Job Searching in 2015 in the Maghreb and Francophone Africa

Almost 5,700 people in Morocco, Tunisia, Central and West Africa were surveyed about their job search techniques. In general, online recruitment sites are the most used, followed by unsolicited applications and company websites.

What tools do candidates use for their job search? How do they organize their days? How do they get information?

1.Tools used by candidates for their job search

ReKrute takes stock to better understand their habits and better understand their concerns. The first elements of response are that job search techniques are evolving. Indeed, online recruitment sites are the most used in the job search (90.44%), followed by unsolicited applications (61.52%) and company websites (55.41%). On the other hand, job fairs and temporary employment agencies are used in 14.71% and 11.30% of cases.

When asked what techniques they use to optimize their search, 94.25% of respondents optimize their job search by consulting online job postings and 43.62% prefer to go through their family circle. Other respondents believe that dropping off CVs in person or social networks can also improve the efficiency of the search.

2.Time allocated to the job search

In terms of organization and rhythm: almost 63% of those surveyed respond to up to 5 job offers per week. 33% do so for an average of one hour per day, 25.77% do so for a few hours per week, 25.20% do so for several hours per day (between 2 and 7 hours per day) while 16.39% spend a few hours per month searching.

Furthermore, 57.63% of respondents send between 1 and 5 unsolicited applications per week and almost 21% send more than 6 unsolicited applications. On the other hand, 21.40% do not send any unsolicited applications. Similarly, the majority of those surveyed claim to adapt their CVs and cover letters to each application.

3.Company responsiveness in a few figures

Recruiters are unfortunately poorly rated since 80% of those surveyed consider the responsiveness of companies unsatisfactory! During the last 6 months, 64% of those surveyed have been contacted by a recruiter. However, recruiters' follow-up is not a habit among candidates: 33.75% of those surveyed rarely follow up with recruiters while 27.29% never do.

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