Primary Position will be working to increase visitors to the site which is already growing in popularity by raising its profile and expanding the site’s visibility. “We are specialists in Search Engine Optimisation and this is our sole focus. We have used SEO to successfully grow our own company since 2003 and we’re looking forward to implementing our SEO strategy with RocketJobs.ie to further build upon the site’s traffic” said David Quaid, the lead consultant with Primary Position. “This will be a big project that will involve our consulting team for at least 12 months but we have no doubts that we will deliver on every one of RocketJobs’ expectations” he added.

About RocketJobs.ie
RocketJobs.ie is an industry wide jobs site focussed on making the search and application process as easy and as quick as possible for job seekers. With a number of the major agencies already on board RocketJobs.ie is poised to increase the number of roles on the site significantly in the coming weeks. With a continuous attention to improving the user experience of the site RocketJobs.ie has recently released the first Twitter job search capability in the Irish market, with more social networknig features to follow in the short term.

More information is available on our site and our blog.

About Primary Position
Primaryposition.com is Ireland’s leading provider of Search Engine Optimisation solutions. Founded in 2003, Primary Position has optimised websites for over 200 national and international clients in every industry and market. Primary Position delivers a fully managed and measurable SEO service to all of its clients.

More information available on our site or on our blog.

1. Follow twitter.com/rocketjobs
2. If we’re not already following you we’ll auto-follow you back
3. Once that’s done you can send a direct message to rocketjobs like this:   D java developer
4. We’ll DM you back with some results like this “Try this - Senior J2EE Software Developer  (http://www.rocketjobs.ie/job/1288)“

Why use direct messages? Well, we don’t think you want the world to see what jobs you’re searching for! If you do a regular tweet to twitter.com/rocketjobs it’ll just be ignored and hopefully the rest of the Twitterverse will cast a blind eye too.

We hope you like this new capability and we’d love to have your feedback or ideas on how it might be made better. We’re working on some enhancements already and hope to have these available for you soon. We’re also planning on adding some more Web 2.0 features generally, but in the meantime enjoy and spread the word like only Twitter can!

This isn’ t a case of you doing a video conference. Instead when you apply for a job you may get sent an email from the employer or agency with a link to go and do an interview. You are provided with a list of questions and in some cases a time limit to answer the questions and a closing date for submitting your interview which you record with your webcam and then submit.

This is definitely an innovative approach and in the current market it will make employers’ lives easier but I don’t think it will be embraced so quickly by job seekers. Am I wrong? Having said that, right now though it’s an employer’s market so you don’t really have a whole lot of choice if you want the role. So, if you get a video interview request remember to check for the spinach between your teeth before you hit “send”!

This got us thinking and the more we considered it the more we thought - why just Limerick? Granted, Limerick has been dealt a body blow and anything that helps get people back to work is commendable, but everyone is hurting at the moment.

So, with that in mind, we have decided that we will offer ANY employer in Ireland three free postings on RocketJobs.ie. All you have to do is go to the site and register as an employer if you’re not already signed up. Once that’s done we’ll apply three posting credits to your account that you can use immediately.

If this helps get one person back to work we feel it will have been worth it.

One additional point - when applying online for a job a lot of people just hit the “Apply” button and attach their CV. That’s just not good enough. You need to stand out, so treat it like an old fashioned application. In the message or email box write a brief message outlining why you want the role and how your skills and experience match what is required. Sell yourself! If you don’t, the plethora of other candidates will. The first thing a recruiter or employer will see is the email message, so if it looks professional and well thought out they’re much more likely to open your CV.

Good job hunting!