Mobile Jobseeking is Going Mainstream [INFOGRAPHIC]

Mobile Jobseeking is Going Mainstream [INFOGRAPHIC]
March 31, 2012 by Lauren Hockenson on Mashable

Have you checked your company’s mobile job offerings recently?

While there are many people already using mobile to find their dream jobs, don’t be misunderstood — using a smartphone to check out job boards isn’t just for early adopters or technophiles. In fact, it’s quickly becoming a mainstream method of finding a lasting career.

According to this infographic by mobile job search and recruiting company JIBE — based on research done by marketing research company Kelton Research — more than 4 out of 5 of surveyed smartphone users would use an iPhone, Android, Blackberry or Windows phone to search for jobs. Of those, nearly half would actually apply to a job right from a smartphone. Given the number of American who own smartphones has surpassed 100 million mark, the level of jobseekers looking to potentially score a job right on their phones can be staggering.

So what does it all mean? Plain and simple: if your company doesn’t have a mobile-friendly job board, it’s time to begin building one as soon as possible. More and more jobseekers are turning to the convenience, simplicity and speed of mobile to access jobs on the fly. If your mobile application isn’t optimized to suit the needs of potential employees, there’s an opportunity to miss out on quality talent.

Take a look at the infographic below to learn more about how mobile is changing the way people are looking for jobs. Would you use mobile to find your new job, or integrate mobile into your company’s recruiting strategy? Let us know in the comments.

Infographic provided by JIBE.



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• Amir Khan v Lamont Peterson

Khan could be as big as Leonard or Ali - Hopkins

ESPN staff

December 10, 2011

WBA and IBF light-welterweight champion Amir Khan has the talent to force boxing into the mainstream, according to Bernard Hopkins.

Khan has been discussed as a potential pound-for-pound king ahead of his title defence against Lamont Peterson on Saturday in Washington, with a bout against Floyd Mayweather Jnr a possibility for next year.

But Hopkins, who earlier this year became the oldest man to win a world championship, has gone one step further by suggesting Khan could become one of the sport's all-time legends.

"He's young - 25 years old is a baby," Hopkins said. "I know I can still learn something but there isn't too much to learn at my age. But there is a whole encyclopaedia of knowledge waiting for him to learn. As years and fights go by, he will learn, one way or the other.

"He's part of the puzzle to take the sport forward. To lead it the whole way and carry boxing on your back is another question. That is about becoming that Oscar De La Hoya figure, or Mohammed Ali, or Ray Leonard. To carry the elite boxing on your back like those names ... He has the chance to do that but he has to do something outstanding against some outstanding opponents. It has to be opponents that we look at in the same way."

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