Jobs2Web Sees Explosion of Job Seekers Using New Web Tools to Find Jobs Online; Reveals Recent Job Search Statistics
Economic Turbulence Drives Rising Job-Related Searches; Candidates Turning to New Web Resources to Find Next Opportunity
| Source: Jobs2Web
MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwire - December 2, 2008) - Jobs2Web Inc., a Web 2.0 interactive
recruiting solutions provider, today announced the results of its October
2008 Job Search Statistics Report. The Jobs2Web Job Search Statistics
Report examines job-related Web search traffic, as well as when job
candidates look for new jobs. The report draws its findings from Google's
keyword search tool, as well as Jobs2Web's client network, which consists
of over 60 major companies that reported close to 500,000 career site
visitors during October.
According to Google, the search term "jobs" ranked sixth in the top ten
search terms, above cars, games and porn. On average, more than 151
million searches were conducted on this search term during October (up from
124 million per month average on the major search engine).
Jobs2Web identified that most job-related searches are performed in the
middle of the work day (1:00 p.m. CST was the peak time of day for
visitors), which means many people perform job searches around the lunch
hour with search activity remaining strong through the work day and into
the evening hours. Wednesday is the peak traffic day for job-related
searches; however, search activity starts strong on Mondays and is
sustained throughout the work week, with a slight drop on Fridays.
Consistent with the size of the respective state, in October 2008, the top
states in which job searches were performed were New York (over 1 million
job searches), California and Texas (over 673,000 job searches in October).
Other top state searches included Georgia, Ohio, and Michigan where job
searches on Google increased over 20% during October.
Top job categories that saw dramatic increases in searches during October
included clerical jobs with an 83% increase followed by customer service
jobs, executive jobs, attorney jobs and technology jobs, all with 50%
increases over an average month's traffic.
Doug Berg, Jobs2Web's Chief Innovation Officer, commented, "According to
Google's keyword search tool, searching for job-related content is one of
the top ten things people do on Google. Our findings are consistent with
trends being driven by the current economic conditions." He continued,
"Ironically, despite massive increase in job seeker activity on the major
search engines, candidates rarely find employers' jobs directly on Google
and similar search engines, because career sites and jobs aren't optimized
-- and are therefore hidden -- from the search engines and job seekers, who
only see paid job board listings online. As a result, nearly 80% of all
jobs are hidden from the average job seeker."
"Beyond the massive increase in search engine use, today's candidates are
also utilizing social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn, along with other
Web 2.0 methods to find jobs and career information. That's why companies
are turning to Jobs2Web to enhance their online recruiting strategies,
which results in decreased recruiting costs and improved talent pipelines,
which helps them to utilize these new interactive technologies as a key
part of their recruiting strategy," said Berg.
Commencing with the October 2008 report, Jobs2Web Job Search Statistics are
published monthly and can be requested by emailing kkanis@jobs2web.com
About Jobs2Web
Jobs2Web is a leading provider of interactive recruiting solutions. The
company develops and implements the innovative technologies and services
that enable employers to leverage their investments in their own career
sites to attract, capture and communicate with the exploding base of
interactive job seekers. Through Jobs2Web's solutions, employers can
improve recruiter effectiveness and provide measurable results, translating
into increased quality of hires, reduced time to fill and a ready pipeline
of passive candidates.
Founded in 2003, Jobs2Web is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn.
Jobs2Web's executive team includes several of the world's foremost sourcing
and recruiting experts. More information can be accessed at
www.jobs2web.com