1) Three major players = Monster, CareerBuilder and Yahoo! HotJobs,
which together account for about 55% of industry revenues. The
remainder is accounted for by a plethora of smaller, industry- or
sector-specific sites that appeal to a specialized clientele
(Reference: http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?ProductID=1086473&SID=82510418-347318563-274246513&kw=social%09networking%09websites)
What is the industry gross worth? - Revenue acquired through banner
ads vs. revenue acquired through employer and jobseeker listings?
Trends of the industry, past and projected? Features (in order of
importance) affecting online recruitment provider choice (for both
jobseeker and employer)? Buying patterns of industry, for instance
periods of:
· Peaks in industry employer and employee matching; i.e. peaks in
revenues of companies like Monster.com?s
· Slums, if any
· Steadied sales?
2) Average turnaround time for jobseeker listing resume and getting
contacted by employers or employment agencies through online
recruitment services? In other words, if I list with an online job
recruitment site, how long can I expect (on average) to have to wait
before my listing is successful? Successful in this sense means
employer exhibiting interest, of some sort to candidate. Average % of
successful matches (between employer and jobseeker) in industry
(company specific stat is acceptable, e.g. Monster?s average % of
successful matching)? Successful matching in this case means
jobseekers that were actually hired by employers through the site.
3) Average # of employer listings per year through big online
recruitment companies? Average number of employer and jobseeker
listings acquired per year for start-up online recruitment companies? |