Almost a quarter (23 per cent) of Australian Internet users will "probably or definitely" apply for a job online in the next six months, according to a recent survey.

The survey, by APT Strategies, coincides with Australia's largest internet-only employment advertiser, SEEK Communications, hosting more than 336,000 job-seekers on its internet employment site during July (an increase of 24 per cent from June).

Chief Executive of SEEK, Mr Paul Bassat, said "The APT Strategies survey result is another indication of the growing popularity of the internet as a job-seeking tool. The ever-increasing number of job seekers visiting sites such as SEEK has seen the pendulum clearly shift from the traditional forms of job seeking towards the internet.

"Internet job sites such as SEEK are able to provide a far more immediate and detailed analysis of available jobs, while providing job seekers with the most efficient means of applying for these positions," added Mr Bassat.

SEEK's employment site (www.seek.com.au)now has a total of 60,000 job-seekers registered with it for the purpose of either lodging their resumes, gaining free daily emails of jobs that are available and applying for positions on-line.

"With over 300 recruitment firms and companies advertising more than 13,000
jobs on its site nationally, SEEK is now proving to be a dynamic alternative to newspapers' classified employment sections," said Mr Bassat.

"The internet offers a far more cost-effective and efficient means of recruitment than the newspaper classified sections, as we provide an inter-active mechanism for recruitment firms to communicate with their job candidates," he added.

SEEK has also forged some very powerful and exclusive alliances with major
media groups, including Kerry Packer's ninemsn, Looksmart, Excite and Telstra's Big Pond, allowing it to reach an even larger audience.

For Further Information Call:

Paul Bassat/ Tim Allerton
SEEK Communications City Public Relations
Ph: (03) 9510 7200 Ph: (02) 9281 7272.