Save that job now, check it out later
So you’re quickly scanning the jobs on jobsgopublic.com, maybe it’s your lunch hour and you’re multi-tasking while eating your lunch at your desk. You’ve found a couple of jobs that look great, but don’t have time to read the finer detail and fill in that online application.Once you are logged into your account, you can save any number of vacancies to your account to view at a time that is convenient to you. The cool feature about this, is that an email reminder will be automatically sent to you if the job you’ve saved is nearing it’s closing date and you haven’t yet applied.
As a registered user of Jobsgopublic we’re developing many personalisations and features, to make your job search easier. We’ve already blogged about the ability to set up your Jobs by email and we’ll be filling you in with more tips via this blog to ensure you are getting the most out of jobsgopublic.com.
Happy Jobsearching, and feel free to ask any questions via the comments section below. Alternatively you can email our support team at support@jobsgopublic.com
Has traditional recruitment advertising ever changed?
In 1792 the US postal service was created, France declared war on Austria beginning the French Revolution, oranges were introduced to Hawaii and the first printed job advertisement appeared in the Times Newspaper.
216 years later the world has moved on in all cases except one – the recruitment advert. Printed on 31 December 1792 in the Times, the advertisement is not as old fashioned as it should be.
Candidates today are migrating online much faster than the employers are, mainly because they are locked into their legacy driven approach to change. It’s the old adage of bunging everything into the press irrespective of the fact that it doesn’t work and is really expensive because that is what they have always done. This is a succession planning issue, when people retire and move on from positions of authority this way of working will disappear.
At the moment in the public sector we have 31% of the workforce that is due to retire in the next decade actually calling the shots – and the question is how linked into today’s thinking are these people? To the younger generation this just compounds the gaps associated with the sector, because they are still relying on these quaint, traditional methods.
Surely, in this day and age the future is online.
Post Forum3 de-brief
Well, what a busy couple of days. It is my second year at attending Forum3 and I can honestly say that this year seemed busier and more exhausting than last. It was fantastic though, actually getting out and meeting the candidates, answering the questions, helping them use the site, showing them how to register, save their search, and hints and tips on helping them with their job seeking. That is what it’s all about and getting out there is so refreshing!
If you did come by and visit us, a big hi from the team and I hope you got what you wanted out of it. If you missed the event, never fear, if you are reading this, you’ve already found the largest public sector and not for profit jobs board in Jobsgopublic.com.
It wasn’t all work work work, we did have some fun with some of the other exhibitors, and many of the organisations who advertise their vacancies already on jobsgopublic were there to say hi. Maybe you were loved by the Notting Hill Housing Love Monster, or hugged by the Shepherd’s Bush bumble bee, but it was great to see so many organisations supporting the sector as a whole.
Hope to see you next year, if you’d like to know anything further about your account, or how to use the site, feel free to comment here or email our support team at support@jobsgopublic.com
Jobsgopublic ‘working for you’ at Forum 3
This year the UK’s largest recruitment event solely devoted to the not-for-profit sector, Forum 3 takes place on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 October at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London.
The event attracts over 10,000 visitors who come to find out more about job opportunities within the public and third sectors from over 140 exhibitors.
Some of the boys and girls from jobsgopublic will be manning stand 90 at the event, offering inspiration and advice on how to register and get the best out of jobsgopublic.
So please come and see us, as the UK’s largest public sector and not for profit jobs board – we are a mine of information.
We’ll be there on Friday from 10am – 6pm and on Saturday from 10am – 4.30pm.
Look forward to seeing you then.
