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Articles tagged with SEEKAustralian Job Board Statistics - June 20104:07pm Friday 02 July 2010
Tags: job board mycareer careerone june 2010 job board report job board statistics seek nielsen netratings Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers during June 2010. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.899m, CareerOne 1.554m, MyCareer 1.264m
read more...Australian Job Board Statistics - May 20108:00am Thursday 17 June 2010
Tags: job board mycareer careerone may 2010 job board report job board statistics seek nielsen netratings Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers during May 2010. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.998m, CareerOne 1.610m, MyCareer 1.338m
read more...Australian Job Board Statistics - April 20104:29pm Tuesday 18 May 2010
Tags: job board statistics job board report april 2010 careerone mycareer job board seek nielsen netratings Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers during April 2010. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.769m, CareerOne 1.527m, MyCareer 1.265m
read more...Job Board Statistics - March 20107:02pm Tuesday 06 April 2010
Tags: careerone mycareer job board job board statistics nielsen netratings seek march 2010 job board report Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers during March 2010. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 4.26m, CareerOne 1.789m, MyCareer 1.493m
read more...Job Board Statistics - February 20104:12pm Wednesday 03 March 2010
Tags: nielsen netratings job board statistics job board mycareer careerone seek february 2010 job board report Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers during February 2010. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.98m, CareerOne 1.76m, MyCareer 1.43m
read more...Job Board Statistics - January 20101:53pm Tuesday 02 February 2010
Tags: seek january 2010 job board job board statistics nielsen netratings careerone mycareer job board report Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers during January 2010. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.872m, CareerOne 1.747m, MyCareer 1.448m
read more...Job Board Statistics - December 20099:00am Friday 01 January 2010
Tags: seek december 2009 job board job board statistics nielsen netratings careerone mycareer job board report Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers during December 2009. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.064m, CareerOne 1.282m, MyCareer 1.087m
read more...Are you a Social Recruitment wanker?9:47am Monday 07 December 2009
Tags: future of job boards online classifieds realestate carsales job boards online recruitment industry online recruitment social media club social recruitment wanker job board statistics seek myspace facebook twitter social recruitment social recruiting There may come a time where you are so immersed in social media you become a wanker. You forget about the real world. Real relationships. A world where you pick up the phone to call a candidate or catch-up with a client for a coffee. For all those who know me, I would rather communicate over the phone than correspond via Twitter.
read more...Job Board Statistics - November 20099:00am Tuesday 01 December 2009
Tags: mycareer careerone seek november 2009 job board job board statistics nielsen netratings job board report Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers during November 2009. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.987m, CareerOne 1.535m, MyCareer 1.318m
read more...Gone in 60 seconds. The Candidate Registration Process1:25am Monday 09 November 2009
Tags: user experience seek.com.au seek password strength jquery modal boxes ui ux online recruitment job sites job boards candidate registration form validation validation process job seeker Most sites make it very hard for a job seeker to register for an account. The first problem they face is being redirected from the initial page they were viewing to a separate registration page. Secondly, there are often required fields like username, email address or password which require validation of some sorts.
read more...Job Board Statistics - Oct 094:52pm Monday 02 November 2009
Tags: mycareer careerone seek october 2009 job board job board statistics nielsen netratings job board report Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers between October 2008 and October 2009. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.829m, CareerOne 1.578m, MyCareer 1.249m
read more...SEEK Play Room10:17am Thursday 22 October 2009
Tags: seek seek.com.au games seek play room cannon tester Do you need some fun at work today? SEEK has released a new game called Cannon Tester. What is your highest score?
