"The users are always the main judges of whether we're offering the right solution, and we're constantly asking for their feedback and using it to tailor our services to their specific needs."

- Tay Kok Choon, JobStreet.com's Country Manager for Singapore

JobStreet.com, one of the leading Internet recruitment websites in Asia Pacific, has been confirmed as the top site in Singapore in the Business and Finance - Employment and Training category for 2006, according to Internet intelligence service Hitwise.

This ranking is based on the number of user visits that JobStreet.com has received for its Singapore site, which is measured in the category of Business and Finance - Employment and Training for the whole of the year 2006.

Hitwise monitors how millions of Internet users interact with over 800,000 websites across 160-plus industries, collecting internet traffic information from a range of Singapore Internet service providers (ISPs).

Each year, Hitwise ranks the Top 10 websites according to user visits, across each of the 160-odd categories and certifies the achievement of each site that has qualified with a Hitwise Top 10 award logo. A special recognition is reserved for the top spot – a Hitwise No. 1 website award logo. JobStreet.com will be carrying this prestigious Hitwise logo in recognition of its top ranking - an achievement for the second year running.

Of the achievement, JobStreet.com's Country Manager for Singapore, Tay Kok Choon commented, "Achieving this position with Hitwise is a great accomplishment. JobStreet.com's mission is to provide the best employment resource to jobseekers registered with us. This great endorsement is testament to the great work of the entire JobStreet.com team and equally important, the support of both jobseekers and employers."

Aside from Singapore, JobStreet.com has regional operations in Malaysia, India, the Philippines, Bangladesh and Indonesia. JobStreet.com currently services over 30,000 corporate clients and over 4 million jobseekers.

Mr Tay said the Hitwise award is especially gratifying as it is based on the number of user visits. He said, "Ranking number one for two years running shows our popularity amongst jobseekers on a consistent basis."

The country manager for JobStreet.com Singapore attributes the company's "human touch" as the main reason behind jobseekers' repeat visits to JobStreet.com. He said, "The users are always the main judges of whether we're offering the right solution, and we're constantly asking for their feedback and using it to tailor our services to their specific needs. For example, our monthly ‘Industry Nites' is yet another way in which JobStreet.com showed its human touch, listening to its users needs and responding with new services that ensure JobStreet.com is not just a faceless entity."

JobStreet.com's "Industry Nites" is a series of evening talks and interaction dedicated to professionals who want to learn about the latest and upcoming trends in various industries and the employment marketplace from some of Singapore's leading companies and organisations. The monthly event features a different industry each time, and offers participants the opportunity to network with peers and industry professionals.

Industry Nites are just one of the ways that JobStreet.com employs to gather feedback to improve its services. The company also holds focus groups and participates at major career fairs to achieve the same objective. And it is such feedback that has spawned the plethora of services and resources available to JobStreet.com users.

Currently, jobseekers registered with JobStreet.com have access to resources such as a directory of service providers offering professional development courses, salary guides, job search and career advancement tips, as well as articles about issues at work, among others. For a nominal fee, jobseekers will also enjoy privileges such as an enhanced profile, priority application and SMS job alerts.

Aside from jobseekers, JobStreet.com also focuses on enhancing the JobStreet.com experience for employers. One feature that is aimed at making corporate recruiting simpler and productive is IMPACT, a comprehensive, web-based management solution that can streamline an organisation's entire recruitment process.

JobStreet.com's IMPACT automates the management of a company's career site on its corporate website. The company's career site can then be the focal point to consolidate job applications that are advertised through traditional newsprint media, online job sites and even employee referrals. This enables the company to ultimately build its own candidates database, accelerate its recruitment and project a good corporate image. This database is integrated with JobStreet.com's award-winning resume management system, SiVA, for ease of search and retrieval for future hiring needs.

The glowing testimonies from bluechip clients such as CELESTICA, Baxter Healthcare, Infineon and SIEMENS on Jobstreet.com's website reflect the confidence employers have in JobStreet.com's recruitment platform and solutions such as IMPACT. However, this top online recruitment website is not resting on its laurels. Said Mr Tay, "Going forward, we aim to expand our existing relationships with clients and recruiters, continue to attract more quality applicants and further establish our presence in the market as the number one Internet recruitment website."