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 Finger-posting
Author:Natasha Allden
Date:Sunday, 8th Jun 2008 21:28
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URL:http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=100887

Has anyone used the finger-posting approach when recruiting; putting a brief one line advert in a newspaper directing interested applicants to the website (rather than a full job ad) if so was it a cost effective alternative?

Natasha

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 Re: Finger-posting
Author:fiona jefferies
Date:Wednesday, 11th Jun 2008 10:55
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URL:http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=100887

Hi Natasha,

yes i always used to do it this way, more jobs out for your ad space money and more traffic to your website.

as an example, last year i was asked to recruit for cruise ships i put one line in an ad in my local rag and had over 200 applicants which the client was over the moon with.

the potential candidates then logged onto my website and registered as a candidate to view the full job spec and applied

in a nutshell wouldnt do it any other way...

have also used this method at exec level and response is the same


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 Re: Finger-posting
Author:dick
Date:Wednesday, 11th Jun 2008 11:03
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URL:http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=100887

in the "old days" when the internet was new and the Daily Telegraph ruled the job advertising roost, they would ban finger ads. their rationale was that it was leading people to another site where the job could be seen in full rather than you, as the agency, paying their (exorbitant) fees on a full ad in the job supplement. it all seemed rather petty and bizarre.

I don't know if the DT still ban finger ads as we haven't advertised there for soooooo long,

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 Re: Finger-posting
Author:dinosaur
Date:Friday, 13th Jun 2008 14:18
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URL:http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=100887

Does anyone still look for jobs in newspapers!?!?!

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