With this lousy economy and with thousands of people being laid off from their jobs, it is small wonder so many people are looking for work. Quite a few are turning to the online employment sites, which are growing at a rapid pace. Some of the newer job sites have nearly tripled in activity while some of the more traditional, like Monster, have seen their volume taper off. All in all, according to an article in Media Post, the online employment sites are a growth sector.
The article points out that more women than men are searching the online job sites. Whether it is because stay at home moms are now looking for work to supplement their faltering household incomes, or whether women are finding the more accessible type jobs while their husbands are seeking out the harder to find positions is , frankly, difficult to say at this point. The article gives other demographic breakdowns that most should find interesting.
Most online job sites offer background checks as part of their added value deals. I suggest to those job seekers, especially those who are running low on bucks and need to save, it is not really worth your while to have these done. Any company considering recruiting you for employment will have their own preemployment screening program in place. That will be their determining factor and not background searches from an external third party source the company does not retain. It is probably a waste of your money.
