Recruiters can expect a lull in responses as Valentines Day looms, according to data from Broadbean Technology.

The research revealed that on the day of romance and the morning after there are 10% less jobseekers applying for vacancies online.

The research found that rather than job hunting, UK shoppers were busy spending £50m on flowers and preparing for passion on Valentines Day 2007.

Emma Cuffaro, head of account management at Broadbean, says: "We tend to see a slump in responses at leisure times and the majority of candidates are applying for jobs during the working day. Evening, weekends and public holidays are the slowest periods of response though the majority of recruiters are still advertising vacancies last thing on a Friday."

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