We get a lot of calls and emails from jobseekers asking us to call them back, wanting to follow up on applications, needing more information about a job etc etc so we wanted to clear up a few key factors that make "us", the job board, different to a recruitment agency....
- First off, a job board is online. It collates jobs in a list which are registered by the recruitment agencies and direct clients. The job board allows a jobseeker to apply to these jobs ONLINE only.
- Job boards do not discuss the details of the job with the jobseeker and do not hold any further information regarding the jobs, other than what is seen on the site. They do not match a jobseeker to a job like a recruitment agency would.
- Job boards allow a jobseeker to register an account online for free and hold multiple CV's and Cover Letter's in their jobseeker accounts so these can be attached to roles when applying to them.
- You tend to see thousands of jobs being advertised on job boards rather than a smaller number held by a recruitment agency.
- Job boards will normally receive a fee from the recruitment agency or direct client for posting their vacancies on the sites.
Hopefully these points help to clear up the main difference between the two. So, if you are looking for a job, remember, you can apply for any job via a job board online. To follow up your application, you can contact the recruitment agency or direct client who are advertising the job, not the job board. Once the application has been made, it is with the advertiser of the job and has nothing more to do with the job board.
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