read more...Job Board Statistics - Sep 091:37pm Monday 19 October 2009
Tags: nielsen netratings job board statistics job board september 2009 seek careerone mycareer job board report Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers between September 2008 and September 2009. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.636m, CareerOne 1.601m, MyCareer 1.189m
read more...Charging Job Seekers to View or Apply for Jobs8:00pm Tuesday 15 September 2009
Tags: news ltd fairfax careerone mycareer seek.com.au seek sms job alerts theladders.com theladders rcsa charging job seekers for work charging candidates localbacon.com localbacon artshub artshub.com.au smsmejobs.com smsmejobs smsthejob.com.au smsthejob ragtradejobs.com.au ragtradejobs sixfigures sixfigures.com.au Charging job seekers to help them find work is a very touchy subject. Yes there may be some laws and the RCSA will say it is unethical for Recruiters to double dip etc. Except in the real world, there is nothing stopping a online job site from charging job seekers a fee to access premium content.
read more...Should you post jobs to Google Base?11:00am Monday 07 September 2009
Tags: recruitment industry google products google maps free job board seek organic search traffic seo data feed api yahoo search search engine data structure xml job feed online recruitment job board job search google base Last week, I was drawn into an discussion regarding Google Base. It was a simple question... Should you post jobs to Google Base?
read more...Post-n-Pray vs Pay for Performance8:00am Monday 10 August 2009
Tags: candidate tracking revenue model nielsen netratings mycareer.com.au mycareer careerone.com.au careerone seek.com.au seek advertising model pay per placement pay per application ppp ppa post n pray p4p online recruitment job board pay for performance pay to post Is the Australian online recruitment market ever going to see a shift away from the traditional 'pay-to-post' model to a 'pay for performance' (P4P) revenue model? Pay for performance is also commonly referred to as pay-per-application (PPA) or pay-per-placement (PPP).
read more...Search Engine Friendly URLs4:01pm Sunday 26 July 2009
Tags: recruitment websites job boards sef url job aggregators capitaljobs.com.au capitaljobs nowhiring.com.au nowhiring jobsjobsjobs.com.au jobsjobsjobs search engine optimisation search engine friendly seo friendly url mycareer.com.au mycareer careerone.com.au careerone seek.com.au seek Job aggregation sites were one of the fist to fully embraced the search engine friendly (SEF) URL structure, as it generates high organic traffic from the search engines. Over the past few years, other job boards have been envious of MyCareer's SEF URL structure and now SEEK has implemented a SEF URL structure for each job advert.
read more...SEEK updates search function1:48pm Sunday 19 July 2009
Tags: seek seek.co.nz job search job classifications salary range job board search criteria seek.com.au SEEK NZ has released an updated search function to include expanded classifications and search by salary range. I am not a fan of searching by salary brackets as it does not properly accommodate hourly contractor rates, commission or non financial extras.
read more...Has your job expired?12:14pm Tuesday 16 June 2009
Tags: skype marketing campaign video seek curiosity You must be curious. What's with the dandruff-farm-turned-ski-resort in this video? At first I thought it was new marketing campaign for SEEK, but I was wrong. This recruitment marketing campaign is actually for international VoIP provider Skype.
read more...SEEK increases job advert expiry to 45 days5:34pm Sunday 17 May 2009
Tags: strategy analyst error expiry date job board job ads seek geoff jennings seek.com.au Great news for all SEEK advertisers. They have changed the default job advert expiry length from 30 days to 45 days! Oh no, hang on... on second look, this only applies for jobs posted under the SEEK Ltd advertiser account.
read more...Ooops tips - May 20097:33pm Tuesday 12 May 2009
Tags: online recruitment job advert ooops job boards linkme mycareer seek First off, I must thank all the blog/twitter followers who send me emails pointing out these issues. Following on from The ooops tips for job adverts Feb 2009 here are some more slip-ups.
