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Small Business Owners Prefer Online Hiring Sites, with Monster.com at the Top

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Small business owners in the US are increasingly relying on online hiring sites to find qualified employees, with over 65% of them using these platforms when searching for new talent. According to a recent poll conducted by SBTV.com, a leading online television network focused on small business news and information, Monster.com is the preferred online hiring site among small business owners, followed closely by CareerBuilder.com and Yahoo! Hot Jobs. The poll, which gathered responses from over 28,000 small business owners, highlights the growing importance of online hiring tools in the recruitment process.

Key Takeaways:

  • Over 65% of small business owners use online hiring sites when looking for qualified employees, indicating a significant shift towards digital recruitment channels.
  • Monster.com is the preferred online hiring site among small business owners, with 36.79% of respondents choosing it as their top choice.
  • CareerBuilder.com was the second most popular online hiring site, preferred by 20.88% of respondents, followed closely by Yahoo! Hot Jobs, which was preferred by 12.6%.
  • The remaining poll participants chose "other" as their preferred online hiring site, highlighting the diversity of options available to small business owners.
  • SBTV.com's poll found that small business owners rely on online hiring sites because many do not have human resource staff dedicated to finding and screening qualified applicants.
  • Susan Wilson Solovic, CEO and Chairman of SBTV.com, emphasizes the importance of online hiring tools for small business owners, who often lack dedicated HR staff to find and screen applicants.

Statistics:

  • 65.12% of small business owners use online hiring sites when looking for qualified employees.
  • 36.79% of respondents preferred Monster.com as their top online hiring site.
  • 20.88% of respondents preferred CareerBuilder.com.
  • 12.6% of respondents preferred Yahoo! Hot Jobs.
  • Over 28,000 small business owners participated in the SBTV.com poll.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire, "Small Business Owners Also State Their Preferences Among Monster.com, CareerBuilder.com and Yahoo! Hot Jobs," August 2.

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