Jobseekers are using job boards not just to search for a job, but to increase their online presence as well as to search for information, according to findings from online recruitment research project NORAS.

The NORAS findings show that while 32% do use job boards just to look for vacancies, 34% are using them to make themselves more ‘findable’ by uploading their CV.

The research also shows that job sites are being using to obtain information to aid job searches and to keep up to date on developments within an industry.

Helen Bird, sales director of Guardian Jobs, says: “These figures from the respected NORAS research demonstrate the higher expectations of today’s online jobseeker. In order to give candidates what they want, sites need to be able to offer more: CV and interview advice; user forums for career guidance from peers; and specialist knowledge of market sectors and industries. Career sites, not just job boards, are being demanded by modern online jobseekers.”