| Up until the early 1990's, jobs were listed in the | | | | There are times when retained job search is still the |
| employment editions of leading newspapers or | | | | way to go, particularly for very senior positions. |
| government employment exchanges or through | | | | Whilst there are a small number of executive |
| retained search companies. | | | | recruitment search sites, online job search is not as |
| However, during the late 1990s the conventional | | | | appropriate for very high-level jobs as the employer |
| means of job search became ineffective, as the | | | | typically defines the segment or companies from |
| Internet significantly changed the way that people | | | | where their future employees have to be sourced, |
| looked for jobs. Dedicated job portals and job boards | | | | narrowing the potential field significantly. |
| have since become even more common on the | | | | Online job sites have however become the primary |
| Internet and these online job search portals have | | | | method used by employers to fill entry and mid level |
| easily become the preferred option for employers | | | | positions. These employment portals also help |
| and job seekers alike. | | | | companies that seek to fill many positions in a short |
| Job seekers who are actively looking for jobs now | | | | period of time because they give access to a |
| have the option to search through thousands of job | | | | database of resumes ready for them to search |
| postings online or advertisements posted by | | | | through and line up interviews. |
| headhunters or recruitment agencies on these sites. | | | | The employment portal charges a fee to employers |
| Searching for a job online is the easiest and the most | | | | and recruitment agencies to access their database of |
| convenient way of looking for the most appropriate | | | | resumes while the job seeker gets to upload their |
| jobs. If there is something that suits their | | | | resume for free. There are a small number of online |
| requirements they can easily register on the site and | | | | job search websites that charge a fee to jobseekers |
| apply. | | | | if they wish to register to apply for certain jobs. |
| It is also possible to conduct a passive job search | | | | These online job search websites also provide news |
| through these sites as sometimes people are happy | | | | and information on the job market and resume |
| with their current jobs and are not actively looking | | | | building and profiling services for jobseekers who |
| for new employment opportunities, but don't mind if | | | | want to create a professional resume or when they |
| they are "searched for" or identified by a recruiting | | | | want their resume to match the specifications of a |
| agency for a vacancy that matches their skill sets. | | | | particular job. |
| This can be achieved by the jobseeker posting their | | | | There is no doubt that online job sites and the ability |
| resume on the online job search portal. Resume | | | | for so many people to conduct an online job search |
| uploads are normally free and these job portals have | | | | have significantly changed the recruitment landscape |
| filters and intelligent tools that do not divulge the | | | | and made it easier for employers to find new recruits |
| person's name or current employer to safeguard their | | | | and for jobseekers to land the job that they were |
| privacy. | | | | looking for. |