How candidates use the site

CWJobs.co.uk candidates regularly use the site to search for live vacancies – over 20% several times a day, and almost 50% several times a week.

They can search for a specific job using a number of different criteria categorised when a job is posted on the site including location, salary and job type, and can further drill down by typing in keywords to include in the search, or simply browse by location, employer or keyword. We also have a number of specialist search pages which allow jobseekers to conduct specific searches within particular skill sets, job roles or industry sectors.

Typically, jobseekers spend around ten minutes per visit at CWJobs.co.uk. And on average, each user applies for 8 jobs each month online.

But it’s not just straight-forward vacancy searching that helps users find and apply for the roles most suited to their skill sets. Jobseeker tools, including uploading their CV to our database and registering to receive email alerts also generate highly targeted results:

• Jobseeker profile and CV upload
• Instant Job Match (IJM) alerts
• Jobs by Email (JBE) alerts
• Job basket

Jobseeker profile and CV upload

• Users create a searchable jobseeker profile and attach their CV enabling employers to headhunt suitable candidates
• On average, over 5,000 jobseekers upload their CV to our database each month

Instant Job Match (IJM) alerts

• We compare every new role listed at CWJobs.co.uk with all our jobseeker profiles
• If a match is found, we email the details immediately to the candidate to give them a head start on their application

Jobs by Email (JBE) alerts

• JBE alerts enable users to receive up to 50 jobs matching their exact specifications every day
• JBE alerts generate 38% of all applications
• On average, 17,000 CWJobs.co.uk users subscribe to JBEs each month

Job basket

• Users can select up to 20 jobs at a time and send them to a basket to view and apply for jobs individually or in batches
• 19% of applications are generated from a visitor’s individual job basket

For more information about how today’s IT jobseekers are using the internet, download our Internet Usage Research Report.