HR SEO : Online Candidate Attraction Specialists

Job seekers fret about the cold black hole that swallows their applications and limits any communication from returning to them. But on the other side is a frenzied space of recruiters and human-resource departments racing at hyperspeed. There are just not enough hours in the day to respond to everyone. It’s just not practical. Plain and simple.

At a minimum, a job posting or listing should be getting anywhere from 100 applicants to over a thousand depending on what recruitment resources the company is using. Responding to each resume or CV would be a full-time job in itself and ultimately detracts from the goal of filling the position.

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Branding is all about consistency. If you are constantly changing your message, you’ll confuse your target market, and lose money while doing it. Now more so than ever in the recruitment sector it’s imperative that employers steer clear of the following brand sabotaging mistakes when managing their employer brands online and off!

1. Lack of a brand identity
Creating a brand involves analysing every aspect of your business and how it is experienced. Branding is driven by consumers, but is always started at the top of your company. You must know your brand inside and out and sell it with passion before you can expect anyone else to do it. Marketing legend, Jack Trout, in 1969, said what holds true today. “Consumers don’t stop to figure you out; they just keep going.” You must have a memorable and unmistakable brand identity that stops consumers in their tracks.

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John Griffiths, Deputy Minister for Skills, has announced that one of the main priorities of the Welsh Assembly Government’s new draft budget is to support young people affected by the downturn. Around £20.5m in funding has been allocated to schemes that help young people find jobs in Wales by providing them with the means to complete their education and training, reports Wales Online.

Projects to receive funding include the Skillbuild programme, designed for people with entry-level skills, and the Pathways to Apprenticeships scheme, which provides learners with vocational education in preparation for an employed apprenticeship when the economy turns a corner. Go Wales will also receive a cash boost to help more graduates into work.

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With little relief in sight on the employment scene, job hunters have to be savvier and more careful than ever about what they choose to spend money on as they search. Luckily, one of the best ways to find a job - networking - is practically free and many websites and job portals offer free membership to jobseekers and employers alike.

The key is to stay focused on your goals, experts said. Here are some tips on ways to keep spending down while looking for the job you want.

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Some 18.31 million UK households now have internet access, which is an increase of 1.85 million from 2008, according to a new report published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In 2009, 16.5 million people - 63 per cent of all UK house holds - had broadband connections, representing an increase of 6.6 million since 2006.

The report also found that an estimated 73 per cent or 27.3 million adults accessed the internet everyday or almost everyday. But 16-24 age group took the prize for most frequent users, with an estimated 86 per cent using it everyday. The ONS found that the most popular use of the internet was for email.

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Managing your time effectively can play a big role in your job search success. Developing good time management methods can be a big challenge for job seekers. When you lose your job, you suddenly lose a lot of the structure that was once a part of your day. It will be up to you to create that structure to ensure that you will reach your job search goals.

Tips on Time Management for Job Seekers

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