Job Boards and Employment Websites are the Top Sourcing Tools Used Today, Says New AberdeenGroup Report

BOSTON, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Today's organizations are facing a market with not enough qualified employees to fill necessary job roles. The shortage of talent in today's market serves as a wake up call for organizations unable to source and assess the best of the best. Although companies are offered various options for sourcing candidates, such as third party recruiters and referral systems, this report indicates that job boards and employment websites are the top sourcing tools used today. Madeline Tarquinio, research analyst and author of the report, states that, "Companies rely on job boards and employment websites over other sourcing tools because they save money and time."

Tarquinio finds that forward looking companies using job boards and employment websites are moving away from relying on third party recruiters:

  * 56% of the companies that invest in general job boards and 67% invest in
    niche job boards also emphasize strategic, long-term workforce planning

  * 56% of the companies that use job boards and employment websites have
    also made creating a talent pool of both active and passive candidates a
    priority

  * Only 6% of the companies that invest in job boards also invest in third
    party recruiters and 10% of the companies that use employment websites
    invest in third party recruiters

To obtain a complimentary copy of Talent Acquisition Strategies: Sourcing and Assessing the Best of the Best, visit: http://www.aberdeen.com/link/source.asp?cid=3175&pid=PRMT080206

The report is made available to the public through the underwriting of: Careerbuilder, Vurv, First Advantage, Brainbench, Silkroad Technology, Inc.

AberdeenGroup, Inc. provides fact-based research and insights focused on the global, technology-driven value chain. Aberdeen's benchmarking, market and solution assessments, sales acceleration programs, and conferences support Global 5000 value chain and technology executives and the solution providers who serve them.

For more information, visit http://www.aberdeen.com/ or call 617-723-7890. Contact: Madeline Tarquinio Research Analyst, AberdeenGroup 617-854-5287, madeline@aberdeen.com