How do American Job Boards Stack Up, Get the Facts #Radchat #Tchat #Dthr
The Top 10 most popular websites in the United States are primarily Social Networks, Search Engines, Shopping and Ecommerce sites. This is replicated pretty much across the world with Google and Facebook taking the top two spots worldwide.
- Youtube
- Yahoo
- Amazon.com
- Wikipedia
- Ebay
- Blogger.com
- Craigslist.org
In between the top 10 and the first appearance of a Job Site on the rankings of Alexa.com are a mixture of Social Media, Torrent sites, Porn, Banking, Newspapers, Blogs etc…
The first Job Site to make an appearance is:
88. Indeed.com
126. Careerbuilder
139. Monster.com
In looking at these official rankings, one has to seriously ask; when I post a job to a job-site, will people actually read it? Do Americans with over 17 Million unemployed and below the poverty line truly look for jobs on Job Boards?
Sadly the answer would appear to be a resounding NO.
It would seem that more people are interested in shopping for Books as Amazon ranks well above all the Job Boards listed.
So then where do they start looking —- well research shows us that the typical job seeker in the USA will take the following path in applying for a job:
- Your Webpage
- Your CareerSite
- Google/Social Media (company research)
- ((in some cases a Job Board))
- Friends
- Your Job Posting
This is where American Recruiters have to step up their game. The roles are getting harder to fill, and your internal and external clients are more and more dissatisfied. Posting the same job to multiple Job Boards and praying that the right candidate will see it unfortunately simply won’t work anymore.
If you want to learn more about how to source the best candidates for even your most difficult to fill roles, and stop wasting money on Job Boards with no return then you should check out the Radical Events Social Sourcing Training. You will learn how to find the candidates that tick every box of your client’s criteria, both active and passive candidates.
You’ll get a grip on the changing dynamics of Recruitment in North America today and ensure that you don’t just find your candidates jobs, you get to keep yours as well.
Are you surprised that even Myspace gets more hits per month than most Job Boards? Tell me who do you know that still uses Myspace as a Social Network these days? Let me know if the comments below.
