Jobs In HR Survey Data

HR job seeker trends

 

  
This survey was conducted by Job Media Pty Ltd. The request to participate in the survey has been circulated chiefly through our publications www.jobsinhr.com.au and www.jobsinplanning.com.au . The survey was conducted over approximately a 3 month period and when we closed the survey after 446 responses and the reponse trends had been very similar for some time.
   
  
   
   

 

 

Q1.How much post graduate (post school/university) work experience do you have?
 

 
Less than 2 years7416.59%

 
2 - 5 years7416.59%

 
5 - 10 years9220.63%

 
more than 10 years20646.19%

 
Total Respondents:446

 

   
  

Q2. Are you currently employed?

 
Yes36180.94%

 
No8519.06%

 
Total Respondents:446
   
  

Q3. Are you actively looking for a new job?

 

 
Yes29566.14%

 
No15133.86%

 
Total Respondents:446
   
  

Q4.1  In which of the following media do you currently monitor employment advertisements?
 - Newspapers
 

 
No7416.59%

 
Monthly6314.13%

 
Weekly27762.11%

 
Daily327.17%

 
Total Respondents:446

Q4.2  In which of the following media do you currently monitor employment advertisements?
 - Large, multi-discipline job web sites
 

 
No6815.25%

 
Monthly8619.28%

 
Weekly15133.86%

 
Daily14131.61%

 
Total Respondents:446

Q4.3  In which of the following media do you currently monitor employment advertisements?
 - Job mail/alerts from large, multi-discipline job web sites
 

 
No15434.53%

 
Monthly296.5%

 
Weekly12227.35%

 
Daily14131.61%

 
Total Respondents:446

Q4.4  In which of the following media do you currently monitor employment advertisements?
 - Subscriber email for specific disciplines (like Jobs In HR, Jobs In Planning etc)
 

 
No10323.09%

 
Monthly306.73%

 
Weekly23352.24%

 
Daily8017.94%

 
Total Respondents:446

Q4.5  Do you normally work in a HR function?
 

 
Yes34570.23%

 
No8519.77%
(question added after survey had begun)
 
 Total Respondents:430

Q5. Assuming you have seen a job advertised which interests you, but you want more
information about the job before applying, how do you prefer to contact the advertiser
during business hours ?
 

 
By telephone12928.92%

 
By email13830.94%

 
By telephone or email17940.13%

 
Total Respondents:446

Q6. How do you prefer to submit an application in response to a job advert?
 

 
By email22350%

 
Via a web site255.61%

 
By traditional post or fax122.69%

 
Happy to use any of the above18641.7%

 
Total Respondents:446

Q7. If an advertiser provides no option but to apply for a position by visiting a web site
and registering and/or filling in a web based form, how would this affect the likelihood of
you applying?
 

 
It wouldn't make any difference, I would still apply32071.75%

 
It would make me less likely to apply.11425.56%

 
I would not apply for the position.122.69%

 
Total Respondents:446
  

Q8. If a job advert names the employer, but does not name a contact person, how does
this affect the likelihood of you responding to the advertisement?
 
  

 
It wouldn't make any difference - I would still apply34076.23%

 
I would be less likely to apply.10122.65%

 
I would not apply.51.12%

 
Total Respondents:446
   
  

Q9. If an advert does not name the employer and does not name a contact person, how
does this affect the likelihood of you responding to the advertisement?
 

 
It wouldn't make any difference - I would still apply for the position if it looked interesting.12828.7%

 
I would be less likely to apply.22550.45%

 
I would not apply.9320.85%

 
Total Respondents:446
   

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