Workthing+, an online career management service based in the United Kingdom, launched last week.
The site claims to offer job seekers everything they need to manage their career. It gives candidates access to professional services that were previously only available to senior executives. Workthing+ is a subscription-based service, but promises to refund the entire subscription cost if a job seeker is unsuccessful in finding work after six months.
Workthing+ allows users to search for jobs and lists the most popular jobs by job category and job type. There are sections for job networking and training, which are only viewable by members, as well as career advice. The career advice section of the site helps users understand interviewers’ needs, manage your online reputation and build the perfect CV.
The CV builder helps members create a tailored CV for every job application. Workthing+ provides feedback on CVs and enables them to be distributed directly to a national network of specialist recruiters. The site also provides access to five full psychometric tests, including Myers-Briggs. The site then offers practical career recommendations based on a candidate’s psychometric profile.
Workthing+ offers advice and video insights as to what interviewers are most likely to ask, as well as the best responses from experts. The site further provides tools and advice on how to optimize and manage your online presence, which is important, as 80 percent of employers have admitted to searching for a candidates’ online presence on social media and other Web sites.
Workthing+ was created by Trinity Mirror Digital Recruitment, which is a portfolio of specialist market-leading job sites that attract candidates across a range of industry verticals. The company has more than 3.5 million registered candidates across its portfolio of sites, which receives more than 1.8 million visits, 3.3 million searches and 443,000 applications each month.
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June 29th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
At a time when most of the market is bunkering down, we here at Trinity Mirror think Workthing+ brings real innovation and value to the market.
Jobseeking is often a frustrating process; candidates don’t get feedback from recruiters and don’t understand how recruiters really work; recruiters get too many unfocused, poor quality applications. It can be lonely for candidates; it often takes longer than expected to find the next job; yet jobseekers are often conducting their jobsearch alone and unguided.
So Workthing+ is firmly on the side of the jobseeker – providing them with the tools and support they need to conduct a structured, effective jobsearch. The tools have already been used by over a hundred thousand senior executives during career transition; Workthing+ makes the tools accessible to everyone for as little as 10 pounds per month.
We’re so confident that Workthing+ delivers tangible results that we will refund subscriptions to any member who is unemployed after using the service for 6 months.
June 30th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Statistics show that 90% of people who lose their jobs are back to work within 6 months anyway. Isn’t the “Workthing+ Promise” is really just a gimmick?
June 30th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Hi Anonymous, the Workthing+ promise is a genuine commitment to our members that, if they use the service to properly structure their jobsearch, then it will help them back to work – or it won’t cost them anything. Surely anything that helps counter long-term unemployment has got to be a good thing.
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:25 pm
How is this not just exploiting vulnerable jobseeekers. They know people aref struggling to get a job. They know the economy means the job market is really tough here in UK. They know jobseekers are desperate. What is in this service to help people really find a job?? I dont know because I won’t pay for the privilege of finding out.
July 6th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Anonymous, it’s a shame you are so cynical about a service that is designed to help you. Tough job markets mean candidates have to do even more to stand out from the crowd. We aren’t selling snake oil or magic wands, just tools to help serious jobseekers. These tools have a track record of success – they have been used by over 100,000 senior executives on corporate outplacement packages.
July 12th, 2009 at 11:35 am
I actually agree with lot’s of what Gareth has to say in terms of the candidate frustration & guidance. I can also appreciate that in the current climate recruiters must be receiving more applications than ever for each role. So the benefits of sites like Workthing are relatively clear.
Obviously payment is a sensitive issue. Being out of work & having to spend money to find your next role is not normal in the UK. So for those of you, like me, that can see the benefit but don’t want to pay can I suggest you check out http://www.zookel.com. Lot’s (or all) of the same benefits & it’s free.
Good luck – Joe