40% Indian job seekers find jobs online

Indian job seekers ranked high in terms of using the internet to find work, with almost half of them finding their most recent posting online, according to a new survey.

Online recruitment eclipsed all other recruitment channels, including direct approaches, newspaper ads and word-of-mouth, according to a survey conducted by Kelly Services, a Fortune 500 company offering staffing solutions.

As per the survey, 40% respondents found their most recent job online. 22% found jobs as a result of being directly approached by an employer, 13% through word-of-mouth, 9% from newspapers, and 8% of job seekers found jobs by directly approaching employers, the survey found.

Online recruitment was rated the preferred way to find a job, with 78% satisfied with the outcome compared to 54% who opted for the traditional methods.

According to the survey, only 8% believe that level of education is the best indicator of job suitability, 24% doubted whether their CVs present them in the best possible way and 14% not sure whether they have performed well in job interviews.

The survey sought the views of 115,000 people in 33 countries, including 3,000 from India on various topics, including recruitment.