Online recruitment, what's in it for me?

So, what's the big deal about online recruitment? Why would you even bother with that laborious sign-up process, just to submit a CV? Surely it's just as easy to find a job looking in the newspaper? Yes? No, not at all.
Think of it like this: if you were suffering from a serious ailment, you wouldn't contact that guy who's flyer you picked up at the traffic lights. You'd get in touch with a doctor - doctors have been trained to deal with sick people. They generally know what they're doing and they know how to go about curing you. Recruitment companies serve a similar purpose. It helps if you think of them as career doctors.
You see, recruitment consultants are trained to find the right candidate for the job. On a daily basis their primary function is to secure quality staff, both temporary and permanent, for their clients. What's more they have the resources, technology and experience to find what you're looking for quickly.
Fish in the sea is a horrible cliché used to describe used to describe job hunts, so we're going to use earthworms instead. Imagine that you are a highly developed earthworm who has spent the last twenty years learning how to make a very specialised type of compost. One day your compost heap gets destroyed to make way for a brand new swimming pool. You're out of a job. There's a couple of compost heaps nearby, but none of them need your specific type of compost. Sure, you could get a job with one of them and go back to making the stuff you started on back in the day, but the pay sucks and your heart isn't in it.
Now imagine that you have earthworm recruitment company at your disposal. They've got a database of every compost heap in the country. What's even better, they know which of these compost heaps is looking for Oligochaetan employees with your specific talents. Think of the time you'll save and the career satisfaction you'll get.
Yes, I know, who would have thought that earthworms could specialise?
The point is clear though. Recruitment services help to expedite the employment process. Recruiters have the ability to put you in touch with the right people and they also have the ability to help you secure your job. In most instances, online recruiters share valuable information on securing jobs. They'll cover things like how to prepare your CV, how to answer interview questions or how to go about developing your skills to achieve your career goals.
Recruitment companies will also be able to give you valuable information regarding the quality of the CV you have written and, in some instances, will even be able offer services like mock interviews and skills testing which will help you secure a job.
If you're sitting on the fence about online recruitment., jut think earthworms. Think about the potential gains you have to make. Besides, signing up with a recruitment agency isn't as difficult as it seems. I've gone through the process, it takes less than ten minutes. So ask yourself: In the current economic climate can I afford to be without a free service that will help me find a job that's suited to me?

Source: http://talentocean.co.za/magazine/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9:online-recruitment-whats-in-it-for-me