• 70% of job seekers have never applied for a job using their mobile.
• 100% of job seekers save adverts on their mobile to look at later.
• 100% of job seekers use multiple devices when searching, researching and applying for jobs.

Job seekers don’t trust their mobiles when applying for jobs, new research from Madgex has revealed.

Two thirds of job seekers in the study have never applied for a job via their mobile, citing a lack of confidence in the device to do the job well. Reasons include the size of the screen, no ‘proper’ keyboard and difficulties cross-referencing the advert, when preparing a covering letter and CV.

However, while job seekers may not be applying via their mobile, they are using their smart phones for much longer periods than previously thought.

Nearly half of the participants in the Job Seeker Behaviour study use their mobile for up to 40 minutes per job seeking session. So if they’re not applying, what are they using their phone for?

According to the report, 100% of job seekers use their mobiles to search for potential job leads, …Read More

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