This 4th article in the series is more a checklist and a series of questions to ask yourself before parting with your cash, with the thousands of jobsites available on the Internet today the challenge of choosing the right one or right ones for your recruitment needs is a real challenge.

The look and feel of a website is crucial in attracting visitors to use a site, factors such as how attractive the site is are important, but not as important is its clarity of purpose and the ease with which you can navigate the site. What does all this web speak mean, well it means is it easy on the eye, is it clear what the site is about and is it easy to search for jobs and apply for them as a candidate? The aforementioned are just a few of the basics but it is amazing how many jobsites do not meet these standards.

Other key factors to consider from the candidate or jobseekers point of view are key:

* Are their a good number of jobs on the site appropriate to the specialism of the site? Answer should be YES
* Is there an accurate job search function that includes all relevant job types, location and salary range? Answer should be YES
* Does the candidate have to register to apply? Answer should be NO
* Can the candidate be alerted to new jobs matching their search criteria, by email and by sms? Answer should be YES
* Can the candidate register and put their CV in a database and then apply for multiple positions? Answer should be YES
* Does the site have vacancies from employers as well as agencies? Answer should be YES
* Does the site allow registration and the ability to be selected by recruiters for contact against search criteria without compromising personal identity? Answer should be YES

Factors to consider from a recruiter point of view include:

* Is there third party evidence of site traffic and demographics available? Answer should be YES
* Is there a FOC trial available? Answer should be YES * Do you have access to a searchable candidate database? Answer should be YES
* Do you have a choice of payment options and flexibility? Answer should be YES
* Can you receive direct applications from candidates that do not wish to have their CV in a database? Answer should be YES
* Are their opportunities to promote your vacancy in prominent areas of the site? Answer should be YES And finally do such job sites exist? In my next article I will begin evaluating the jobsites that do meet these critical tests

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