Online job vacancies, job seekers, employers rise sharply in ’09

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Online job vacancies, job seekers, employers rise sharply in ’09
Jasim Uddin Haroon

The number of online job vacancies has almost doubled in 2009 than in 2008 mainly due to quick response from job seekers, officials of the jobsites said Sunday.

Bdjobs, the country’s largest jobsite, said it has posted 39,500 job vacancies during 2009 against 19,200 in 2008.

Jobs A1, another leading jobsite, said it has posted some 65,000 jobs in 2009, while the number was some 47,000 in 2008.

Officials of the jobsites said the number of employers also increased in 2009 against 2008.

“Both the number of online vacancies and employers had increased sharply in 2009, as the employers get quick response against the vacancies,” said Fahim Mashrur, chief executive officer of Bdjobs.

According to Bdjobs, 4,600 companies, both national and multinational, sought online applications from the country’s potential job-seekers in 2009, whether the number was 2,400 in 2008.

Jobs A1 chief executive officer Md Faisal Ahmed said some 2,000 companies sought online applications in 2009 against 1,200 in 2008.

However, they said they do not know how many applicants get jobs after online CV submission, as the jobsites can only calculate job vacancies after posting.

Bangladesh has around 30 jobsites, which act as bridges between the potential job-seekers and the employers.