jobs, careers and recruitment

Our latest traffic audit (PDF) has just been published by ABCe. And, once again, it provides confirmation that reed.co.uk receives more job applications than any other job site. The audited figure for online job applications January 2008 was 1,278,675.

It's almost a year since we called upon the industry to adopt standard auditing of job application figures to arm recruiters with simple and effective comparability between services. Yet reed.co.uk is still one of only two UK job sites to publish this figure.

In today's ultra-competitive market, recruiters deserve transparency when making decisions about which online services to use, and independently audited figures equip them with the appropriate knowledge.

And for more evidence of our commitment to maximising return on investment for recruiters, take a look at our revolutionary Guaranteed Response service - the UK's only job posting service with a guarantee.

We’ve been busy launching our first regional advertising campaign for reed.co.uk.

Initially focusing on Greater Manchester, Bristol, Bath and Swindon, the latest activity uses our hugely successful ‘Love Mondays’ theme, first seen across London earlier this year.

We’re using a variety of media, including radio, outdoor and press advertising, as well as a range of social networking and premium websites. And you may have spotted that we’ve even added our little Love Mondays post-it note to the website.

reed.co.uk’s been in the news this week after we revealed that Capricorns named Steve who live in the South East are Britain’s most ambitious people.

The finding was one of several insights uncovered by research of more than 850,000 jobseekers who’ve registered with us over the last year.

Statistical Steve, as he was dubbed by Management Today, expects an average salary of nearly £26,500, ahead of Graham (£24,324) and Ian (£24,168).

The most ambitious female is Jane, although she expects just £20,346. In fact, we found that, on average, women jobseekers expect to earn £3,600 a year less than men.

And whilst Capricorns topped the salary expectation poll over the past 12 months, it’s summer-born Virgos who have the lowest salary expectations – although, as Carol Lewis of The Times points out on her blog, there’s some pretty clear evidence to contradict this: 70 out of 613 billionaires on Forbes 2006 rich list were Virgos.

Do you fancy being part of a growing business as well as working in a fun and productive environment in Central London?

reed.co.uk is now looking for Sales Executives to help us accelerate our recent growth and realise the ambitious goals of the UK’s biggest job site, through targeted telesales activity.

If this sounds like you or someone you know, apply now.

It seems that the universal dread of the Monday morning return to work is overrated, according to a poll of 5,000 jobseekers on reed.co.uk.

Far from hating Monday mornings, 28% of us actually look forward to them, 29% are completely ambivalent about them and just 13% of us truly hate them.

And for those of us who are feeling dissatisfied on a Monday? Well, it seems the remedy may lie in finding a new challenge.

When asked what would improve Monday mornings, a third of workers (34%) stated that they wanted a new job, 20% wanted more money and 13% wanted an extra hour in bed to sleep off the weekend excess. Surprisingly, only 7% of those polled said that Mondays could only be improved by not having to go to work.

So, if you’re not already in love with Monday, why not do something about it? Browse jobs across our 38 industry sectors now and find the perfect start to your working week now.

We’ve enjoyed a record-breaking start to the year here at reed.co.uk, with highest ever weekly figures for job applications and jobseeker registrations.

More than 20,000 new jobseekers registered on reed.co.uk during the first full week in January, whilst more than 300,000 job applications were made via the site. Recruiters can now search over 1.2 million CVs on reed.co.uk.

And our traffic stats have received an official seal of approval this week, with the publication of our latest audit by independent industry body, ABCe.

The audit, based on our October 2007 traffic, looks like this:

Unique users: 1,695,762
Page impressions: 49,763,969
Online job applications: 1,186,014 *

* That’s the highest published figure for any UK job site.

reed.co.uk has been voted the winner in a newly published survey of job sites for accountants.

In the study, carried out by PASS magazine, reed.co.uk achieved nine out of ten, topping the list of recommended job sites. PASS were particulalry impressed by reed.co.uk's use of innovative technology, singling out our recently launched online employer video service, jobcast.

reed.co.uk currently features more than 30,000 accountancy jobs and senior finance roles - more than any other UK job site.

We’ve launched some exciting improvements to reed.co.uk, designed to make finding your next role even easier. Here’s what we’ve been doing and why it’s good for you:

(1) CV Searching – Boost your prospects

From today, we’ll be increasing the number of recruiters able to search CVs registered on reed.co.uk. As well as being matched to new vacancies by Reed's network of recruitment consultants, CVs will also be available to a range of direct employers and agencies.

Of course, no jobseeker will be automatically opted into this service, as opt-in is based on individual contact preferences. If you’re registered with reed.co.uk, you can check to see if your CV is searchable by signing in and checking your contact preferences.

And if you want to maximise the chances of recruiters downloading your CV and contacting you about their latest vacancies, make sure you’ve completed the Talent Profile section of your registration. Your public profile gives you the opportunity to showcase your experiences, describe your preferences and display your own personal statement. Why not check your details now?

Not registered yet? Register now and make your CV available for searching.

(2) Job search results – Detailed and express view

We’re now displaying a brief summary of each job description on search results pages to help you focus on the right opportunities. If you’d prefer to keep your results brief, you can still hide summaries via the ‘Show express view’ link.

(3) Featured jobs – focus on the latest urgent vacancies

New, urgent vacancies will be highlighted with a star as 'Featured Jobs' and will also be displayed in their own ‘Featured Jobs’ panel on the right hand side of search results pages.

Enjoy the new features and good luck with your job search.

reed.co.uk has agreed two new partnerships to offer jobseekers additional, enhanced services.

The Fuller CV offers jobseekers the opportunity to have a professional CV check for free. Utilising a network of over eighty HR Consultants, with combined expertise across all industry sectors, the partnership offers jobseekers access to a professional CV writing service, as well as a host of complementary products.

Vision2Learn offers access to free online learning, giving you the opportunity to study online, develop new skills and achieve a UK recognised qualification.

Nearly half of all jobseekers polled on reed.co.uk said they would find an Advanced CV Writing and Checking service very useful, with a similar level of interest in E-learning opportunities.

The new services complement the existing career tools on reed.co.uk which include a CV Builder, Salary Calculator, self assessment tools and career advice articles.

A recent survey of reed.co.uk users has found that over a third of our candidates are unique to reed.co.uk.

Forty percent of users were initially attracted to reed.co.uk by the range of vacancies and over 98.4% of those surveyed said they would use the site again.

Over 1.3 million jobseekers have used reed.co.uk in the past year, representing a major opportunity for all recruiters to find the perfect candidate for their job, from a talent pool exclusive to reed.co.uk.