Whats a career website then?
By Scott Boyd Career websites are agencies which, as the name suggests, are based primarily or entirely online. They usually offer some from of information and advice (much like this site, but please note – we are not a recruitment agency!), but focus on storing candidates (that’s you, the jobseeker) CV’s online so employers can search through them. Well, that sounds like a great idea. Doesn’t it mean that my CV can be viewed by any employer in the world? In theory, yes. But in practice, employers usually have to pay the career website for access to its database of CV’s. So, firstly the employers are limited to those can afford to pay the fee to the career website. Secondly, whereas before you were competing within dozens, maybe hundreds of applicants for a job in your local area, you are now competing with thousands on a national and international scale! Thirdly, there are no interviews involved until an employer gets to see your CV and invites you to attend an interview. This means t
