As Google and Ipsos Media CT revealed in a joint study in August, Hong Kong tops the APAC charts in smartphone internet usage and we discovered that a whopping 90% of Hong Kongers use the mobile web every single day. But what are all those eyeballs focusing on?
Besides messaging, gaming and online shopping, some smartphone users in Asia are actually using their devices to go on the job hunt. According to web analytics data scooped up by Recruit.net, a Hong Kong-based job site, one out of three job seekers in Asia (Singapore is in first, and Hong Kong and Japan are close behind) now uses their mobile devices to search for employment opportunities.
So as we surf the web on our smartphones and shop around for new jobs, Recruit.net steps in at this interesting nexus point. As a highly curated job search engine that is used across 19 countries, Recruit.net aggregates millions of postings – whether it’s from direct employers, recruitment agencies or third party websites to make things easier for the job seeker.
We had a chat with Maneck Mohan, founder and CEO of Recruit.net and he told StartupsHK about their focus on the candidate experience (the process job seekers go through when looking for work) as well as the cool new feature they’re rolling out.
“We care less about what we do for employers than we do for job seekers,” said Maneck. “Our view is if we can offer something really cool for job seekers, the employers will come.” Now with their mobile optimized site, job seekers using Recruit.net can use filters such as target salary or ideal job title to “slice and dice” the data to make their job search more relevant and efficient.
Along with their focus on mobile, Recruit.net has also launched a new tool that helps job seekers take their search one step further – a feature that shows which social connections (LinkedIn and Facebook) are working at your target companies.
“So let’s say you’re searching for an SEO job in Hong Kong, and you see that Google or HSBC is hiring someone,” explains Maneck. “After turning on the social feature, it shows not just your direct contacts, but your first and second degree contacts that you have at those companies. And you can reach out to them through the site.”
Recruit.net’s social tool is a straight-forward and discretionary way to leverage connections you already have within the company you want to work for – with your social network(s) as the middle man. Check them out here.
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