What do you do when you’ve got a quiet afternoon?   Well, sometimes I pop down to the club for sherry and peanut butter snaps, or I’ll take a power nap or occasionally I’ll indulge in some classic erotic literature, but not the folks over at GTI Recruiting Solutions.  Nope, they decided to take it upon themselves to find out what graduates think of online job applications.  They surveyed 1300 students to find out exactly what you guys think. The majority of comments from students were positive.  It’s generally accepted that online applications are the standard way to apply for jobs with students and graduates claiming that it is faster, easier, fairer and more convenient to apply online than via traditional paper applications.  57% of those survived appreciated the fact that you could save applications and go back to them at a later date, but the objections related to the additional length and complexity of some online applications. The recruiter with the best application process was Deloitte, but honourable mentions also go out to:  Allen & Overy, Barclays, Boots, Civil Service, Ernst & Young, IBM, KPMG, Lloyds TSB, Marks & Spencer, NHS, Procter & Gamble, PriceWaterhousCooper, RBS and Sainsburys.  These applications were rated so highly as the applications were seen as easy to find, complete and navigate through. Another plus arising from online applications was the speed with which applications were dealt with and that fact that more often than not applicants got a response even if it was a polite rejection with only 12% of students experiencing absolutely no contact at all with regards to their applications from recruiters.  For more information on the survey hit the GTI site or some more application advice check out these videos.

Tags: Interviews, Job applications, online applications

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