The advent of the online job portals are like a blessing for all those who are on the hunt for an appropriate job. Online job portals are a platform holding dozens of benefits. They are advantageous in a number of aspects. Studies prove that job search through specialised job portals are one of the most rapid sources of employment compared to other options (even applying to the companies website directly). Sending job applications through portals are known to get response to seekers more quickly than other methods.
However, a candidates mind is full of questions and everyone wants to choose the best job listing portal. Some of these questions are which of these job portals are really genuine? Which of these are not scammed? Does the job portal provide resume creation facility? Will my personal information be secure if I apply at these job portals?
Following are the top ten qualities of a good job portal and if trailed prior to choose one to create an account you will be sure to select the best one for yourself. 1. Is the portal free for jobseekers? The first thing you want to check out is whether the portal is charging you to access and apply for the jobs. If yes, then this would not be your finest preference for online submittance of applications. Candidates cannot be expcted to pay for accessing job details and applying for them because they are not expected to be financially set. However, some job portals offer placement services and they are meant to be paid for.
2. Does the portal have available jobs in many specialisations? Additionally, the job portals you pursue must have regular updates and they must be having job posts from all specialisation fields of work. The sources must be pertinent so that you can make certain that you have all the unsurpassed opportunities approaching towards you. Ideally, the job portal should also have video resume creation facility for demonstrating the interpersonal, creative and communication skills of the candidate.
3. Are Professional Talent Hunters & Recruiters on the portal. The job portal you choose should also be open to an assortment of highly recognized recruiters and professional recuitment agencies and not only for job seekers. This allows your resume/C.V. to be analyzed by expert talent hunters and prospective employers looking for proficient and highly ambitious job contenders.
4. Which respected employment agencies have accounts on the portal You can easily verify the best job portals by searching online for their popularity and checking out which respectable employment firms are using it too. Recruitment is a complicated process and job portals make it easy for both jobseekers and employers. The bigger the resume pool of the portal, the more popular it will be. As a job seeker, you should go for a job portal where the best companies visit and posts their jobs.
5. Does the portal provide genuine & quality services The services provided by the portal and the quality of those services are the next important thing to consider. Superior quality job portals are easy to use and maneuver. Resume creation and upload, resume writing services, job alerts setup capability, placement services and regular content updates to assist the general audience in increasing their skills and improving on shortcomings are all parts of aq high quality jobs portal.
6. Is Registration complicated (is there Facebook & Google Connects available) Regiustration should be an uncomplicated matter and the general manouverability of the portal should be as easy as pie.
7. Is the Privacy policy clear and protects your rights and personal data Furthermore check for privacy policy on the job portal before you finalise it. A good portal should vow to keep your personal information absolutely safe and more importantly you should feel safe yourself when applying to a portal.
8. Does the portal rank well for its targetted keywords Check the portal for their rankings on the keywords they are targetting. You will see the targetted keywords in the title of the website’s page you visit. It is displayed on the top of the browser tab in which it is open. High rankings are a solid proof of the authority and popularity of any website and job portals are no different. However, if a portal is new, then you have to give it the advantage of competing with well established contenders.
9. Is the portal active on social media platforms? Second last, check for the involvement of the job portal on social circles like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Google Plus. The age we live in is the age of social media, no one can deny this fact. Thus, every serious website knows it needs to be on social media sites and maintain a reasonable, if not a great presence on those mediums. So, look for the portals and social media networks and if they are active there also (along with a satisfactory position on all the points mentioned above) then you should go ahead and create an account on the portal immediately and begin your job search.
10. Does the portal have a blog and does it provide worthwhile content Finally, check out the portal’s blog and see if they provide high quality and worthwhile PLUS original content. If they do, then you are at the right place.
Afterall, in the highly competitive environment and the sad global financial state we live in today, we really do not have any time to waste.
Good luck to you in your job hunting endeavours.
