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A new survey has found that online platforms are leading in job hunt. The research by Trends and Insights For Africa, TIFA found that online platforms (65 per cent) are most popular when it comes to looking for jobs.
Then came word of mouth (14 per cent), newspapers (12 per cent), recruitment agencies (nine per cent) and radio advertisements (one per cent).Among online platforms, job sites topped with 60 per cent popularity while LinkedIn was second with 23 per cent and social media - primarily Facebook and Twitter - was third with a rating of 17 per cent."Traditional job advertising platforms are not considered a key source of information on jobs. Online job sites are the most popular with 60 per cent mentions followed by LinkedIn at 23 per cent mentions," TIFA said.At the top of the list of four factors that matters most to job seekers were remuneration and benefits, career progression, conducive work environment and job security from top to bottom. These four factors also matter more for employees’ happiness and retention.About 85 per cent of those seeking jobs ask for good pay and benefits first, compared to 70 per cent of those employed who make inquiries afterwards.Networking, increasing number of applications and making CVs are the top three, among others, strategies for finding jobs.