read more...Radio Interview - Online Recruitment in a web 2.0 world10:59pm Monday 11 May 2009
Tags: recruitment agencies job seeker tips background searching social networking jason shaw wink.com spokeo.com seek careerone job boards online recruitment thomas shaw joy94.9 web2.0 interview technogaze Tonight I was interviews on Joy 94.9 a community radio station in Melbourne. I was the special guest of the weekly 7pm show called "Technogaze - gazing into the past, present and future of technology". I spoke on various topics such as Social Networking, Job Boards, Online Recruitment, Background Searching and job seeker tips. You can download the full podcast or listen to the full show below (the interview starts at around the 9m mark)
read more...Recruitment Rumble2:05pm Thursday 07 May 2009
Tags: even it up seek careerone rcsa recruitment directory diane lee geoff jennings thomas shaw recruitment rumble mp3 online recruitment Below is the live recording of "Recruitment Rumble" 7th May 2009 with Thomas Shaw, Geoff Jennings and Diane Lee. The topics covered in the rumble included:
read more...Upcoming Webinar - Recruitment Rumble9:08pm Thursday 30 April 2009
Tags: discussion rumble webinar monster careerone seek rcsa social recruiting online recruitment thomas shaw diane lee geoff jennings debate fake ads recruitment agency There's nothing like a good stoush. Join online recruitment industry leaders Geoff Jennings and Thomas Shaw for a LIVE "Recruitment Rumble". All gloves will be off as Geoff and Thomas go head to head in a discussion about key topics (Geoff may even wear his shiny purple boxing shorts).
read more...Great Australian Pay Check10:48am Thursday 16 April 2009
Tags: paycheck seek paycheck seek salary survey seek.com.au paycheck.seek.com.au SEEK has just released the Great Australian Pay Check (aka salary survey results) it started compiling from users 12 months ago. The reports contain a wealth of information for job seekers, recruiters and HR to compare salary packages. SEEK's survey data size and report contents squash all rivals.
read more...What do you think of the SEEK site?12:55pm Friday 03 April 2009
Tags: seek.com.au funny survey seek It's friday, let's have some fun.
read more...Proof read your job ads3:40pm Tuesday 17 March 2009
Tags: job advert grammar spelling errors seek Have a look at this job advert posted on Seek yesterday. Are recruiters using the spellchecker or proof reading the job adverts? It's quite easy to spot all the errors.
read more...We REALLY need a Recruitment Consultant2:43pm Saturday 21 February 2009
Tags: recruitment consultant impex personnel job advert job board seek online marketing Yesterday, this Recruitment Agency posted 85 identical job adverts in the SAME category, and SAME locations within a few hours. Was this mistake made by the Recruitment Consultant, 3rd party posting provider or the job board? How much money did they just waste? Estimate $45 per advert (approx $ rate for agency of that size) x 85 = $3,825
read more...Optimising your job site for mobile devices12:44pm Friday 20 February 2009
Tags: statistics trademe sixfigures jobadder adlogic 2vouch linkme hippo recruiterdaily jobx jobsjobsjobs topmargin pageup careerone mycareer seek job boards iphone mobile mobi Have you ever tested your job board/recruitment website to see how what it looks like on a mobile device?
read more...Hide and Seek3:57pm Sunday 15 February 2009
Tags: validation jobsjobsjobs seek fake advertiser job advert job board How do you know that your competitors are better than you? You are using them. I noticed this job advert today appearing on SEEK. I was keen to see who the advertiser was, so I used google to see that the role is at JobsJobsJobs.
read more...You are the dickhead1:44pm Wednesday 04 February 2009
Tags: seek bad advert recruitment agency online recruitment job boards reputation Sometimes I ponder late at night thinking "Why are Recruiters given such a bad rap?" Ahh.. hang on, I think I just found out why. This job advert on Seek http://www.seek.com.au explains why - This is a fair dinkum opportunity to become our business partner not a franchisee and for you to be in control of your own income without having to deal with dickhead bosses, wanker unions or have to suffer bludging work mates. You will need background in HR, Recruitment, Sales or Training to succeed.
read more...Sell your friends emails to MyCareer11:04am Thursday 29 January 2009
Tags: online marketing creativity job board promotion game mycareer seek MyCareer http://game.mycareer.com.au have followed Careerone and SEEK http://www.seek.com.au/seasonsgreetings in creating interactive games for the job seeker. The concept is good, but I doubt that it will really take off. My initial reaction was WOW, then I actually started playing the game (it really should be called - sell us your friends to win 50k). It must have cost $$ HEAPS to create this game, and then the cost to advertise the promotion.
