CV Search on job boards

CV Search is a very popular online recruitment sourcing product from job boards. CV Search allows recruiters to search a database of candidate CVs in order to source suitable candidates for their vacancies.

What is a CV Database?

Nowadays, most job boards allow candidates to create CV profiles or online CVs and upload these to the job site database. Typically, these CVs are stored online for candidates to use in online applications.

But a candidate can also choose to have their CV made available to recruiters. Just like any other database, recruiters can search CVs by job title, salary, location etc. with the objective of finding potential candidates to invite for interview.

Most job boards also allow recruiters to set up CV-alerts in order to get instantaneous alerts when CVs with that match their requirements are uploaded. For example, if you were looking for a Web designer with Ajax skills, when a candidate who had Ajax skills added his or her CV to the site you would get an email notification. You could then contact that candidate and ask them to apply for your job.

Traditionally, the CV database product has been popular amongst professional recruitment consultants but in recent years job boards have witnessed increasing numbers of employers using it and, as a result, the CV Search is often included as part of the standard job listing product.

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