source of hiring and provides five times more hires than any other job site. Since over half of job applicants search on mobile, Indeed touts itself as being mobile-friendly for both employers and job seekers.
Source: www.indeed.com
Monster
Monster is the “OG” if you will, of online hiring and has been in the business for over 20 years.
They say they’ve, “…expanded their roots as a ‘job board’ to being a global provider of a full array of job seeking, career management, recruitment, and talent management products and services.” Some recruiters say that Monster has been eclipsed by the newer sites and that it is no longer a preferred option, while others say that Monster has more “active” job seekers who are looking to accept a new position relatively quickly. The site claims that every minute on Monster, 7,900 jobs are searched, 29 resumes are uploaded, and 2,800 jobs are viewed. One of the nice features of Monster is that it conveniently segments its employer solutions for enterprise, staffing, healthcare, government, military veterans, and emerging workforce.
Source: www.monster.com
CareerBuilder
Another pioneer of online hiring is CareerBuilder. Having been around since 1995, the company has only gained more prominence and holds the largest share of online job seekers. According to their Wikipedia page, the company holds its identity to be an “end-to-end human capital solutions company focused on helping employers find, hire, and manage great talent. Combining advertising, software, and services, CareerBuilder leads the industry in recruiting solutions, employment screening and human capital management. It also operates top job sites around the world.” The CareerBuilder site states that their products and services deliver 24 million job applications per month, 80 million job applicants, 60 million resumes, and 4 million aggregated job openings. Their resources for employers include resume database search, job distribution technologies (i.e., job listing tracking), and candidate engagement software (i.e., solutions to keep job candidates connected until they are ready to apply). They also offer background checks, screening software, and supply and demand data.
Source: www.careerbuilder.com
Clearance Jobs
ClearanceJobs was founded by a couple who lived in Northern Virginia in the 1990s. They didn’t launch the site until they moved to Atlanta in 2002 and were spurred on by the need for qualified cleared talent following 9/11. The site operates like other job hiring sites, but its differentiator is apparent in the company’s name. ClearanceJobs serves individuals with active federal security clearances and provides a secure forum for employers to recruit cleared employees. It is the largest career site focused exclusively on candidates with active or current U.S. government security clearances.
Source: www.clearancejobs.com
New Scientist Jobs
New Scientist jobs is an offshoot of New Scientist magazine that was started in 1956 and covers science, technology, health, and public policy. The site offers basic job posting services
and charges $465 for each post which includes a company logo, email alerts that are sent to candidates whose job criteria matches your vacancy, and a reporting dashboard. Jobs can be posted within disciplines such as chemistry, clinical, earth, environment & energy, engineering, life sciences, math & IT, operations, and physics. New Scientist job postings cover North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Oceania.
Source: www.jobs.newscientist.com