Right I'm back.Matthew Brookes makes most of my points. At 1Job.co.uk we ecpnrieexed fantastic PR with our UKJOBS app, and saw steady growth in mobile traffic (apps and mobile sites) up to around 7% of our current 780k monthly uniques. However, we know fine well that these click-throughs are very unlikely to apply via their mobile device.The days of continually uploading documents must be numbered, as I see no reason why applications can't be made with one's Linkedin profile. It doesn't take much to remember your Li address, and use it in job applications.Candidates are indeed keen on mobile job searching (and applying, if they could), but job boards seem reluctant to encourage this (aside from some key players like Jobsite). Oddly, many are making a meal of building a miniature and optimised site for small screens, when it's really not that difficult.I've learned since 2000 that predictions in this sector take much longer to transpire, so whilst 2011 will be the year of the mobile, mobile recruitment won't mature until later.Conversely, clever major employers will be better able to manage flexible workforces by using mobile sites, apps and even SMS. The growing temp market (and soft perms) will help to push this.
Right I'm back.Matthew Brookes makes most of my points. At 1Job.co.uk we ecpnrieexed fantastic PR with our UKJOBS app, and saw steady growth in mobile traffic (apps and mobile sites) up to around 7% of our current 780k monthly uniques. However, we know fine well that these click-throughs are very unlikely to apply via their mobile device.The days of continually uploading documents must be numbered, as I see no reason why applications can't be made with one's Linkedin profile. It doesn't take much to remember your Li address, and use it in job applications.Candidates are indeed keen on mobile job searching (and applying, if they could), but job boards seem reluctant to encourage this (aside from some key players like Jobsite). Oddly, many are making a meal of building a miniature and optimised site for small screens, when it's really not that difficult.I've learned since 2000 that predictions in this sector take much longer to transpire, so whilst 2011 will be the year of the mobile, mobile recruitment won't mature until later.Conversely, clever major employers will be better able to manage flexible workforces by using mobile sites, apps and even SMS. The growing temp market (and soft perms) will help to push this.