read more...Use of Flash Animations in Recruitment Sites2:41pm Thursday 22 January 2009
Tags: livesalary careerone workinoz islandreefjob pageuppeople jobadder hippo seek website design flash animation portcareers gxysearch seek.com.au hippo.com.au jobadder.com pageuppeople.com careerone.com.au livesalary.com.au portcareers.com.au gxysearch.com.au Website designers are always trying to imbibe creative designing skills into the site in order to allure the customers. Flash applications in design makes a site better looking, interactive and appealing. Their usage is done in various ways depending upon the design requirement. The idea is to make the website more customer friendly and enjoyable for them.
read more...Email Marketing Tips for Recruiters2:57pm Wednesday 14 January 2009
Tags: tips email marketing seek emarketing email marketing metrics click-through rate iphone Email Marketing provides powerful solutions to businesses which save time, reduce expenses, increase efficiencies, and boost profits. Recruiters need to constantly adjust their campaigns in these market conditions and technology enhancements to stay ahead of the competition.
read more...Job Site Traffic Jan 20092:54pm Tuesday 13 January 2009
Tags: defencejobs jobx nga.net adlogic jobadder pageup jobsjobsjobs linkme linkme hippo seek online recruitment job boards statistics mycareer careerone I was talking to an owner of a national Recruitment Agency last night and he mentioned that applications have increased. Anyone know why? I am not going to regurgitate all the news articles and media reports on job losses around the world. But let’s look at some graphs and statistics on job site traffic.
read more...Jobx vs Seek videos2:01pm Friday 19 December 2008
Tags: jobx seek videos JobX must be given credit for trying. I don’t actually remember ever seeing these videos, but a user has forwarded the link to share with everyone. The concept is based on the old Apple vs PC videos. Enjoy.
read more...New SEEK website design released11:13pm Tuesday 16 December 2008
Tags: seek testing SEEK http://www.seek.com.au has released its long awaited new home page design and some site updates. Most notable is the horizontal search bar, and the web2.0 look. Kudos to the UX team who have delivered a rich and fresh design. Well done Carey & Team
read more...SCAM - Job Seekers beware9:37pm Monday 15 December 2008
Tags: scam seek It occured to me that this blog has been very negative recently. But honestly, I am a really fun, sociable and entertaining person! Seriously ask anyone :)But, its hard not to be critical when I come across these job posts on SEEK http://www.seek.com.au (Yes, I have reported them) and on the surface the job adverts all looks legit.
read more...Job Board Updates - MyCareer jobs on CareerOne11:00am Friday 12 December 2008
Tags: jobserve hippo recruitmenow justbe seek mycareer careerone job board careerone.com.au mycareer.com.au seek.com.au hippo.com.au jobserve.com.au justbe.com.au It must be a very hard time for the job board industry at the moment. I don't want to focus or pick on just one job board, it's just the industry needs a bit of cleaning up. So this week... Hippo are advertising for staff on SEEK, unconfirmed closure of JustBe, free job adverts at RecruitMeNow, 2 for 1 deals at JobServe, restructure at MyCareer. Eeeekkkk.... here is another soft kick for the staff at MyCareer moving from Melbourne to Sydney.
read more...Are you looking for the perfect role this Christmas9:00am Friday 12 December 2008
Tags: time recruitment hahn heahtcare funny seek Kudos to Time Recruitment and Hahn Healthcare for these good laughs. Do you know anyone quirky?... On the second day of Christmas, Hahn Healthcare sent to me. Two GP roles, And a job for a pharma company!
read more...SEEK'ing help on a new home page design11:55am Tuesday 09 December 2008
Tags: seek website design ui web2.0 job board I have come across SEEK's new home page designs today, and was quite suprised by the new look. Have a look at the screen shots I was able to get. The only difference between the 2 designs I was presented with is the colour scheme. Note: These are currently undergoing extensive market research - designs can change! Participate in the survey today http://www.seek.com.au/survey/
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