Online recruitment Statistics

The internet is becoming more and more popular with over 700 million people online globally* and 13.9 million (57%) of households in Great Britain now having internet access**. An estimated 2.9 million more people now have internet access at home compared with 2002 figures.** With the massive increase in internet usage job seekers are now using the internet as their preferred method for finding teaching jobs. In a recent NORAS survey of 18,724 online jobseekers 45% used the internet to find a job with only 23% using a newspaper.***

Employers have been keen to take advantage of the growth of online recruitment with 70% of employers using Job Boards to generate their applicants. Employers found that the primary advantages of recruiting online rather than traditional methods were cost saving, speed and effectiveness.****

* Global Research Agency (September 2004)
** National Statistics (January to April 2006)
*** NORAS 2006 Survey
**** Stepstone Survey 2005