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Your next career move is on the Internet


Over the course of the last ten years, the Internet has taken over as the main source for jobseekers looking for the latest career opportunities. Over 90 per cent of UK freight industry placements are from candidates sourced from the leading In- ternet job boards. We are seeing more and more TV advertis- ing campaigns from the generic sites in order to attract more candidates. The way organisations recruit is changing, and if you want to attract the best candidates you need to keep up with the times.


The biggest problem is that, as most sites are generic, they only deliver on average 10 per cent of the time. This is why most leading agencies use all of the top ten generic job boards in order to guarantee client delivery.


The biggest problem is that as most sites are generic that they only deliver on average 10% of the time. This is why most leading agencies use all of the top ten generic job boards in order to guarantee client delivery.


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Industry-specific sites are the most likely way forward. Our own site - forwardingjobs.com – has seen a massive uptake since it launched a few weeks ago and has already attracted over 1,000 candidates. Four major freight operators have now placed their vacancies on the site – Expeditors, WTA, UPS and WFS – and there are now over 300 jobs advertised on the site, probably more than double the number of freight-specific jobs on any of the general sites. The number of job applications doubled in August compared with July, even though August is traditionally a very slack month.


Industry-specific sites are the most likely way way forward. Our own site - forwardingjobs.com – has seen a massive uptake since it launched a few weeks ago and in the space of a few weeks has at- tracted over 1,000 candidates. Four major freight operators have now placed their vacancies on the site – Expeditors, WTA, UPS and WFS - and there are now over 300 jobs advertised on the site, prob- ably more than double the number of freight-specific jobs on any of the general sites. The number of job applications doubled in August compared with July, even though August is traditionally a very slack month.


As one leading employer told us, the advantage of industry- specific sites is that the applicants they attract are much bet- ter aligned to their requirements – there is no need to spend time and money filtering out the perhaps five out of six job- seekers with no experience of the industry whatsoever.


As one leading employer told us, the advantage of industry-specific sites is that the applicants they get are much better aligned to their needs – there is no need to spend time and money filtering out the perhaps five out of six jobseekers with no experience of the indus- try whatsoever.


In time, we expect that the site will become a gauge of the health of the freight industry job market, and candidates would even be able to use it to check whether their salary levels are keeping pace with the average in their area or sector. It would also give a degree of trans- parency to the jobs market; unlike agencies, we have no interest in hiding the names of potential employers – or inflating salary levels.


I believe that, increasingly, most jobs in the industry will be filled through websites like this – leaving perhaps the 20% most specialist positions to be filled through headhunting services. I also see internet recruitment in the industry going global in the next few years. We are planning to launch forwardingjobs.com in the Netherlands next year but we have already had a massive response from Dutch and belgian job-seekers applying for UK jobs, and they are going a long way towards bridging the sales skills gap that has existed in this country, despite the recession.


In time, we expect that the site will become a gauge of the health of the freight industry job market, and that candidates will even be able to use it to check whether their salary levels are keeping pace with the average in their area or sector. It will also provide a degree of transparency to the jobs market; unlike agencies, we have no interest in hiding the names of potential employers – or inflating salary levels.


I believe that, increasingly, most jobs in the industry will be filled through websites like this – leaving perhaps the 20 per cent most specialist positions to be filled through headhunting services. I also see Internet recruitment in the industry going global in the next few years. We are planning to launch forwardingjobs.com in the Netherlands next year, but we have already had a massive response from Dutch and Belgian jobseekers applying for UK jobs – and they are going a long way towards bridging the sales skills gap that has existed in this country, despite the recession.


Craig Headford, Headford Consulting


Over the course of the last ten years the internet has taken over as the main source for jobseekers looking for the latest career opportuni- ties. Over 90% percent of UK Freight Industry placements are from candidates sourced from the leading internet job boards. We are seeing more and more TV advertising campaigns from the generic sites in order to attract more candidates. The way organisations re- cruit is changing and if you want to attract the best candidates you need keep up with times.


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Issue 5 2012


39 Hot Jobs


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