JobsOK is premium resource for job hunters, companies

By Don Gammill, Know It Editor Comments 1
Published: January 31, 2009

JobsOK.com has a new look, a new emphasis, with more opportunities, resources, advice and tools for both jobseekers and companies looking to hire employees.

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How do you go about finding a job, changing careers, improving your employment possibilities? Go to "know it: Careers" on NewsOK.com for sound advice from those who guide prospective employees each day. Go to knowit.newsok.com/careers.

To further help those during the troubling employment outlook, JobsOK.com is presenting a fresh, invigorating approach to help you find success.

"Our steady job and income growth, rising median household income and low cost of living are among the reasons more and more out-of-state candidates are looking at Oklahoma," said Tom Hite, vice president of Classified and Interactive for OPUBCO Communications Group. "Not only does JobsOK reach the most local job seekers, it consistently outranks national jobs sites for out-of-state job seekers looking for Oklahoma jobs."

From its beginning in 1999, JobsOK.com has given Oklahoma businesses a local resource to advertise their job openings to a growing number of online jobseekers.

Rob Wescott, vice president of Audience Development for OPUBCO Communications Group, said: "For the last 10 years, JobsOK has been this state's No. 1 resource for bringing employers and job seekers together. It is our commitment to continue to be Oklahoma's No. 1 employment site and we are proud and excited about the changes our users will see when they log into JobsOK.com and we look forward to getting their feedback on these improvements."

Using basically unlimited space, companies have the opportunity to fully describe their job openings. There, they can describe the duties, the requirements, the benefits and the perks pertinent to them.

They also can present their organization in a company profile, marketing themselves to attract the best candidates. Additionally, employers can participate in quarterly career events. In this way, they can reach out to hundreds of qualified candidates without leaving their offices by participating in JobsOK.com's "Virtual Career Fairs." These not only are convenient for employers, but potential candidates use them to reach out to employers they otherwise might not be able to visit at a live event due to time constraints.

On the other side, job seekers can see more than 3,000 jobs on a daily basis — more local jobs than the top three national companies (Monster.com, CareerBuilder and Hot Jobs) have on their sites.

JobsOK.com usually attracts more than 98,000 unique visitors each month and delivers more than 1.4 million page views. It has been a favorite with Oklahoma job seekers. Now, it offers even more.

In addition to job searches, candidates can store resumes and cover letters on personalize pages to allow them to immediately apply to the positions they find. There are instructions on how to write these and how to present them.

There also is plenty of information and advice from experts in all facets of employment, no matter what your employment status and situation. Future possibilities will include the ability to sign up for employment mobile alerts, browsing by category, offering more detailed search information within each one, such as medical; increasing the use of video for company profiles, career advice, a day in the life; and recruitment advertising advice for employers.