The on-line databases enable cheap and efficient searches to be made for information. In addition an increasing number of recruitment agencies and employers are using specialised search engines to trawl the web for CVs. Many people include a CV as part of personal web sites or submit them to the specialised sites. The CV search engines find and download CVs which are then put onto new indexable databases. These permit potential employers to then search the lists by key words and phrases when searching for new staff.
Key word searches on the indexed CVs provide a guide to suitable employees for clients.
Potential employees may then be contacted by e-mail or other means. This is hardly surprising as certain types of skilled workers and managers are always perceived as being in short supply. Furthermore these are just the sort of people who are likely to have existing net access at work or home. There are now a large number of online job sites. Employers and job seekers alike enjoy the low cost and convenience offered by Internet based recruitment.